Healthy Pumpkin Banana Oat Muffins: Best Fuel For Your Day

These pumpkin banana oat muffins are a delicious way to enjoy warm fall flavors and make chilly mornings feel a little cozier.

Plus, this easy recipe calls for eating healthy without compromising on the taste.

Snacking on these delicious pumpkin oatmeal muffins as part of an on-the-go breakfast or lunch can give you the boost you need to get through your day.

Eating healthy in the morning benefits your metabolism by providing balance to your blood sugar levels and improving the health of your heart.

And this means a more productive day!

Why You’ll Love this Recipe

These healthy pumpkin banana oat muffins will be a new favorite morning bite to eat because they are:

• Easy: These healthy muffins are simple to whip up and bake!
  
  
• Nutritious: The pumpkin, bananas, oatmeal, and Greek yogurt in these fluffy muffins provide health benefits your body needs to power through a crazy morning.
  
  
• Kid-friendly: With no added sugar and only wholesome ingredients these healthy pumpkin muffins are great as a dessert for your kiddo’s lunch box.
  
  
• Delicious: The warm spices, like pumpkin spice, in this easy recipe are sweet and make you feel as though you are getting a big hug with each bite.
  
  
• Pack-And-Go: You can take a few tasty muffins in your lunch bag or your child’s lunch box as a slightly sweet and yummy pick-me-up on chilly fall days.

Ingredients Needed For Pumpkin Banana Oat Muffins

• 2 bananas
• 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1/4 cup maple syrup or honey
• 1 egg 
• 1/2 cup pure pumpkin puree
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. pumpkin spice
• A pinch of salt

Step-by-Step Preparation With Pictures

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

2. Place muffin liners into the muffin tin. Set aside.

3. Mash the bananas in a large bowl. Add the yogurt and blend these ingredients together. 

4. Add milk and rolled oats. Mix well together. Leave the wet ingredients for half an hour.

5. Combine butter and honey (or maple syrup) to the bowl and stir well.

6. Mix in the egg and pumpkin puree.

7. Add the remaining dry ingredients to the bowl.

And mix everything into the batter.

8. Place the muffin batter in the prepared muffin tin. Leave room for expanding.

Sprinkle some rolled oats on the top of the batter.

9. Bake for 30 minutes.

10. Let them cool and enjoy your healthy pumpkin banana muffins!

Variation Ideas

• Oat flour: Replace the whole wheat flour in this healthy recipe with oat flour or almond flour for a gluten free version. It would also give your muffins a dense texture and a nutty flavor.
  
  
• Chia seeds: Add 2 tbsp. chia seeds to these delicious muffins. This will give a powerful boost of vitamins, minerals, fiber, as well as potassium, magnesium, and calcium to your muffins.
  
  
• Mini chocolate chips: Turn these pumpkin muffins into chocolate chip pumpkin muffins by folding some mini chocolate chips into the batter. You can also decorate the top with some dark chocolate chips for a stunning look.
  
  
• Olive oil and melted coconut oil: Both types of oil are fabulous choices to use if butter isn’t available or you try to cut on butter. Use the same amount of coconut or olive oil. Coconut oil is a lot like butter in recipes and is great for those who are vegan or have dietary restrictions. Olive oil aids in creating soft and moist baked goods.

Health Benefits of These Easy Pumpkin Banana Muffins

Not only are these pumpkin banana oat muffins a tasty treat to enjoy but they’re also made from wholesome ingredients that pack some powerfully healthy punches!

Pumpkin: This gorgeous gourd contains Vitamin C, zinc, and selenium, which are key nutrients that support your immune system. Can’t get enough of pumpkin recipes this season? Try this pumpkin pie without evaporated milk next.

Bananas: Potassium-rich fruits, like bananas, aid in lowering your blood pressure, which decreases the likelihood of developing hypertension.

Rolled Oats: Oats contain a lot of beta-glucan (a type of soluble fiber). When dissolved in water it creates a thick, gel-like mixture in your gut which increases the growth of good bacteria in your digestive tract. Use old-fashioned oats for this recipe. Make these delicious protein lemon bars or these cranberry oatmeal cookies next using old-fashioned oats.

Greek Yogurt: One of the best reasons to dig into a bowl of Greek yogurt is because it is rich in calcium. Calcium aids in bone health and helps to prevent osteoporosis.

Tips for Success

• Fresh Versus Canned Pumpkin Puree: Either choice works well for this healthy muffin recipe! Fresh homemade pumpkin puree will give you a thicker, fresher flavor to your muffins. While a can of pumpkin puree is a quicker, easier option that also gives you a more consistent flavor.
  
• Use overripe Bananas: To achieve a bolder banana flavor in your muffins, you want to use spotty bananas. They have a sweeter scent and taste to them, are easier to mash, and are more flavorful than yellow, just ripened bananas.
  
  
  
• Scoop Up Success: Use an ice cream scoop or a ladle to fill your muffin cups in the muffin pan. It creates less mess and helps to provide the same amount of batter for each muffin.
  
  
  
• Leave Room to Rise: Try to fill your muffin liners about 3/4 of the way to the top. This will give your fluffy muffins nice, round tops, and will keep them from seeping over and getting stuck to other muffins.
  
  
  
• Stick to Your Bake Time: Over or underbaked muffins are not as tasty to eat as those baked for the right amount of time. Check your muffins by inserting a toothpick into the middle of one of the muffins a few minutes before they are due to come out of the oven. If the toothpick is clean, then they are ready.

Serving and Storage

1. Serving: The beauty of these healthy pumpkin oatmeal muffins is that they can serve as dessert, breakfast, lunch or even a quick snack on the go. Pair them with sour cream, almond butter or your kid’s favorite milk! Non-dairy milk such as soy milk would work too!
   
   
2. Storing: Store the muffins in an airtight container. If you do not have a cover for a container, you can tightly cover your muffins with plastic wrap. They can be stored this way for up to six days in the fridge. Lining the container with a sheet of paper towel helps to keep moisture away from the muffins. You can reheat them in the microwave for 10-15 seconds.
   
   
3. Make Ahead: These delightful snacks can also go into the freezer. Either securely cover them in foil or freezer wrap, or put them in freezer-safe bags. Muffins are safe to eat after being frozen for about three months. Frozen muffins need to be thawed out to room temperature in the fridge, then put in the microwave for 10-15 seconds to reheat.

One Last Thing

One of the best parts about this great recipe of healthy banana pumpkin oatmeal muffins is how quick and easy it is! 

If a bowl of cereal or toast is not to your liking for breakfast, these pumpkin oat muffins are a delightful option that will please your family, especially on hectic mornings.

You can have these vegan pumpkin muffins on hand when you need a bit of an energy boost.

Plus, they make a quick and healthy bite for kids at school, while on a break at work, after a workout, or as a snack after school.

So make a big batch, freeze them, and have them ready for the times you need a quick snack.

And finally, if you are looking for something simple and sweet to pair with these healthy muffins for an easy breakfast idea, also try whipping up this high protein frozen yogurt!

Your Turn

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