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Quick Blender Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins {Gluten-Free}

Perfect for any time of day, this recipe delivers great flavor effortlessly.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
33 mins
Servings: 12 muffins
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 2 medium-size ripe bananas lightly mashed (about 1 cup)
  • ½ ½ cup Sour Cream or Greek yogurt
  • 2 2 large eggs
  • 1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅓ ⅓ cup granulated sugar (can substitute honey)
  • 2 ¼ 2 ¼ cups old-fashioned rolled oats (see note)
  • 1 ½ 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips + more for sprinkling

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper liners and lightly coat the liners with nonstick cooking spray (or omit the liners and grease the muffin tin).
  2. Add the bananas, sour cream, eggs, vanilla, sugar, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt to a blender or food processor (a blender will get the mixture slightly smoother). Process until well-blended.
  3. Stir in the 1/2 cup of chocolate chips to the batter with a spoon or spatula.
  4. Pour the batter evenly into the muffin cups; the tins will be fairly full. If you want a pop of chocolate on top, sprinkle a few chocolate chips on each muffin.
  5. Bake for 15-18 minutes until the muffins spring back to the touch and are baked through.

Notes

  • Gluten-Free: keep in mind if you are wanting to make these officially gluten-free, make sure the oats you are using are certified gluten-free (not all oats are). If you don't have a blender or food processor, check out Nicole's post for details about using oat flour in place of the old-fashioned oats.
  • Sweetness: also, these muffins are just very lightly sweet (the ripeness of your bananas will help the sweetness factor along, too) which is how I like them for breakfast fare but if you like your quick breads a tad sweeter, increase the sugar/honey as needed.
  • Oats: I have not subbed quick oats in this recipe but you could certainly experiment.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Muffin Calories 170kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 25g (8%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 7g (11%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Cholesterol 33mg (11%) Sodium 167mg (7%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 11g (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12muffins

Amount Per Serving

Calories

% Daily Value*

Serving 1 Muffin
Calories 170kcal 9%
Carbohydrates 25g 8%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 7g 11%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 33mg 11%
Sodium 167mg 7%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 11g 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.