Oatmeal Banana “Mini-Muffin” Bites

Since bananas are affordable and full of nutrients, they’re always good with an oatmeal breakfast and good before a morning workout for some quick energy.  Bananas are also perfect to freeze for smoothies and for baking healthy (vegan and gluten-free) treats like these Baked Oatmeal Banana “Mini-Muffin” Bites!


Here are the basic ingredients:

1 Ripe Banana Mashed

1/2 cup Dry Oats

1/4 cup Brown Sugar

1/4 cup white sugar or stevia blend

1 tsp of Cinnamon

1 tsp of Vanilla Extract

1/2 tsp of Baking Soda

Optional 1/2 tbsp Slivered Almonds, Flax or Chia Seeds

Here are the 4 steps to make these special Baked Oatmeal Banana “Mini-Muffin” Bites.

1. First, mash the banana with a fork.Next, add the rest of the dry ingredients




2. Next, mix it all together.  You will not need any extra liquid but if you feel like you need it, add some water or unsweetened vanilla almond milk.  I didn’t need any for my batch.




3. Now, preheat the oven to 375F.  Let the oats soak up some liquid.  The longer the better but I only let mine sit for about 20 minutes.  You can use muffin liners for easy clean up or not, I did not since I have mini muffin pans.  You should have enough batter for 12 servings.




4. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes and let cool.  Time to enjoy!  You can add chocolate chips and omit the cinnamon or add raisins or other dried fruit if you like.

Two of these mini-muffin “bites” equal 66 calories, 1 g of protein and 2 g of fiber (without the optional ingredients).


Source: Sarah Dussault