Banana Oatmeal Cups with Chocolate Chips
By: Roni | Posted in: 2 WWP, Breakfast Ideas, Food Photos, Muffins Ideas, Snack Ideas, Toddler Approved | 98 Comments
I’m shocked at how good these came out. SHOCKED. I totally made them on a whim this morning while rummaging through my kitchen looking for something to eat at breakfast. I had a gross of bananas just about turning overripe, oatmeal and 2 eggs. That was really it and nothing sounds good.
Then I remembered the Berry Oatmeal Cups and asked the toddler if he wanted to make muffins. Of course he said "Yes!" And so did Irish. :) Notice someone is getting camera shy.
So we (toddler and I) really did LOVE these. I didn’t even bother asking the husband. He doesn’t even like "regular" muffins and I’m not even sure he’s ever even eaten oatmeal. His reaction would have been the standard, "I don’t like it but I can see why others would." And I just didn’t want to deal this morning. As I say… more for us! 
- 3 mashed bananas (the more ripe the better!)
- 1 cup vanilla Almond milk (you could use skim but you may want to add a little sweetener)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp Baking powder
- 3 cups (240g) Old Fashion or Rolled Oats
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp (42g) mini chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Mix all ingredients except the chocolate chips together, and let sit while you prepare the muffin pans.
Spray a muffin pan and/or liners with with non-stick spray.
Stir the chocolate chips into the oatmeal batter.
Divide batter into 15 muffin cups. They should be just about filled.
Bake 20-30 minutes, you’ll see the edges just starting to brown and they will be firm to the touch.
The muffins may stick when hot but are removed easily when cooled for a bit.
| Servings | Amt per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 oatmeal cup | ||
| Calories | Fat | Fiber | WWPs |
| 115 | 3g | 2g | 2 |
| Sugar | Sat Fat | Carbs | Protein |
| 6g | 1g | 21g | 4g |
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I think your ww points calculation is a little off.. I was kind of suprised when i looked because i usually dont look at the cal/fat/fiber and i was like no way lol =]
Oh and they look delicious lol.. I have to try these i love oatmeal and bananas so these must be good =P
Hi Roni. These look delicious. I calculated them at 2 WWPs, not 8, if the stats are correct. :)
LOVE the Toddler’s bed head!!! Too cute. The muffins look good too, maybe I can get my kids to try.
TOTALLY a type! LOL I never edited when I copied pasted! Thanks guys!
These sound so yummy.. Can’t wait to try them..
Those look terrific. Wish I had one this morning.
I love the pic of the kitty loking at the muffins. :)
Ryan is always the star of the show, but Irish looks so cute!
Adorable Kitty, great muffin and a Lovely kid!
Roni-
These lookk great! I have a question about the nutrition info. I have some quaker old fashioned oats and the carb count for 1/2 cup is 27g. This would come out to almost 11 carbs per muffin just for the oats. Can you pass waht oats you uesd if they are not Quaker? I have to watch my carbs per doctor’s orders and would love to try these. With the nutriton info that you posted they would be great, but I wanted to double check before I made them.
Lee – I’m sorry. It’s ANOTHER typo. I put the sugar where the carbs were suppose go. Serves me right for posting the recipe after midnight!
Just so you know all oats pretty much have the same carb counts. Regardless of brand. Sorry. :(
i am going to try this as soon as my bananas are ripe enough. every morning i have oatmeal (made with soy) and a banana for breakfast. i eat oatmeal every day because it really boosts my milk supply (i nurse my five month old baby boy). these muffins will make it easy to get breakfast more quickly than making the oatmeal. plus i can eat them in the car. the only thing the recipe is missing is nuts… i wonder if i could throw in some sliced almonds or walnuts and re-evaluate the points?
These were to die for…I put them in an 8X8 pan because I was too lazy drag out the muffin tin, and I cut them into 9 squares. YUM!!
Wow! These sound great! I can’t wait to try them. Hubby loves Oatmeal Chocolate chip cookies. I think these will do nicely. I see you have a cat who “inspects” everything too.
