Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

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For times when you have extra ripe bananas or just need a sweet little snack, these healthy banana muffins (also called banana oatmeal muffins) are here to deliver! I make almond flour muffins most often, but one of my kids isn’t a fan of almond flour on its own, so I created these banana chocolate chip muffins with oats for her — and they definitely pass the kid test. They are rich and moist, naturally sweetened with bananas and honey, and (the best part) use super simple ingredients.

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Ingredients & Substitutions

This section explains how to choose the best ingredients for chocolate chip banana muffins, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card below.

• Wholesome Yum Almond Flour – The fine grind in this flour makes the texture in these muffins so good — it’s the only one I recommend for this recipe.
• Oat Flour – This is simply finely ground oats, and makes up the base of banana oatmeal muffins. It lightens up the recipe compared to plain almond flour muffins.

VARIATION: Can’t find oat flour?

Use a blender or food processor to make your own from raw steel-cut oats or rolled oats! 1 cup of steel-cut oats yields 2 cups of oat flour whereas 1 cup of rolled or quick-cooking oats yields roughly one cup of oat flour. Add to your blender and blend for 3-5 minutes, or until fine and powdery. Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the pantry.

• Baking Powder – Helps the muffins rise. Don’t confuse this with baking soda, which is not the same.
• Sea Salt – Balances the sweetness.
• Bananas – As with many baked banana recipes, the riper, the better. You’ll need about 1 cup of mashed banana. You can also use frozen bananas, but be sure to blot some of their moisture out before using them.
• Honey – While you can use conventional honey, I used Wholesome Yum Honey to reduce the sugar in this healthy banana muffin recipe. (The only sugar in it comes from the banana!) You can also substitute maple syrup instead of honey as another option.
• Eggs – Use whole, large eggs at room temperature, or substitute flax eggs.
• Coconut Oil – Use a refined coconut oil for neutral flavor (measured solid and melted). Ghee or unsalted butter will also work.
• Vanilla Extract – Use a high-quality one for best flavor.
• ChocZero Sugar-Free Dark Chocolate Chips – The richest (and impossibly sugar-free) chips! You can also substitute ChocZero milk chocolate chips, but keep in mind that these contain dairy.
• Chopped Walnuts – These are optional, but add another layer of texture and crunch. Other nuts, such as chopped pecans, would also be delicious.

VARIATION: Add cinnamon!

It pairs well with the other flavors in these banana chocolate chip muffins. A good amount would be 1-2 teaspoons.

How To Make Banana Muffins With Oats

This section shows how to make healthy banana oatmeal muffins, with step-by-step photos and details about the technique, to help you visualize it. For full instructions, including amounts and temperatures, see the recipe card below.

1. Mix dry ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk together almond flour, oat flour, and baking powder.
2. Prep wet ingredients. In a separate bowl, mash the banana. Stir in the honey, eggs, melted coconut oil, and vanilla. Mix well.

TIP: Make sure your ingredients are at room temperature.

This will ensure that the melted coconut oil won’t solidify from the other wet ingredients being cold.

3. Combine. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and whisk to form a batter.
4. Add chocolate. Fold in ChocZero dark chocolate chips and nuts, if using.

5. Pour. Transfer banana oatmeal muffins batter to a lined muffin pan. Add additional chocolate chips to the top of each muffin, if desired.
6. Bake. They are ready when an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

TIP: Make fewer muffins if you want taller muffin tops.

I didn’t fill the muffin cups too full, because these are quite filling. But if you want larger healthy banana muffins with a tall muffin top, fill the cups all the way.

Storage Instructions

• Store: Keep healthy banana muffins on the counter for up to 2 days, or covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
• Freeze: Freeze muffins in an airtight container (between layers of parchment paper, if stacking them) for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature.
• Reheat: If you like warm muffins, pop them in the microwave, or in the oven at 300 degrees F, until warm.

More Healthy Chocolate Recipes

Love chocolate but want to skip the sugar? If you like healthy banana muffins with chocolate chips, you’ll love these chocolaty recipes too — without refined sugar:

Healthy Protein Donuts

Coconut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Protein Muffins

Flourless Chocolate Cookies

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Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins (With Oatmeal)

Healthy chocolate chip banana muffins are sweet, moist, and have no refined sugar! Make these easy banana oatmeal muffins in just 30 minutes.

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 20 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Author: Maya Krampf from WholesomeYum.com

Servings: 12 (adjust to scale recipe)

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Ingredients

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• 1 cup Wholesome Yum Blanched Almond Flour ▢
• 1 cup Oat flour (or rolled oats; ~3 oz) ▢
• 2 tsp Baking powder ▢
• 1/4 tsp Sea salt ▢
• 2 large Ripe bananas (mashed, ~1 cup mashed banana) ▢
• 1/3 cup Honey (I used Wholesome Yum sugar-free honey) ▢
• 2 large Eggs (at room temperature) ▢
• 1/4 cup Coconut oil (melted; can also use butter) ▢
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract ▢
• 1/2 cup ChocZero Sugar-Free Chocolate Chips (plus more for the tops, if desired) ▢
• 1/3 cup Walnuts (optional; chopped) ▢

Instructions

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1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (176 degrees C). Line a 12-count muffin tin with parchment paper liners. Set aside.

2. If you are using whole oats, add them to a food processor and process until the oats have turned into fine flour, 3 to 4 minutes.

3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the almond flour, oat flour, baking powder, and salt.

4. In a separate bowl, mash the bananas. Add the honey, eggs, coconut oil, and vanilla extract, and mix well.

5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and mix until well combined.

6. Fold in the chocolate chips and chopped walnuts, if using.

7. Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cups, filling each one about two-thirds full. If desired, add a few more chocolate chips on top of each muffin and lightly press them in.

8. Bake healthy banana muffins in the oven for 18-20 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

9. Remove the muffins from the oven and let them cool for 10 minutes before removing them from the muffin pan.

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Recipe Notes

Serving size: 1 muffin

Nutrition Facts

Amount per serving. Serving size in recipe notes above.

Calories 215

Fat 15g

Protein 5g

Total Carbs 22.4g

Net Carbs 12.6g

Fiber 9.8g

Sugar 3.3g

Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy. Have questions about calculations or why you got a different result? Please see our nutrition policy.

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keywords: banana chocolate chip muffins, banana oat muffins, healthy banana muffins, oatmeal banana muffins

Calories: 215 kcal

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