Breakfast Goody: Banana Oat Muffins

I love banana bread and banana muffins but it's difficult to make them in our house because Nick tends to eat all our bananas before they get a chance to ripen. However, with summer coming and temperatures rising (though it's been a mild low70s all week), they are ripening faster than he can eat them! And I got to make these delicious Banana Oatmeal Muffins (with chocolate chips upon request).

These are perfectly fluffy and not too sugary and great as a breakfast. We ate them three days in a row and didn't get sick of them at all! I made mine without chocolate chips and Nick happily ate chocolate as part of his breakfast.

Banana Oat Muffins


3/4 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 cup white whole wheat

1 cup oats

1/4 cup white sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 egg

3/4 cup milk

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup of mashed bananas, about 2 large ones or 3 small-medium ones 

1/2 cup chocolate chips 

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Combine the flours, oats, sugars, powder, soda, and salt in a bowl. In a separate bowl, beat the egg lightly and stir in the milk, oil, and vanilla. Add the mashed bananas.

3. Stir the flour mixture into the banana mixture until combined. Fold in chocolate chips. 

4. Divide among evenly among muffin tins and bake for 18-20 minutes.  

Recipe adapted from: http://www.honeyandjam.com/2009/11/banana-oat-muffins.html

I hope you all have a great weekend! I'm off to NYC for a three-day trip! I can't wait to eat and walk a lot in between :)