I am out of chocolate chips so I followed the link for the Berry oatmeal cups. My toddler and I made them for snack time today with blueberries and she had 1 and asked for more! I like them too! My husband tried one but with neither positive or negative comment. Will have to see what my 7 year old thinks. I am thinking a great warm weather oatmeal alternative! I must buy chocolate chips. Let us know if you try them with applesauce instead of bananas. I may have to experiment with it myself. Thanks for the ideas!
Just made these and they came out great! I made them in mini tins. I figured them at 2 pts for 3 minis. My toddler loved them and kept going in for more. I think she ate at least 7 of them. Thanks for the recipe.
These look yummy, as usual. And I think I have everything in the house for them (except almond milk. I may just use skim.)
I am so excited about this recipe. My husband eats oatmeal everyday. I have never liked oatmeal. But I think I could eat these. I must try them! thanks
I’m literally waiting for my banana’s to start to turn so I can make these! I can’t remember the last time I ate anything ‘muffin-like’, and this just happens to have many of my favorite ingredients rolled into one! Nice recipe Roni!!
Shot you an email a week or two ago. Let me know your thoughts!
Susan
Roni,
This was the first of your recipes that I’ve tried, I’ve been stalking your sites for a while now. I’ve been doing WW for just about a year and have lost 56 pounds. I loved these! Such a yummy treat, and without the fake taste that I get from box mixes. Thanks so much!!
Roni! Made these last night and they are AWESOME! Yum yum. Due to lack of supplies I subbed 1/2 cup of applesauce for one of the bananas and used only 1 egg and they are still delicious! Thanks so much!!
This looks like a great recipe! The muffins looks moist and delicious.
Your husband’s comment “I don’t like them but I can see why others would.” ROFL — That is priceless!
Oh, what fun! I can’t believe there’s no flour in these! I substituted the 2 eggs for egg beaters. After the muffins cooled, I dipped each muffin in a glaze to jazz up the flavor! The glaze is a half cup powdered sugar, 1/4 tsp. ground ginger, 1/4 tsp. vanilla, 3 tsp. warm water or more if needed. I’m guessing they’re still 2 points each with the changes! YUM!
I was looking here again to see if I had the supplies. Your cat, looking at the muffins, made me think of Remy, the rat, from “Ratatoullie” Love it! I’m wondering if soy milk will work instead of the Almond. Any thoughts?
I used almond and skim.. both worked I don’t see why Soy wouldn’t either. Try it and let us know!
OMG – these turned out fantastic. I added a 1/2 cup splenda brown sugar because I use unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze. I was skeptical because I live at 8000 ft. and I always have to adjust recipes, but I just decided to go with it. I mixed everything but the chips and baking powder and let the mixture sit for an hour or so to let the oats soften first. My granddaughters loved them and I will make them again.
These were terrific. I can’t believe how easy they are to make and as others have said, so much better than anything store bought.
I made these this morning and they are great! Even my picky boyfriend loved them. I though he would back off because of the texture the oatmeal gives to these muffins, but to my surprise he loved it! He even asked me to make them regularly for breakfast on weekdays. It’s so easy to make, with ingredients I always have on hand, so I can easily see myself making this recipe each time I have black bananas or no idea what to make for breakfast.
I used skim milk and 2 small spoonfuls honey instead of the almond milk. I mashed my bananas only a bit to leave some banana chunks and I added a bit more chocolate chips. Yummy!
I used 4 small bananas, skim milk and Splenda and these were fabulous, but I also wanted to make a suggestion. Every oatmeal cup batch I make now has cinnamon and also ground flax seeds! I know I have seen you use flax seeds before so I thought you may want to try it too! I just shake some in from the pacakage I keep in the fridge but it is probably somewhere between 2 Tb-1/4 cup. I am slowly increasing the amount but as it increases I may need to add a bit more liquid. I don’t eat fish so I try to include flax seeds in as many ways as possible.
Nicole – I had the same idea!
