These sweet and delicious homemade oatmeal banana bread muffins are the perfect choice for a filling and healthy vegan breakfast!
I’ll admit I don’t always eat a “perfect” healthy diet.
Especially in December, filled with so many holiday parties and family gatherings, it’s not uncommon for a few too many drinks and way too many Christmas cookies to sneak their way into my life.
Not to mention the homemade chocolate fudge, the bourbon pecan pie, and the Christmas zeppole (a traditional Italian dessert that is basically deep-fried dough coated in sugar. Sounds healthy, right? Maybe not… but they are really good!).
If you’re anything like me, you don’t even want to look at another Christmas cookie by the time January rolls around.
(That feeling only lasts about two days… but still.)
These healthy oatmeal banana bread muffins are loaded with whole-grains, fiber and vitamins; the perfect remedy to counter all of those holiday cookie binges.
Or that New Year’s Eve hangover…
Did you make a New Year’s resolution year? Have you been successful in keeping them so far?
Losing weight and eating healthier are consistently two of the top ten New Years resolutions made every year… and statistics suggest that over 40% of people who make these resolutions will break them before February!
The pictured muffins are frosted with Healthy Cream Cheese Frosting.
Oatmeal Banana Bread Muffins
- 1 cup milk of choice (240g)
- 1 1/2 tbsp white or apple cider vinegar (21g)
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup applesauce (120g)
- 1 cup mashed banana, measured after mashing (240g)
- 3 tbsp vegetable or coconut oil (30g)
- 1 cup rolled oats (90g)
- 1 1/2 cup spelt flour (200g) (Bob’s gf also works here)
- 1/2 cup sugar of choice or xylitol (100g)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, optional
Oatmeal Muffins Recipe: Preheat oven to 400 F. Add liners to 15 muffin tins, and set aside. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the first 6 ingredients. In a separate large bowl, stir the remaining ingredients together. Pour wet into dry, and stir until just evenly combined (don’t overmix). Portion evenly into the muffin liners and bake 18 minutes. They will be a bit undercooked when you take them out… allow to cool uncovered for at least 20 minutes. Then, if possible, loosely cover and wait a day – water absorbs and texture is much firmer next day.
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VeggieGirl says
My theme week would be to celebrate dance 🙂
Brooke says
Hi Katie,
I absolutely adore your blog. Thank you for sharing such yummy recipes. Where, oh where, can I find a spiralizer? I have searched high and low to no avail!! I need a spiralizer in my life!!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Thanks, girl!! Here’s a post I wrote about the spiralizer I got: https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2009/07/22/spiralizer-spiralizer-youre-a-spiralizer-baby/ It’s great; really easy to use!
Justine says
I would have a week of pancakes! However, that could be the enormous plate of pancakes that I just made talking here…….How about sweet potato week? It may seem borning, but there are so many things one can do with a sweet potato…….
Happy Saturday, Katie 🙂
Jess from Midwest Vegan says
I second a pancake week!
susan says
So glad this week will continue haha! I’ve been reslly enjoying all of the recipes! If I chose a theme week I think it would be bean week. Or sweet potato week!
mckella says
Art week, or something to do with intuitive eating or body image, but I write about that often anyway. Maybe Foodie Week.
VEGirl says
Every week should be nut butter week! They are my favorite food, next to fruit.
Albizia says
I’ve had strawberry week and blueberry week but never devoted a whole week to something in my blog. I am too lazy to post everyday 🙂 .
Alisa - Frugal Foodie says
I hate, hate, hate waste and actually feel this sense of loss when I have to throw food away … which still happens way more than I would like … goal time 🙂
Alisa - Frugal Foodie says
Oops, I think I responded on the wrong post! I was catching up on google reader 🙂
A theme? Probably cookie week!
Little Bookworm says
Theme week for my blog: book week or maybe cookie week? 😛
EmbraceYourSkin says
This week has totally been Pumpkin Week! I have been using pumpkin in eeeeverything and it has been glorious!
Anne@ Food Loving Polar Bear says
Hmm.. this is a difficult one.. maybe Italian week? or cheese week? or cabbage week? 😀
Kiersten says
I don’t know what my week would be. At first I was going to say either nut butter or oatmeal week, but every week is nut butter/oatmeal week. I should have a chickpea week since I like cooking with them so much.
Caitlin says
I’m excited for that cookie recipe!
I would probably have an “ice cream” theme week, immediately followed by an “oh my gosh I need vegetables right now please no more sugar” theme week.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Caitlin, you are hilarious!!
melissa @ the delicate place says
my theme would be fall fashion jewel tones edition
Sarena (The Non Dairy Queen) says
Everything looks delicious! I would have to say waffle week! I am seriously loving waffles lately!
hippierunner says
“Teeny Cashini Hammock”? Lol. I can never stick to one food for too long so I couldn’t have a whole week of something!
Jess from Midwest Vegan says
I found Artisana raw coconut butter at my local grocery store the other day!!
I scooped that baby right up. I adore coconut and I was definitely not disappointed! It was love at first bite! I had it today with a sliced banana, some raw almond butter, some coconut flakes, and a hefty sprinking of Grape Nuts (high in iron). It was awesome… 🙂
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
So excited you found it! Haha another convert to the cause. We’ll take over the world yet with our coconutty message, right? 😉
Raychel says
Ok I just got a sample of artisana coconut butter today (I’ve been wanting to try it after seeing how often you post it and it looks so good). My only problem was I didn’t know how to heat it to 85 degrees (how long in microwave? or under hot water?)… so I kind of burned it a little… oops 🙁 I was pretty sad, but the parts that didn’t burn tasted really good! I know I’m going to buy a big jar now (they sent me the cutest 1 oz jar), but I was just wondering what your preferred method is so that I don’t screw it up again.
Thanks !
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
LOL it’s actually so hot here that lately the butter melts by itself. But in the winter, I do this:
https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2009/12/17/the-trick-to-melting-without-a-microwave/
Stefanie says
I would say grain week would be a fun theme. That and sweet potato would be interesting. One day I will make that cheesecake. 🙂
Jess says
I think that a week of peanut butter would be good. Making something savory, sweet, and salty with it!!
Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) says
Theme week? how to work full time, parent full time, and buy ZERO prepared/convenience foods while staying true to a GF high raw vegan path.
When you figure out the answers to that one, LMK. It’s the theme of my life…haha! And most of the time I do well, but it’s not always easy, and it keeps me BUSY, but I wouldnt have it any other way.
Enjoy your Weekend Katie!
caronae says
Artisana nut butter week is the best week ever! If I could have a theme week it would be “super easy college student dinners”!
Shelby says
OMG! Your blog makes me hate that I stopped blogging! I missed out on all your delicious recipes! Oh well, guess I’m taking a couple hours to look though your posts and get some ideas (:
michelle says
I can’t get the little butter packs…very sad. I could do coconut month! easily
40apples says
My theme would be, decidedly, apples. With hummus coming in a close second. 🙂
Erika says
If I could choose a theme week for my blog I would choose between nut butter, chocolate, smoothies, oatmeal, and baked goods. All of the things that I would be able to eat everyday for months! 🙂
Amber Shea @Almost Vegan says
Hummus week, definitely 😀
spoonfulofsugarfree says
Thanks for Artisana week, Katie!!! I love, love, loved it 🙂 I can’t wait to see the coconut butter cookies-to see what you came up with! I am actually planning on going to the store to get some zuchinni…
I’ve been wanting (and planning) to do a “Travel Week” with tips on eating healthy on the road (or in the air), and a Smoothie Week.