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    Home » Recipes » Cakes and Muffins

    Banana Granola Muffins

    February 19, 2021 by Kankana Saxena

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    Banana Granola Muffins are a great pick me up breakfast! Goodness of banana with the crunch from granola, these muffins are filling and a great way to start the day. The recipe is easy and needs just one bowl and a fork to make the batter.

    Banana Granola Muffins

    These are healthy breakfast muffins where I used the left over tidbits of my homemade granola. Here is a recipe of my Super Simple Granola with Fruit and Nut

    The granola adds a lovely crunch to the muffins. You can add muselli or oatmeal too.

    Simulatenously, you can discard all that and just stick to all purpose flour and add some nuts or berries to the muffins.

    This is a simple anyday breakfast muffins that are so good for odd hour hunger pang too.

    Healthy breakfast Idea

    Ingredients you need for This Banana Granola Muffins

    • Banana
    • Granola
    • Sugar
    • Flour
    • Baking Powder
    • Baking Soda
    • Milk
    • Walnuts
    • Egg

    Steps to prepare these healthy breakfast banana muffins are super simple. Just mix everything in one bowl and it's ready to be scooped in muffin pan and bake.

    Can you make these muffins eggless? 

    Yes! 

    To make it eggless, ignore the milk that goes in the batter and obviously eggs. Instead prepare the batter with ½ cup plain yogurt mixed with mashed bananas and rest of the ingredients.

    Breakfast Muffins

    The recipe makes exactly 12 muffins! 

    Don't you love when a recipe makes exactly 12 muffins, so you don't have to go for multiple batch of baking. Well, this easy Banana Granola Muffin, makes the perfect exact 12 muffins.

    Banana Granola Muffins

    The recipe is fairly simple and you could play around with it. Add your version of granola, substitute walnut with your favorite nuts or no nuts.

    The recipe doesn’t call for any special gadgets, not even a whisk and it requires no sifting of ingredients. Just drop everything and mix to form a smooth batter.

    A perfect pick me up treat for breakfast, teatime or after school snack.

    Here is a quick video to show you easy it is.

    Banana Granola Toasted Walnut Breakfast Muffins

    Kankana Saxena
    Banana Granola Muffins are a great pick me up breakfast! Goodness of banana with the crunch from granola, these muffins are filling and a great way to start the day. The recipe is easy and needs just one bowl and a fork to make the batter.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast
    Servings 12 muffins
    Calories 310 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 ripe banana
    • 2 eggs
    • ½ cup sugar
    • ¾ cup vegetable oil
    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 cup toasted/plain walnuts (roughly chopped)
    • ½ cup granola
    • zest of 1 lemon
    • juice of half lemon
    • ⅓ cup milk

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 350 F / 170 C and line a muffin tin with liners.
    • In a bowl, mash the banana using a fork. Drop the eggs and whisk. Add all other ingredients except for granola and nuts. Whisk everything to form a smooth batter.
    • Then, add half the granola, half the nuts and give it a mix.
    • Spoon the batter evenly into the liners. Keep in mind that the muffins do rise a little.
    • Top it with some more granola and toasted walnuts.
    • Bake it for 20 mins.

    Video

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUa2VsW3SIA

    Nutrition

    Serving: 12muffinsCalories: 310kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 5gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 122mgFiber: 2gSugar: 14g
    Keyword banana granola muffins, breakfast, healthy muffins, muffins
    Banana Granola Muffins | Playful Cooking

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. albenpure

      March 29, 2021 at 4:41 am

      Very interesting, thanks for sharing!

    2. Kelsie

      April 13, 2017 at 6:46 am

      These look AWESOME! I love granola and muffins both, so putting them together is such a great idea. Perfect for those crazy-busy mornings 🙂

    3. John/Kitchen Riffs

      April 12, 2017 at 8:36 am

      Mmmm, muffins! Never met one I didn't like. These look terrific -- I'd love them any time of the day, not just for breakfast. Thanks!

    4. Soma

      April 11, 2017 at 11:53 am

      I love this recipe! So wholesome and a coffee time treat 🙂 And a big hug for Avyan :*

    5. angiesrecipes

      April 11, 2017 at 4:26 am

      A wholesome breakfast treat!

    6. Laura | Tutti Dolci

      April 10, 2017 at 7:33 pm

      I love these muffins, such a treat for breakfast!

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