I made this recipe twice now, and yesterday I made it a third time but completely different! I didn’t have any bananas left so I used applesauce and chopped apples instead, with some cinnamon, and raisins instead of chocolate. I added 1/4 cup flax seeds I crushed with my magic bullet. I’m new to flax seeds and I’m slowly trying to incorporate them in my food, up to now I only use them in my morning cereal and in baked goods. It turned out quite good, but chocolate and bananas are more of a treat than apples and raisins :)
Nicole – LOVE the Flax idea! Thanks!!
Roni,
I think the main reason I want to make these, are in hopes that my husband (I don’t have kids, yet) will come down with those PJ’s and that hair to taste-test them! So cute and funny! But seriously these are on my agenda for tomorrow night! They look fabulous and only 2pts! Yay! Thank you! ;)
This recipe is the bomb! I tweaked it a bit–I use skim milk, add 1/3 c sugar & 1 tsp salt & 1 T cinnamon, & bumped up the mini chocolate chips to 1/2 cup. I use an 8×8 glass pan & bake for 30-35 minutes, which is quicker for me than muffin tins. My additions obviously bring the health factor down a notch, but it’s still pretty healthy stuff and absolutely yummy. I cut it into bars & freeze, and have them fresh & ready whenever I want one. Yummo! Thanks for another great one, Roni.
I have been “stalking” your site for awhile now (go ahead laugh) and I have made a few of your recipes for myself and loved them all so I thought I would finally jump on the bandwagon and start posting. :D Yay!
So I made the muffins sans one banana because thats all I had. Anyway they have 5 minutes to go and the kitchen smells like its getting some sweet chocolate lovin. I’m dying. You need a “Warning. Smells of chocolate will invade your kitchen like you wouldn’t believe.” on the recipie. No joke.
I did use more chocolate than you said so that may be part of it lol.
~Kelly
I made these today and they are so yummy. My four-year old likes them too. My husband is not up yet so we’ll see. I think next time I might try with peanut butter chips instead of chocolate. Thanks again for another great tasting healthy recipe!
Tried this over the weekend. LOVE THEM! I make banana bread often so am always looking for healthier ways to bake with our leftover bananas. Husband loved them too – he calls them “rownies” because I said they were from your site…ha ha. Will make them again!
Made these this morning and loved them! Keep up the good work, Roni.
Love these! Made them with my almost 4 year old and she had fun helping and eating! Thank you so much! I wonder if it’s possible to make a pumpkin version…
Are you challenging me?!? ;~) lol
If Terri isn’t challenging you I might be. I was wondering the same thing this morning. I have 2 ripe bananas and some very ripe apples and no eggs. So naturally I thought of pumpkin. We may try it today.
OMG – I love this recipe!!!! Banana muffins (with butter, etc.) are my downfall and these give me a baked, banana treat and stay in line with my “clean eating”. I used choc. chips for the kids’ and walnuts and cinnamon in mine. Delish! Thanks so much!
I tried these with pumkin as Terri questioned. They were really good. I used a can of pumpkin(instead of banana), left out the egg, used 4 packets of Truvia( the pumpkin need more sweetener than the bananas) and a shake of cinnamon. The rest is the same as your recipe.
What an awesome recipe…you can do so much with it!!
Finally got around to making these this weekend and they are DELISH. I made a few modifications based on what I had on hand (what isn’t listed was the same as your recipe):
- 1/2 cup natural applesauce and two bananas
- 1 egg & 1/4 cup egg whites
- 8th continent light vanilla soy milk
- a packet of Stevia
- 2 cups multigrain oats & 1 cup quick cooking oats (not instant, but the “quick” kind in the container)
They came out AWESOME! With a little PB2 they are great fuel for a workout. Thanks as always, for the inspiration.
I am SO excited to try these! I just found your website and I am so excited. I have been on the journey to learn to cook while eating healthier and losing weight about 3 months ago. I am at my goal weight, but having so much fun finding healthier options and learning to cook! Almond milk has been one of my favorite discoveries so I am SO excited.
I am not a chocolate fan (I know, I promise I am still female) so I am going to try them with blackberries.
Those look delicious, and who doesn’t want a little chocolate in their muffins?
I think that is my cat!! Carly, my cat, must have a twin at your house.
