Blackberry Banana Oat Muffins
These easy to make oat muffins are packed with bananas, blackberries and oats. Gluten Free, Dairy Free and Vegan! Perfect for breakfast or after school snacks.
Servings: 12 portions
Calories: 210kcal
Equipment
- 12 Muffin cases
Ingredients
- 115 g oats
- 180 g oat flour you can make your own by whizzing up some oats in the food processor or blender
- 240 ml oat milk or other plant milk
- 235 g bananas 2 large or 3 small very ripe bananas
- 120 ml maple syrup
- 60 ml oil olive oil or other oil such as ground nut or sunflower oil.
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 150 g blackberries
- 1.5 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch sea salt
Instructions
- Pre heat your oven to 190℃/ 375℉.
- In a small bowl, soak the oats in the plant milk for 15-30 minutes to soften.115 g oats, 240 ml oat milk
- Mash the banana really well in a large bowl.235 g bananas
- Add in the oat flour, maple syrup, oil, vanilla essence, baking powder, and the soaked oats (along with any excess plant milk) to the mashed bananas.180 g oat flour, 120 ml maple syrup, 60 ml oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla essence, 1.5 teaspoon baking powder, pinch sea salt
- Mix together really well. Then gently fold in the blackberries. You can leave a few out to put on top of the muffins before baking.150 g blackberries
- Add the muffin cases into the muffin tin. Then scoop equal amounts of muffin mixture into the muffin cases. Add extra blackberries on top of the muffins along with some oats and/or brown sugar (optional)
- Bake for 20 minutes or until the muffins are springy and slightly golden.
- Leave the muffins to cool completely before eating.
Notes
Make your own oat flour easily and quickly by whizzing up the weight of the oat flour needed in a food processor or blender. It only takes a few seconds of pulsing to get a lovely soft fine flour.
This Blackberry Banana Oat Muffin recipe is gluten-free, low sugar and vegan, however here are some substitutes you can make:
- Other Berries - Choose raspberries, strawberries or blueberries as a substitute for the blackberries.
- Different Sweetener: Brown sugar, coconut sugar or agave syrup can all be used in place of the maple syrup.
- Chocolate Chips: Because chocolate chips are always good in muffins.
Nutrition
Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 68mg | Potassium: 222mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 81IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 1mg