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These Healthy Banana and Cranberry Oat Muffins are so easy to make! Prepped and baked within half an hour, they make a wonderfully delicious guilt free Grab and Go Breakfast. Follow my seven simple steps to make your very own Hearty Banana and Cranberry Oat Muffins.
The kids and grown ups in my house love these muffins! As a parent its always nice to know that you are satisfying your kiddies taste buds as well as providing them with a healthy alternative to the usual sugary cereals.
This breakfast Muffin provides a great start to the day, full of all those fabulous nutrients that keeps the body thriving! Looking for more healthy recipes? Click here
Why I love this Banana and Cranberry Oat Muffin Recipe
- Easy– Not difficult to make at all
- Basic Ingredients– No fancy ingredients, most of which you likely already have in the house!
- Quick-Prepped and baked within half an hour
- Healthy– A Nutritional Powerhouse Muffin! Oats are a great source of soluble fibre, keeping you fuller for longer. Cranberries are packed with beneficial vitamins and an excellent source of Ursolic Acid, a plant compound with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and potential anti-cancer effects. Bananas are rich in nutrients which support digestive health, weight loss and can improve blood sugar levels
- Convenient– Make on a Sunday for quick grab and go breakfasts throughout the week
- Adaptable– Customise to your flavour requirements. You could add Raspberries, chocolate chips-whatever! Have some fun with it
- Tasty!– A delicious guilt free delight!
The Great thing about Oats!
- Nutritious – A well balanced nutrient rich food with high levels of Fibre, helping with that feel-fuller-for-longer feeling.
- Improved Digestion
- Lowers Blood sugar Levels
- Promotes Healthy Bacteria in your Gut
- Helps to manage your Weight
How To Make Banana and Cranberry Oat Muffins
(As always the full detailed recipe and video is at the end of the post)
Ingredients
- Flour
- I used Plain flour, you could switch for Wholemeal flour, or go half and half
- Rolled Oats
- Rolled oats are best, they give the Muffins a lovely Wholesome texture.
- Sugar
- Salt
- Bicarbonate Soda
- Baking Powder
- Cinnamon
- I used powdered Cinnamon, it gives a lovely warm spiced flavour to the muffins.
- Egg
- Milk
- I used Semi Skimmed Milk, you could substitute with any dairy type milk or go for plant based Milks, Almond, Oat or Soy Milk
- Olive Oil
- Substitute with Vegetable oil if that’s all you have
- Vanilla Extract
- Mashed Bananas
- Cranberries
- Or any small berry of your choosing
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°c
- In a mixing bowl combine the flour, Rolled Oats, Sugar, Baking powder, Bicarbonate of soda, Cinnamon and Salt, set aside.
- In a separate bowl beat the egg then mix in the milk, oil, and vanilla. Stir in the mashed bananas.
- Now add the Banana mix to the flour mix, stir with a wooden spoon until completely combined
- Add 2 Handfuls of Chopped Cranberries, stir in.
- Line a 12 cup muffin tray with muffin cases. Fill each muffin case to the top with the batter.
- Bake at the bottom of the oven for 15-18 minutes until a skewer comes out clean
Love a chunky muffin top?
Me too! For bulbous rounded muffin tops, fill the muffin cases all the way to the top.
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How to Store Banana and Cranberry Oat Muffins
- These muffins will keep for 5 days when stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Can you freeze them? Absolutely! Wrap them in cling film, pop in a freezer bag, freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature, or ping them in the microwave for 20 seconds.
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Banana and Cranberry Oat Muffins
Ingredients
- 180 g Plain Flour
- 80 g Rolled Oats
- 100 g Sugar
- 1 pinch Salt
- 1 tsp Bicarbonate Soda
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 Egg
- 180 ml Milk
- 80 ml Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 Mashed Bananas
- 2 Handfuls Cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°c
- In a mixing bowl combine the flour, Rolled Oats, Sugar, Baking powder, Bicarbonate of soda, Cinnamon and Salt, set aside.
- In a separate bowl beat the egg then mix in the milk, oil, and vanilla. Stir in the mashed bananas.
- Now add the Banana mix to the flour mix, stir with a wooden spoon until completely combined
- Add 2 Handfuls of Chopped Cranberries, stir in.
- Line a 12 cup muffin tray with muffin cases. Fill each muffin case to the top with the batter.
- Bake at the bottom of the oven for 15-18 minutes until a skewer comes out clean