I’ve done berries too! Did you see this… http://greenlitebites.com/2008/09/21/berry-oatmeal-cups/
Great recipe Roni!!
Hi Roni,
I just made these tonight! These are SO good!! I used skim milk and added 3 Stevia packets for sweetness. Also, make 12 muffins which bumped them up to 3 pts each. Thanks for sharing the recipe. :)
Nicole
I made these for my mom and she is now obsessed, mine made 20 cups and I think she gave away 10 of them to her girlfriends so they could make them as well. She’s obsessed (with good reason) they are fabulous!
I made these for the kids the other day. They were surprisingly very good, considering they are flourless. I liked them even better cold from the fridge the next morning. For someone is who trying to reduce their cholesterol, these make a healthy breakfast or snack. Thanks for the recipe. I’ll be making these again soon and trying the raisins next time.
Oh, wanted to add that I used one cup of oat bran, and instant high fiber oatmeal packets for the remaining two cups.
HAVE MADE THESE TWICE-FIRST BATCH WITH 1 CUP APPLESAUCE (NO BANANAS ON HAND)
2ND BATCH WITH CANNED PUMPKIN AND A BIT OF CINNAMON AND BROWN SUGAR (SPLENDA KIND)
TURNED OUT GREAT AND LOVE THEM–WILL HAVE TO TRY THE BANANAS–BUT A RECIPE I WILL KEEP–LOVE FOR A QUICK SNACK OR A FAST BREAKFAST–YUM!!!
FIRST RECIPE I TRIED AND NOW WANT TO TRY THEM ALL
THANKS RONI!!
Couldnt wait to make these. I used almond milk. I should have added some sweetner. I will next time. Otherwise pretty darn good! Thanks for the recipe!
These were so good! Ooops too good – I ate 5 today ROFL. Nearly all core ingredients too!
I’ve tried many baked oatmeals but none were as simple as this. None taste as good as this either!
Thanks for re-posting it at the end of the year as I forgot to try it when you first posted it :D
BTW these are really yummy with some chocolate peanut butter on them (maraNatha dark chocolate peanut butter). Same points as regular peanut butter FYI
A perfect portable breakfast. My friends at work loved them! And SO FILLING!!!
Made these for breakfast…didn’t have enough bananas so I added in some crushed pineapple (put in the cuisinart to make it more like applesauce) OMG…yummy combo! Thanks for this recipe. It’s a keeper
I recently discovered your blog and I love it! As a fellow WW food blogger I love finding awesome food sources. These are baking up right now and my whole house smells intoxicating. I can’t wait for breakfast tomorrow morning!
I had a few squishy bananas left and needed a quick (and yummy) way to use them up! This was it! So delicious! Thank you for the tasty ideas! :)
These looked so yummy-but I didn’t have enough bananas or any chocolate chips in the house…
So I made them, only I added a scoop of vanilla protein powder and a couple tablespoons of ground flax. Instead of the other two bananas I put blueberries.
Equally delicious! thanks.
OMG!!! I am in LOVE! I’m on a baking kick, and my husband keeps complaining that I’m making too many baked goods and he keeps eating them all! I made 1/3 of the recipe and it fills a 24 mini muffin pan, I loved them, so did my husband. All day at work I was daydreaming of making a savory version. So tonight, I got hungry cuz I had an early dinner it was kinda small, so I made myself some kale chips and I made a self/individual serving of three muffins, using different ingredients here’s my amounts:
OMG!!! I am in LOVE! I’m on a baking kick, and my husband keeps complaining that I’m making too many baked goods and he keeps eating them all! I made 1/3 of the recipe and it fills a 24 mini muffin pan, I loved them, so did my husband. All day at work I was daydreaming of making a savory version. So tonight, I got hungry cuz I had an early dinner it was kinda small, so I made myself some kale chips and I made a self/individual serving of three muffins, using different ingredients here’s my amounts:
-1/4 cup quick oats
-1 egg white (1 tbs from carton, but I eyeballed it)
-4 tsp almond milk (I use unsweetened vanilla, also eyeballed)
-1/4 tsp baking powder
-2 tbs unsweetened apple sauce
For two of the muffins I put in some dried chives, 1 diced mini babybel light cheese and 2 tsp real bacon bits. The third muffin I put in 7g half peanut butter chips half semi-sweet choc chips. The entire thing for around 200 cal. I was so satisfied! This will be a new fave when I need a good light but filling snack or small meal. Thanks Roni!! I get so many ideas from you! And I relate to so many of your experiences and struggles with weight, sometimes I feel like I’m reading about me. Your site has been one of the things that has helped me lose almost 30lbs!!
