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Banana Bread Mini-Muffins

May 1, 2015 23 Comments

These delicious banana bread mini muffins are the perfect to-go breakfast or snack! They’re great fresh but also for meal prep!

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THIS IS A NUT FREE ZONE. Food nut. Not human nut. I came up with this recipe for banana bread mini-muffins during a snack time self-reflection. THAT doesn’t happen often… When I was giving Joey a snack that included a banana + peanut butter the other day, I realized something: He CAN eat peanut butter.

He can and does eat peanut butter multiple times a week [if not daily]. There are thousands of kids that cannot eat peanut butter or any nut for that matter because they are allergic. I don’t know what I would do if Joey was allergic to peanuts. Actually, I know what I would do—- but it wouldn’t make life with my toddler any easier.

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Lazy snack days… Joey prefers the muffins…

Like all of my recipes on this blog, my hope is that these banana bread mini-muffins provide a new and tasty snack alternative for your kiddos— specifically those that have to miss out on all the peanut butter recipes out there.

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When Joey isn’t asking for muffins he’s asking for popsicles!

Shall we continue to the recipe? Lets go! Banana bread is delicious. Banana bread in the form of a muffin is delicious. And the fact that banana bread mini-muffins please the solid food-eating members of my family makes this Momma happy!

I was a little worried that ONE banana wouldn’t give me the banana bread flavor I was going for with this recipe. Thankfully I proved myself wrong [especially since I only had one banana on hand— I couldn’t afford to mess up!].

If you decide to double the batch, these muffins freeze and reheat well. It worked in my favor that I only had one banana because after a day or two of these banana bread mini-muffins Joey was on to something else. On to eating something else. The taste buds of a toddler are something else, am I right?!

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Banana Bread Mini-Muffins
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
30 mins
 
Author: Katie Serbinski
Recipe type: Snack
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 1 ripe banana, medium-sized
  • 2 tablespoons of butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon of honey
  • 2 tablespoons of brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon of vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon of salt
  • ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 1 cup of old-fashioned oats
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375. In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients and mix well.
  2. Spoon into greased mini muffin tin pans. Bake for 20 minutes.
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Not only is this recipe peanut-free— it’s gluten-free too. I guess it’s time to admit I gave a muffin to Joey with a spread of peanut butter on it… completely unnecessary. But he was asking for more! Don’t fear the ingredient list OR my non-official way of baking. Mix it all together, bake it all together, and you get delicious banana bread mini-muffins!

Banana bread mini muffins are filled with all the tasty banana bread flavor in bite-sized form! Simple ingredients and nut-free!

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Comments

  1. Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes says

    May 1, 2015 at 6:59 am

    Wow! I love that you found a way to keep these so healthy! And no flour too. I am sure the GF peeps will be just as happy as the peanut-free folks about these tasty little snacks.

    Reply
    • Katie says

      May 12, 2015 at 7:56 am

      Thanks Katie!!

  2. Elizabeth @ Enjoy Every Bite says

    May 1, 2015 at 1:23 pm

    Johnny loves muffins or “special treats” as he calls them! I love having a stash in the freezer for a quick snack! Pinning!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      May 12, 2015 at 7:57 am

      Exactly!! I love how involved Johnny is with you and mealtime. So grea!

  3. Jessica @ Nutritioulicious says

    May 1, 2015 at 2:37 pm

    I’m so thankful my girls don’t have nut allergies either. It really does make things so much easier on the snack front! As you know, bananas are not my thing, but my girls would love these and I love how easy they are to make!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      May 12, 2015 at 7:57 am

      Lol maybe swap with applesauce?! Or wait that defeats the purpose… Never mind 😉

  4. Sonali- The Foodie Physician says

    May 1, 2015 at 5:11 pm

    YUM! I know Sienna would wallop these 🙂

    Reply
    • Katie says

      May 12, 2015 at 7:58 am

      Joey couldn’t get enough!!

  5. Min says

    May 1, 2015 at 7:09 pm

    I love that I can whip this up anytime I want a snack as I always have all of those ingredients on hand!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      May 12, 2015 at 7:58 am

      Exactly Min!! And I love the portion size… Keeps me in check!

  6. Jenny Shea Rawn says

    May 1, 2015 at 8:04 pm

    Have been loving banana bread lately – but the dark chocolate/walnut variety :). Will definitely try these – love their simplicity and use of oats! And perfectly portioned. Pinning!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      May 12, 2015 at 7:58 am

      Jenny I’m adding walnuts and chocolate to my next batch!! Thanks for the inspiration!

  7. Casey Smith says

    March 20, 2017 at 10:33 pm

    I love this! I just made this for my son who is asleep now, but my husband tried it and said “um, I think you need to make some more of this for us” – ha! It’s sooo good!

    Reply
  8. Kristin says

    January 10, 2020 at 4:30 pm

    These are incredible. I have struggled to find a healthy muffin recipe my kids will actually eat, and this is it! My search is over! These were a MAJOR hit and I absolutely love the easy dump-and-mix method! It hardly feels like baking 🙂
    Thank you!!

    Reply
  9. Kristin says

    February 26, 2020 at 1:59 pm

    These are just amazing. After making them a few times, I messed around a bit with the recipe and have successfully subbed the butter for coconut oil, and left out the brown sugar for a less sweet muffin. They still turn out amazing and moist! I found your recipe a few months ago and have made them at least 6 times since then, typically doubling or quadrupling the batch! This is a gem of a recipe! 😀

    Reply
  10. Sarah J says

    December 31, 2020 at 9:47 pm

    Found your post on Pinterest and made these today. Both me and my little guy loved them. =)

    Reply

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