Healthy Snacks Mini Muffins with Banana and Oats
These healthy snacks mini muffins use banana, oats, applesauce, and yogurt for a soft, lightly sweet bite that packs easily for breakfast, lunchboxes, or an afternoon snack.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1/2 cup rolled oats quick or old-fashioned
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 ripe banana mashed
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup blueberries fresh or frozen
Instructions
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F. Line a 24-cup mini muffin pan or lightly grease it.
- Whisk the flour, oats, baking powder, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
- In a second bowl, whisk the mashed banana, applesauce, yogurt, egg, maple syrup, and vanilla until smooth.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture just until no dry streaks remain. Fold in the blueberries if using.
- Divide the batter among the mini muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full.
- Bake for 13 to 15 minutes, until the tops spring back lightly and a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer the muffins to a rack to cool completely.