Can I use instant oats instead? I have lots that no one’s eating! Haha. any suggestions for instant oats healthy “baked goods”?
Instant should be fine! Give it a try and let us know how they turn out!
I tried mine with instant oatmeal, skim milk and sweetener along with the other ingredients. After baking for 30 minutes, the interior still looked undercooked (a bit gooey inside). It tasted really good though! Love them! Are they supposed to be a little gooey inside?
That’s probably because you used instant. Rolled/Old fashioned will hold up a little better. But gooey is good, no? ;)
I made thes today for breakfast, didn’t have almond milk or chocolate chips so I substituted with 1% milk and added a 1/2 cup of lite brown sugar for some sweetness,they were deliscious.
Hi!Its me again. I forgot to ask you what size the bananas are. Are they medium? I’m going to make them again tomorrow! Thanks! :D
Yup Medium to large.
I tried it with rolled oats and it was totally awesome! I’m never going back to normal muffins again! Thanks roni! You rock!
Made these for the first time today. I didn’t have the Almond Milk, so I used skim. I was unsure of how much sweetener to add & didn’t want to do too much, so I only added 1 Tbsp of Splenda to a half recipe. They definitely need a little more sweetness. They do have a different consistency to them, but will be making them again and adding more Splenda next time.
My house smells wonderful right now after baking these – and it’s a bonus that they’re soooo yummy! :-) Thanks for sharing this recipe!
So good! Used skim milk and added a tsp almond extract so it didn’t need any sweetener. Also did 1 large egg and 1/4 cup egg whites. Thanks for the awesome recipe!!
Heys!
I just whipped up a batch and am (im)patiently waiting for them to cool. (In a nutshell, I ate a muffin out of the oven once and didn’t taste anything for two days. Not. Cool.) Sort of pulling a blank on this one, but how would you recommend storing these baked goods of awesome?
All the good stuff,
Liz
I always make a double batch and in the warmer weather I keep some in the fridge and I freeze the rest,when defrosted they taste just as fresh.
Wicked! Thanks so much!
(p.s. I added in some cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice with the bananas. They are pretty tasty! ^___^)
They don’t last long enough to store! lol
BUt seriously.. I normally just put in an airtight container. They also freeze pretty well.
Had all ingredients on hand so made the other day. Here’s my take… 3 cups of oats normally needs 6 cups of liquid when making oatmeal. This recipe uses 1 cup of liquid. That leaves the oats wanting up to 5 more cups of liquid, which gives you an idea of how heavy these are in the stomach. I made mini-muffin size and they sit like bowling balls – my daughter and I both had a tummy ache after eating just two. Drink a ton of water with them and you should be fine.
Next time I would vitamix the oats into an oat flour first and I would use less oats and/or more liquid. The whole oat is too chewy and heavy.
It was a fun experiment though and it’ll spur me on to trying some other out of the box recipes. : )
They are dense! I’ll give you that but that’s why we like them. That chewy heartiness. Anyway, thanks for the feedback have fun experimenting!
these are so good i make them all the time
I also found them to be a little too dense and chewy. Would using instant oatmeal help? What does “vitamix the oats” mean?
I can only experiment on Sundays …. my 1 year old may be 18 by the time I figure it out by myself :)
Any ideas?
-T
Toni – They are going to be dense and chewy they are 90% oatmeal. As for “Vitamix” that just mean they were going to blend the oats first. Pretty much turning them into a flour. I’m jut sure how that would work as it reduce the volume even more. In my opinion making them even more dense.
