Banana Blueberry Muffins

These banana blueberry muffins are so moist, you’ll never believe there’s no flour! They’re made in a blender with oats and and maple syrup.

Ready for our favorite muffin that’s actually healthy? Banana blueberry muffins! These muffins are blender muffins: oats, maple syrup and bananas are whizzed in a blender to create a quick batter. That’s right: no flour and no refined sugar! Stir in blueberries in for a tangy kick, and these babies are pretty irresistible. Most muffins leave you with a flour and sugar bomb, but this one is just oats and fruit. Basically, it’s like eating oatmeal instead of a muffin! You’ll feel good after eating it: and your taste buds will too.

Why make these muffins?

You know those banana blueberry muffins you’d get at a bakery? They’re giant, sweet and topped with that strudel-y topping. Well, if you’re looking for those, you’ve come to the wrong place. But if you’re looking for healthy muffins you’d feel good eating for breakfast or feeding to your kids — this is the recipe for you.

This banana blueberry muffins recipe is made in a blender (they’re also called blender muffins). For some reason, this makes it seem even easier to make than a normal muffin. Maybe because the mess is contained all in one place? The reason you use a blender here is that it blends the rolled oats into a flour-like consistency: so no all purpose flour is needed! It’s pretty magical.

Ingredients in banana blueberry muffins

There’s a pretty short ingredient list here. The biggest key is to get very, very ripe bananas for the best flavor and texture! Here are the ingredients needed for these banana blueberry muffins:

• Ripe bananas: The riper the bananas the better! If the peel is starting to blacken, it’s perfect.
• Blueberries: You can use either fresh or frozen: here we used fresh.
• Oats: These muffins have no all purpose flour: just rolled oats! They’re ground into an oat flour in the blender.
• Maple syrup: These muffins are gently sweetened with maple syrup.
• Eggs, oil, and spices round out the ingredient list: with just ¼ cup of oil, that’s only 1 teaspoon per muffin.

Want another oatmeal muffin? Try our apple oatmeal muffins, applesauce muffins, or gluten free banana muffins.

How to ripen bananas

The most difficult part about this banana blueberry muffins recipe is not technique: it’s finding ripe bananas! It can take many days to ripen bananas, depending on their ripeness when you buy them. How to ripen bananas quickly? Here’s how to ripen bananas in just a few days:

• Place the bananas in a paper bag and fold down the top.
• Add another piece of ripe fruit (or bananas) in the bag. This increases the ethylene gas that causes the fruit to ripen.

Can you freeze ripe bananas?

Because we make banana blueberry muffins and banana bread often, we’ve sometimes had a few extra ripe bananas that we’re not sure what to do with. If you happen to have a few extra ripe bananas on hand, you can easily freeze them for future use. Here’s what we do:

• Peel and slice the banana into rounds, then freeze. Slicing into rounds works for smoothies or banana ice cream.
• Peel and mash the banana, then freeze. Storing it this way is perfect for these muffins, banana bread muffins or zucchini muffins.

This banana blueberry muffins recipe is…

Vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, naturally sweet, and refined sugar free.

*For vegan and plant-based, you could try a flax egg replacement for the eggs — we haven’t tasted it but let us know if it works!

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Looking for banana recipes?

Got bananas? If you bought a bunch to make this recipe, here are some more banana recipes to use up the rest:

• Banana Oatmeal Pancakes or Go-To Banana Pancakes The best way to start the morning!
• Healthy Banana Bread You can use this method for banana bread too! Here’s a healthy banana bread recipe that’s actually healthy: and tastes good, too.
• Chocolate Banana Muffins Wow is all we can say about these! They’re dark chocolaty with a light crunch on top and a moist interior.
• Berry Banana Ice Cream Blend bananas and berries into a healthy spin on ice cream! Sometimes called “banana nice cream.”
• Easy Chocolate Banana Bread Are you a chocolate lover? Chocolate bread is moist and rich, the perfect recipe for brunch, a snack, or even dessert!

Last updated: April 2020