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Oatmeal Banana Applesauce Muffins

Oatmeal Banana Applesauce Muffins

Back to school means back to busy mornings- and mom wanting the kids to have a good strong start to their day.  These oatmeal banana applesauce muffins are SUPER healthy for kids to eat, either for breakfast or tucked into their lunchbox for a mid morning snack.  Lots of great ingredients means no guilt, and you can whip up a batch of 12 muffins in no time at all. 

February 2020 update: We have found that you all love these muffins as much as we do- or more. This post is one of the top 10 all time posts on my blog! A lot of you seem to enjoy these at breakfast time but also use them for snacks on the go and sending in for class parties. Makes me smile to think of how many of you have made these applesauce banana muffins and loved them too! 

 

oatmeal banana applesauce muffins

If you’re looking for another oatmeal fruit something, try our banana oatmeal nests. They are such a simple and sweet treat!

3 Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Nests

Oatmeal Banana Applesauce Muffins

Ingredients –

1 egg
3 bananas, mashed
1/2 C. unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 C. brown sugar
1 C. oatmeal (I used old fashioned for this recipe, not quick cooking oats)
1 1/2 C. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. aluminum free baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon

Directions –

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 12 count muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.

Combine the vanilla, applesauce, egg, bananas and brown sugar, mixing well.

Oatmeal Banana Applesauce Muffins ingredients
Add in the salt, cinnamon, flour, baking soda, baking powder and oatmeal.
Fill each muffin tin about 1/2 way with the batter.

Oatmeal Banana Applesauce Muffins pre bake
Bake 18-20 minutes. Around 18-19 minutes insert a toothpick into a muffin to check to see if it is cooked through. If it comes out clean, they are done.

*Makes approximately 12 muffins.

 

Oatmeal Banana Applesauce Muffins

Muffin lovers, be sure to check out our Raspberry Lemon Muffins (below) 

Raspberry Lemon Muffins Recipe from This Mama Loves

If you want some freezer friendly muffins, whip up a batch or two of these pancake muffins and have some fun with mixins of all varieties! 

How to make freezer friendly easy pancake bites from This Mama Loves

My friend introduced me to her Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins and they are amaaaaazing! 

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins from Tammilee Tips

Have you made our oatmeal banana applesauce muffins? Have you tried making any variations of them? 

Yield: 12

Oatmeal Banana Applesauce Muffins

Oatmeal Banana Applesauce Muffins horiz
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 12 count muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.

Combine the vanilla, applesauce, egg, bananas and brown sugar, mixing well.

Add in the salt, cinnamon, flour, baking soda, baking powder and oatmeal.

Fill each muffin tin about 12 way with the batter.

Bake 18-20 minutes. Around 18-19 minutes insert a toothpick into a muffin to check to see if it is cooked through. If it comes out clean, they are done.

Nutrition Information

Yield

12

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 151Total Fat 1gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 16mgSodium 253mgCarbohydrates 33gFiber 2gSugar 15gProtein 3g
© Brett
Category: Recipes
 

About Brett

I'm a 40 something lifestyle blogger living in Connecticut with my husband and our 3 kids, plus our two rescue pups. We love to hike, travel, play games, watch movies, and just be outside together! Having 3 active kids makes for a hectic schedule and I try to share content, recipes and other things that can help to make today's busy family life simpler, easier, or just plain more fun!

I started working full time at a local middle school in fall 2021 and some of my students are insistent that I am mean.

Comments

  1. Diane says

    I just made these – they are in the oven and smell fantastic! I added freshly grated nutmeg and switched up the flour with whole wheat flour and also added about 1/3 cup of ground flax seed to boost the fiber/nutrition value. Will report when they come out!

  2. Melanie says

    It’s no wonder these are so popular. They look so yummy! My lil chef loves helping make muffins with me, so this will be a perfect recipe to make together.

  3. Amy H says

    I really need to try this recipe! Junior is getting to the point where He is ready for more grown up meals for breakfast – so I want to have something that’s healthier and something we can take on the go

  5. Tiffany La Forge-Grau says

    Muffins are seriously my favorite thing to snack on. I would really enjoy munching on some of these.

  6. Ruth I says

    I always bake banana muffin here because it’s a favorite. I now want a twist with it and this is perfect! Yummy!

  8. Mama Maggie's Kitchen says

    These Oatmeal Banana Applesauce Muffins look sooo mouthwatering. I am drooling right now! My son will surely love to have a bite of this.

  9. Catalina says

    This is the perfect on the go snack or muffin! I will make them this weekend for the next week!

  11. Terri Steffes says

    What a great recipe. This sounds like something I would want to pack with me on a long road trip. I have one coming up in May, so maybe then.

  13. Tasheena says

    This recipe looks perfect to make and to have on hand for my family to snack on. Looking forward to making this for them.

  14. Audra says

    Just pulled these out of the oven, hoping they cool fast cuz they smell delicious! Made them gluten free and used 1/2 C coconut sugar instead of the brown. ?