The idea here isn’t to make a cupcake out it. Its portable oatmeal that you can hold. Like a chewy granola bar without the crunchy bits.
Thank you soooooo much, these muffins are amazing! Healthy and delicious! I made them for my 4 year old son and he loves them,his favorite is sliced with some organic peanut butter. Have a Happy Day :)
Made these today – delicious and amazing! I’m so happy to have a quick, healthy way to use up over-ripe bananas. Thank you so much :D.
If you do not put the chocolate chips in, do you know what the calorie count per muffin is then? Also, does it change the recipe any? They look soooo good :)
It actually doesn’t reduce the cals that much, maybe 20 a muffin but I can’t calculated. However they add a much needed flavor. The muffins aren’t very sweet so the little chocolate you get makes it perfect. Just my opinion. If you aren’t a chocolate person try this one made with berries… http://greenlitebites.com/2008/09/21/berry-oatmeal-cups/
I love this recipe! I was looking for a healthier alternative to an afternoon sweet with my tea and this was perfect! Thank you for sharing!
I found this through Pinterest and it looks really yummy for my GFCF son (too high in carbs for me!) and I could use his allergen free chocolate chips in it as well. I love trying new healthy things! Thanks for sharing!
@juliebavi
Oh my – I just found this on Pinterest and I must tell you that they look just like my favorite banana oatmeal chocolate chip (and/or nut, raisin, etc. . .) cookie from childhood. In fact, I tell my mom that’s all I need for my birthday now! :)
And I was just wondering YESTERDAY how to convert them into a breakfast muffin. Guess what I’m doing this week??? (Just need to get the bananas ripened!)
THANK YOU!!!
Yes, this is much more of a portion-sized baked oatmeal recipe than a straight-up muffin. Tried the recipe today, (only substitution was milk and honey for the Almond Milk) and it came out with a pretty decent taste, but the texture was a bit eggy to me. Any suggestions?
Oh they aren’t muffins, they are “oatmeal cups” At least that’s what I call them. Not sure how else to describe them.
As for the egg you may want to try whisking the eggs with the bananan until nice and frothy. This may help distribute them more.
I’ll try that next time. Thanks for the help!
Made these this morning, doubled the recipe so I had a mini muffin pan, regular muffins, and a bar pan full! I used skim milk because that’s what had! My kids gobbled these up and so did I!!! Yumm yumm! Thanks for the recipe!!!
I just made these this morning.. I’m eating it right now as I type. I am IN LOVE with this recipe!! I’m trying not to eat a lot of sugar, so instead of chocolate chips, I chopped up a few squares of an 85% cocoa chocolate bar. I also added frozen raspberries. SO GOOD!! Next time I think I’ll add sliced almonds as well! Yumm.
I’m in shock!! My picky 5 and 2 yr old actually liked them!! Thank you so much for the recipe! I didn’t have bananas (my kids eat them too fast) so I used 1 cup of applesauce instead. I also added 1/2 tsp salt and 2 tsp of cinnamon and they came out fabulous. I have been trying different healthy muffin recipes that have been “booed” by my kids (even though I thought they were all pretty good). Anyway, they asked for seconds this morning! A pretty glorious morning for this mama….lol!
Thanks so much for sharing this fantastic recipe!
I am some what baking-challenged, however these were so easy! They were so delicious, and have now become our on-the-go breakfast staple.
I substituted walnuts for the chocolate chips in my latest batch. Not nearly as big of a hit with my boyfriend…
These were delicious! I did add about a half cup of melted peanut butter to the mixture and it was amazing! Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Thanks for the great recipe, I found it on Pinterest. I made with pumpkin and raisins and have also tried with Oat Bran. I blogged about it at https://thnxpinterest.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/thanks-pinterest-oatmeal-muffins/
Will be making these over and over again!
Just saw this on Pinterest this morning and decided that since I have most of the ingredients I would wing it!… Instead of chocolate chips I added fresh blueberries and a few shakes of cinnamon. They are still in the oven, but from the reviews I’ve read I’m sure they will be amazing!
I’ve been eating one every afternoon before I go to the gym! A very tasty little pre-workout snack! :)