Seven years ago I posted a pretty simple oatmeal cup idea, one that I made pretty regularly and even more so now as the kids love them.
They make a great grabbable snack you can leave on the counter. I like to eat one on my way to the gym. The kids love them as an after school snack. And they make a great lunch box addition.
The great thing about the recipe is how easy and forgiving it is. As long as you keep the moisture and oats proportional they will come out fine. The idea here isn't a fluffy muffin but more a portable oatmeal.
I've been perfecting a recipe the kids really like for a few weeks now. They requested "big" chocolate chips as I used to use the minis to reduce the sugar and calories. I compromised, adding flax and Hemp Hearts to bump up the nutritional value.
I'm all about the balance.
Here's how I make them now...
- 3 large ripe bananas, mashed
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 small package of Hemp Hearts (2 oz/56g)
- ¼ cup ground flax
- 3 cups (240 g) dry old-fashioned oats
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp baking powder
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Mix all ingredients except the chocolate chips and baking powder and let sit while you prepare the muffin pans.
Spray your muffin pan with with non-stick spray.
Stir the chocolate chips and baking powder into the oatmeal batter.
Divide batter into 15 muffin cups using an ice cream scoop -- about ¼ cup each.
Bake 20-30 minutes until the edges just start to brown. They will be firm to the touch.
The muffins may stick when hot but are removed easily when cooled for a few minutes.
| Servings | Amt per Serving | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 banana oat cup | |||
| Calories | Fat | Fiber | WWPs | |
| 170 | 7g | 4g | old: 3 | new: 5 |
| Sugar | Sat Fat | Carbs | Protein | |
| 8g | 2g | 24g | 6g | |
Roni - I love your site! You are such an amazing cook and I wish I were as creative in the kitchen as you. But, at least you post your recipes so I can copy them - thank you!! These are perfect!! Just what my kids need in the morning!
And now I know what we're having for breakfast tomorrow. Ran out of cereal yesterday!
Roni, the nutritional info says it serves 12, but your instructions say to divide batter into 15 muffin cups. Can you clarify please? I want to make sure I get the calorie count right! BTW, I have been making your banana oat cups for years and can't wait to try the new version! Thanks for the new recipe!
So sorry! Typo. It's 15.
Does 240 grams = 1 1/2 cups?
Why are some ingredients listed in cups or ounces and others in grams?
Because I copied from MyFitnessPal for simplicity. I'll edit. 🙂
These are great for meal prep. Cook a batch on sunday and eat for the rest of the week. Heat them up and go!
I can't wait to try this version with the bigger chocolate chips. I've recently had to eliminate gluten from my diet (serious bummer & a new learning experience) so these will work really well for me so long as I get the gluten free oats (they can sometimes have cross contamination issues). I love hemp hearts and keep those on hand all the time, too.
Made these tonight with a few changes and we love them! I subbed in 3 oz chopped pecans for the hemp and flax because I wasn't sure if mine was gluten free (no info on the darn label). I also used almond-cashew milk and a splash of rum extract. So stinkin good. I really like the texture and can see so many variations with different flavored chips, nuts, dried fruits, extracts, coconut, etc.