A healthier muffin that's moist and full of flavor. Great for breakfast on the go, fun for snack as well as good enough for dessert!
These easy and healthy chocolate banana and oat muffins are everything that you want in breakfast. And they are made with whole wheat flour - major healthy points right here. We are mostly a savory breakfast family and also enjoy smoothies and eggs (avocado and egg toast anyone?) to kick start the day.
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I usually bake a batch of breakfast muffins, or have homemade granola on hand for breakfasts on the go. Given all the baked goodies I make, banana bread and carrot cake are Dr. A's favorites, hands down! I still have to share both these recipes with you - trust me they are forthcoming. You all know Dr. A is not a big fan of chocolate and Mr. little V is a huge fan. So sometimes I have to find middle ground.
The middle ground
These healthy chocolate banana and oat muffins are that middle ground. Dr. A gets his banana bread fix, Mr. Little V gets his chocolate fix, Ms. little A loves to bake and eat anything baked and mama made healthy swaps in the recipe. Bottom line - TKD family is happy! Ha ha.
How do we make chocolate for breakfast healthy, you ask? By making healthy swaps and adding nutrition in form of Greek yogurt and oats. These muffins are so delicious that you will never know what is in them. I talked about all the health benefits of oats in this recipe of savory oats. I used whole wheat flour to add the whole grain component, and greek yogurt adds protein to these muffins. So bananas, whole wheat flour, oats, greek yogurt, lightly sweetened, semi-sweet chocolate chips - there you have it. A nutritiously balanced, easy to make, tasty, breakfast on the go recipe.
Make the muffins in mini muffin pan to make them kid friendly and great for a snack on the go option. This recipe will make 22-24 mini muffins. Try the recipe and let me know how long they last in your house. Do not even ask me. Hah!
Recipe rundown
For me all baking recipes start with my trusted Stand Mixer. As always, butter and egg are room temperature, flour is scooped and leveled and the batter is never over-mixed. Baking 101 from TKD! This recipe uses whole wheat flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder and soda along with a pinch of salt for dry ingredients (sift together). I have used butter, but you can also use coconut oil to make the recipe even more healthy. Mash 2 ripe bananas and add melted butter, egg and greek yogurt to the bananas. In the stand mixer, mix dry ingredients with brown sugar and oats. mix wet ingredients with dry ingredients, stir in mini chocolate chips and bake. Ta da! Told ya - no rocket science here - easy and quick recipe.
Here is a handy dandy printable
Healthy Chocolate Banana and Oat Breakfast Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour see notes
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 egg at room temperature
- ¼ cup unsalted butter see notes
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas 2 bananas
- ¾ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips see notes
Instructions
- Take the egg and butter out of the refrigerator.
- Preheat oven to 375ºF/190ºC and line a mini muffin tin with 24 liners.
- Set a sieve over the bowl of your stand mixer (or a big mixing bowl) and sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder. Stir in the oats.
- Fit the stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Add brown sugar to the dry ingredients and mix on low speed for about 30 seconds.
- Melt the room temperature butter in a glass measuring cup in the microwave. Mash the bananas in. Stir in the yogurt and egg and mix well. Add a splash of vanilla.
- With the mixer running on low, pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture. Increase the speed to medium and stir until everything is just incorporated, being careful not to over-mix. Fold in the semi sweet chocolate chips using a rubber spatula.
- Divide the batter into the mini muffin cups (about a tablespoon/muffin). Bake for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Cool on a cooling rack before enjoying!
Notes
To make this recipe vegan, swap the egg with a flax egg and use a non-dairy yogurt along with using coconut oil instead of butter.
I hope you will give these health breakfast muffins a try - not only for breakfast but also for snack or a sweet treat. Leave a comment below to let me know what you guys think.
Love - Vaishali.
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Neil Alvin Nicerio
This reminds me of my grandmother who used to cook this when she was alive. Thanks for sharing.
Ashli Ferguson
OOOO these look amazing! I need to have my grandma make me some! haha
Cendu
Oh my!!! These look sooo heavenly. I wish they would magically appear in my kitchen right now lol. I'm always looking for healthy versions of recipes I can share with my little one. This is perfect. Can't wait to give it a go.
Luna S
These look amazing, I bet my kids and husband would love them.
Hoang Vi Fessenden
oh wow this looks yummy!
Sandra
I am pinning this and making it this week! They look delicious. Thank you for sharing your recipe
Vaishali
Thank You Sandra!
ara patria
Oh my! What a great indeed post! Thank you so much for sharing this information. I might use this reference for my grandmom's birthday.
Jennifer @ coffee and creativity
This looks delicious! I can't wait to try it!
ramzy
chocolate is my favorite i adore anything made with it
Ivan Jose
You can never go wrong with chocolate and banana. I'd love this with coffee.
Jess
These muffins look delicious, I can see trying this recipe at my next family dinner this sunday.
Monet
This recipe looks amazing! If only I weren't detoxing at the present moment!
Janay
This looks so yummy. I’m not a big fan of bananas but my son loves them so I will make this for him.
Vaishali
Thanks Janay. I am also not a big fan but eat them for the nutrition. These muffins are a great option.
Sarbjit
Muffins looks delicious... Can't wait to try them out !!! Your recipies are amazing !!!
Yonnah M
These look really good. Most mornings I have to fight myself to not go to Tim Hortons for a muffin. It’s be great to try and make my own.
Vaishali
Ahhh...Tim Hortons! We do not have one around where I live but I loved being there every time I got a chance!
Maysz
YUM YUM YUM I totally love this! can I copy this recipe? Thank you
blair villanueva
Oh wow chocolate and banana? Please count me in! This muffin looks delicious 😀
Pinoyfreelancingmom
Muffins are a great snack and eating banana and oat muffins is a good substitute for just the regular muffins.
Elizabeth O
Every time you come with some unique dishes and recipes and this time again. I will try making this dish as per your instructions and also I will share my experience with you. Thanks
Vaishali
Thank you so much Elizabeth. I appreciate your support..:)
Nina N
I do not normally like oats in anything but this looks so good!Definitely will give it a try.
aisasami
Thanks for the recipe I want to try this recipe, sans the banana because I get sick from them because they look soo good.
Glorious Heights
Oh delicious and health.. I’ll definitely try it 👍🏻
BMB
These look yummy. Breakfast, on work days and school days is always such a rush. This would be great to grab on the way out the door.
Simply Sheela
Looks yumm! I have banana muffins.
Samar
This is completely ain't fair, you should treat your regular readers... 😛 😛
Just kidding, It's awesome.
Lore
This is perfect for my kids to try out. You cont go wrong with bananas and oatmeal.
Devyani
These look healthy and yummy! Love anything with chocolate chip!