Oat, Carob and Banana Muffins

Oat Carob Banana Muffins make a sweet healthier snack or afternoon tea time treat! This easy recipe combines wholegrain oats with buckwheat flour, carob and banana for tasty, nourishing, soft muffins.

5 from 12 votes

Print Pin

Course: Healthy Baking, Snacks and Bites

Cuisine: dairy free, freezer friendly, gluten free, nut free, vegetarian

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 25

Total Time: 40

Servings: muffins

Ingredients

100 grams rolled oats - approx. 1 cup + 2 tbsp*
100 grams buckwheat flour - 3/4 cup
63 grams coconut sugar - 1/2 cup
60 grams carob powder - 1/2 cup
2 tsp baking powder (gluten free)
1/2 tsp salt
3 eggs
180 grams banana - approx. 2 large bananas, preferably very overripe
100 mL olive oil - I use extra virgin
100 mL rice milk or other milk of choice
2 tsp vanilla extract

OPTIONAL

1/2 cup sultanas to mix into the batter

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 C and line a 12-cup capacity muffin tray with liners/baking paper.
Place oats in a food processor or blender and pulse into a coarse flour (it's okay if some chunky bits remain).
Combine the oats, buckwheat, coconut sugar, carob, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl.
In a separate bowl, mash the bananas to form a thick puree. Add in the eggs and whisk. Add in the olive oil, milk and vanilla and whisk again.
Combine the wet and dry ingredients to form a thick batter. If you are using them, mix in the half cup of sultanas too.
Divide the batter evenly between the 12 muffin holes. Then, bake for approximately 20-25 minutes, or until the centre of each muffin feels just firm to touch.
Allow the muffins to cool on a wire rack and then store them in an airtight container. Keep them on the bench top for up to 2 days, or refrigerate for up to a week (they're nicest warmed up a little before eating). The muffins can also be frozen where they should keep at least 3 months.

Notes

*If you can't get certified gluten free oats but need to keep this recipe gluten free, replace the oats with buckwheat flakes, or you could also try quinoa flakes.

*The muffins in the photographs have been topped with a banana slice before baking. Some have also been drizzled with tahini!

Have you made this recipe?I love seeing your creations! Take a photo and then tag me @nourish.everyday on Instagram!

Oat, Carob and Banana Muffins https://slimmer.beauty/oat-carob-banana-muffins/%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-6850":{"type":"food","name":"Oat, Carob and Banana Muffins","slug":"wprm-oat-carob-and-banana-muffins","image_url":"https:\/\/nourisheveryday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Oat-Carob-Banana-Muffins-2.jpg","rating":{"count":12,"total":60,"average":5,"type":{"comment":11,"no_comment":0,"user":1},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"amount":"100","unit":"grams","name":"rolled oats","notes":"- approx. 1 cup + 2 tbsp*","id":777,"type":"ingredient","uid":0,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"100","unit":"grams","unitParsed":"grams"}}},{"amount":"100","unit":"grams","name":"buckwheat flour","notes":"- 3\/4 cup","id":828,"type":"ingredient","uid":1,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"100","unit":"grams","unitParsed":"grams"}}},{"amount":"63","unit":"grams","name":"coconut sugar","notes":"- 1\/2 cup","id":693,"type":"ingredient","uid":2,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"63","unit":"grams","unitParsed":"grams"}}},{"amount":"60","unit":"grams","name":"carob powder","notes":"- 1\/2 cup","id":1137,"type":"ingredient","uid":3,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"60","unit":"grams","unitParsed":"grams"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"tsp","name":"baking powder","notes":"(gluten free)","id":694,"type":"ingredient","uid":4,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"tsp","unitParsed":"tsp"}}},{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","name":"salt","notes":"","id":727,"type":"ingredient","uid":5,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","unitParsed":"tsp"}}},{"amount":"3","unit":"","name":"eggs","notes":"","id":648,"type":"ingredient","uid":6,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"3","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"180","unit":"grams","name":"banana","notes":"- approx. 2 large bananas, preferably very overripe","id":605,"type":"ingredient","uid":7,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"180","unit":"grams","unitParsed":"grams"}}},{"amount":"100","unit":"mL","name":"olive oil","notes":"- I use extra virgin","id":1091,"type":"ingredient","uid":8,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"100","unit":"mL","unitParsed":"mL"}}},{"amount":"100","unit":"mL","name":"rice milk","notes":"or other milk of choice","id":1051,"type":"ingredient","uid":9,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"100","unit":"mL","unitParsed":"mL"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"tsp","name":"vanilla extract","notes":"","id":610,"type":"ingredient","uid":10,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"tsp","unitParsed":"tsp"}}},{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","name":"sultanas","notes":"to mix into the batter","id":730,"type":"ingredient","uid":12,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}}],"originalServings":"12","originalServingsParsed":12,"currentServings":"12","currentServingsParsed":12,"currentServingsFormatted":"12","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"favorite":false,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0}}}