Golden Banana Oat Muffins — Lee's Golden Recipes

Golden Banana Oat Muffins

Ripe bananas, oats, honey, and warming spice. In my experience, these bake on Sunday and carry the whole week with gentle sweetness — nourishing without being indulgent.

⏱ 30 min 🍽 Serves 12 muffins 🌿 Dairy-Free Option ✨ Sustained Energy

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Ingredients

For 12 muffins servings

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3 very ripe bananas, mashed

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1½ cups rolled oats

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1 cup whole wheat flour (or oat flour for gluten-free)

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2 eggs

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3 tbsp honey or maple syrup

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¼ cup coconut oil or butter, melted

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1 tsp vanilla extract

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1 tsp cinnamon

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½ tsp turmeric (the golden touch)

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1 tsp baking soda

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Pinch sea salt

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Optional mix-ins: walnuts, dark chocolate chips, raisins

How I Make It

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)

Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease lightly with coconut oil.

Mash the bananas

In a large bowl, mash bananas well — the riper they are, the sweeter and more flavorful your muffins.

Mix wet ingredients

Whisk eggs, honey, melted coconut oil, and vanilla into the mashed bananas.

Add dry ingredients

Stir in oats, flour, cinnamon, turmeric, baking soda, and salt until just combined. Fold in any mix-ins.

Fill and bake

Divide batter evenly among the 12 cups (about ¾ full). Bake 18–22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cool before eating

Let muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. They firm up beautifully as they cool.

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Lee's Notes

→ The riper and more spotted your bananas, the sweeter and more moist the muffins.
→ I freeze bananas specifically for this recipe — thaw overnight and they're perfect.
→ Turmeric gives these a subtle warmth and a gorgeous golden interior without changing the flavor dramatically.
→ Store in an airtight container for up to 4 days, or freeze individually for easy grab-and-go mornings.

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