  15. Georgie says

    any substitutions for the sugar component? would more apple sauce be ok? or honey? If anyone has ideas or has substituted something for sugar I would love to hear your ideas.

  16. Mary says

    I haven’t made them yet ,because I’m waiting for the blueberry muffins to come out the oven but I definitely will make them in a few minutes. The missing ingredients that. Meg mentioned are at the end of the ingredients list,,

  17. Roxanne says

    Sounds yummy. I did add pecans and Nestle’s peanut butter|milk chocolate chips 1\2 cup . i took the adice of the gal who used 2 bananas and 1/2 cup + 1/3 cup applesauce because i have a lot of applesauce!!! Thank you so much for the recipe!

  18. UT says

    Delightful! I was looking for a recipe that didn’t make me feel bad giving to my girls (4&1) at the daycare pick-up, when they are extremely hungry but only 20 minutes before dinner time. Not overly sweet or heavy. It’s perfect! For the second try, I also blended chopped kale and grated carrots with bananas to sneak in some veggies, and worked out great!

  19. Rachel says

    These are amazing!! I did a few substitutions that turned out well– I replaced the flour with 2 parts whole wheat flour and 1 part almond meal, and I love the texture that gives!! I also replaced the sugar with 2 parts honey and 1 part maple syrup, and that works great. I doubled the recipe and made normal muffins and mini muffins, and they were a hit with all 3 of my little ones (and me!!)– so delicious!! Thanks!!!

  20. jennifer l says

    I was looking for a healthier alternate for breakfast instead of eggs so I just made your recipe and followed your recipe and did add about 1/4 c. of walnuts chopped,but forgot to add the salt.They smelled delicious while they were cooking….they took 24 mins to cook.And the verdict…not overly sweet or condensed and wonderful tasting!!!!Hubby and I say thank you for sharing this recipe.

  21. Jill C says

    Just stopping in to say we make these weekly! My 3 yr old takes them in his lunch everyday ?

  22. Beverly says

    So happy that I happened upon your recipe. I had some very ripe bananas that I wanted to make muffins with, but I wanted a healthy recipe for my family since we are all trying to eat better just past the holidays. I thought I was going to have to create a muffin recipe myself because I knew that I wanted to use bananas, applesauce and oatmeal, but couldn’t find a recipe on my favorite sites. With one final attempt, I just googled the ingredients I wanted to use, and voila … there you were! I love the muffin. I added walnuts because I like crunch. One question however … have you calculated nutrition facts? I came back to the website because I wanted to tell my family how many calories, but I don’t see them. Thanks again for the recipe!

  23. Margaret says

    Thanks for the recipe! Had only 2 bananas so I added an extra 1/3 cup of applesauce, reduced the sugar to 1/2 cup and added dried cranberries. For convection oven 14 minutes did the trick. Made 12 exactly but some how there are only 11 left ….(tester as soon as they come out of the oven right!!!??)

  24. Sherree says

    Fabulous! Just made these this morning and had one right out of the oven…delicious!

    Thank you for the recipe!

  25. Jennifer says

    All the ingredients are listed in the directions at the top where the pictures are but not in the recipe at the bottom….I think that is what some rude people are referring to.
    These look yummy, can’t wait to make them!!!! : )

  26. Cyndi says

    Great recipe, switched flour for whole wheat and added a scoop of vanilla protein powder. Turned out amazing. Thanks for sharing.

  27. Angie says

    I just made these with my 4 year old twins. I made them as mini muffins because I never know how much they will eat. My 1 twin who is a very picky eater is on her 4th or 5th one. Yay!

  28. Jillien says

    Has anyone frozen these or any type of similar muffins? Just wondering how long they last. Even in refrigerator?

  29. Melanie says

    I was surprised by how good these are! I was a little skeptical because of the lack of butter/oil, and I assumed I’d have to butter them up once baked, but not the case! I did use quick cook oats, and they turned out well. I will definitely make these again.

  30. Stephanie says

    I just tried these tonight and added chocolate chips. It was so good and a healthier way to feed that sweet tooth when you are wanting baked goods. I had made some homemade applesauce this weekend and it turned out perfect. Defiantly recommend this recipe. Adding some walnuts would make this even more awesome

  31. Sarah says

    These are so yummy! Making them for the second time. My 2.5 year old loves anything with “nana” 🙂 thank you!

  34. Elizabeth says

    The order of ingredients in the instructions is so obvious it’s redundant whether they are specified. Dry ingredients mix together; wet ingredients mix together.
    I am grateful for this post, because it is the only one that I have found so far suiting my preferences. Thank you for posting!

  35. meg c says

    where are these ingredients in your instructions –

    salt, vanilla and cinnamon ??? probably should check recipes before posting

  42. Elizabeth Spencer says

    THANK you! Because I have an oatmeal muffin recipe, but I’ve also got these sad-looking-but-perfect-for-baking bananas that need to be used and was practically JUST thinking I needed to combine the two. And then there was your recipe at Motivation Monday. Love it…thanks! 🙂

  43. shelly peterson says

    These look super yummy! We love muffins in my house, these would be good to have for breakfast or after school snack.

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