These Healthy Toddler Banana Oat Muffins are a quick, nutritious, customizable, grab n' go breakfast that's toddler tested and approved!
What do your mornings look like? Mine? The first alarm goes off at 4:30 am... the second at 4:40... third at 4:50... You get the idea. Mornings start early and are hectic around here getting everyone ready for school and work, but even still, one thing that we make an absolute priority: a nutritious breakfast for my toddler. These Healthy Toddler Banana Oat Muffins are our latest time-saving way to make sure M starts her day delicious!
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I love make-ahead grab n' go breakfasts and snacks. Especially when they're super easy to make, like our Spinach and Feta Egg Cups, Broccoli Cheddar Quinoa Bars, and our Peanut Butter Chocolate Energy Bars. And also when all the ingredients are pretty much staples in our kitchen.
Once you have your base of oats, flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, milk, bananas, a touch of butter, maple syrup, eggs, and vanilla extract, then it's up to you! You can bake them in muffins as they are, or add a variety of goodies! In this batch, we decided to make Strawberry Almond Chia, Blueberry Apple Flax Seed, and finally a "Carrot Cake" made of carrots, raisins, and nutmeg.
Mixed with the banana oat base and they're ready to go. Baked for 30 minutes and boom. Healthy Toddler Banana Oat Muffins - 3 fun ways!
M tested and approved! Her first, the Strawberry Almond Chia, she loved so much I had to take the wrapper away from her because she was eating part of the wrapper when she was trying to scrape it clean... ha!
Even better, these little healthy muffins freeze great. So for 3 days this past week, M not only had breakfast done, but each one was different! And once Baby K #2 comes, I'm sure that we'll be sooo happy to have these guys in the freezer to pull out for a quick nutritious breakfast when our mornings become even crazier.
These will also be fun to experiment with flavors with your little one. Let him/her decide what creations to make! Add nuts, chocolate chips, or any other kind of fruit!
I can't wait for the next batch to see what my little M wants to make. Based on her current food favorites, I have a feeling she'll ask for toast, mangos, and rice muffins! 😛
Other Muffin Favorites
Sourdough Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins
Healthy Raspberry Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!
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Healthy Toddler Banana Oat Muffins - 3 Ways!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups Old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 large bananas mashed, 1 1/2 cups
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 2 tablespoons salted butter melted
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
Strawberry Almond Chia
- 1/2 cup fresh strawberries, chopped
- 1 tbsp sliced almonds
- 1 tsp chia seeds
Blueberry Apple Flax
- 1/4 cup fresh blueberries
- 1/4 cup fresh apples, chopped any variety
- 1 tbsp ground flax seed
"Carrot Cake"
- 1/4 cup fresh carrots, grated
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin tin with liners or generously spray with a non-stick cooking spray. *You can also lightly spray the muffin liners as I've heard some have had trouble with them sticking to the liners.
- In a large bowl mix together oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- In a medium bowl, smash bananas and add milk, butter, eggs, vanilla, and maple syrup. Add slowly to the dry ingredients and mix well.
- In separate bowls, mix together the Strawberry Almond Chia, Blueberry Apple Flax, and "Carrot Cake" fillings. Add some of each mixture to 4 muffin liners, leaving a little bit of each behind to top the muffins. Gently fill each muffin tin to the top with oats and bananas mixture and top with remaining filling. (If you have extra oat and banana mixture, make some 'plain' muffins or toss in whatever else you have!)
- Bake muffins for 20-30 minutes, until slightly browned. Check after 20. Cool and enjoy!
- Store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to a week or in the freezer for 6 months.
Roz
Great concept, but these were awful. Should have trusted my instinct that 2 tsp of baking soda was not a good idea.
Has anyone else reviewing this made them?
Ben Myhre
These look like a great treat for toddlers AND adults! These look delicious and I would love to have these available all of the time.
Tracy
Yes! They freeze well, too!
Pam Greer
I don't have any little ones around any more, but I love the sound of these muffins! Muffins are my easy breakfast of choice and I love all these options!
Tracy
Not just for kids- my husband and I love them too 🙂
Cheese Curd In Paradise
I love the variety of flavors! My toddler loves strawberries, blueberries, and carrots so I know these would be a big hit with him. I can't wait to give these a try!
Tracy
I hope he enjoys them!
Emily
I love how kid tested this recipe is. Will have to try it out on my kiddos.
Tracy
I hope they enjoy them!
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry
These look great and I am sure my kids would absolutely love them. A great on the go breakfast idea.
Tracy
I hope they do!
Emma
Taste good but the extra baking soda makes them too metallic. I’d do one tsp baking soda and one baking powder instead.
Tracy
Ohhh hmm thank you for the feedback! I will also try reducing the baking soda!
Dawn Harris
I used to be so obsessed with making muffins! Especially when my Little’s were toddlers. Maybe it’s the way muffins are the perfect finger food for little hands. These look delicious, I’ll have to try them. Something tells me even though I don’t have toddlers anymore, they’ll still love these!
Amanda
What a great idea for a healthy breakfast! I love the flavor variations (I think I'll be trying the blueberry ones first because blueberries are just so gorgeous here right now!), and the wonderfully wholesome ingredients that you've used to make these. I sometimes struggle to get a well balanced breakfast in the mornings, and this would be such a quick and convenient option!
Sean@Diversivore
Ahh yes, you always know it's good when the kids are eating the wrapper, eh? Haha. It's always nice to have little recipes like this around, both for our kids and for ourselves. You definitely want to be able to grab something when you're on the go without having to settle for something unhealthy or overly processed. My kids will be all over these. Cheers!