Chocolate Chip Banana Oatmeal Muffins

Chocolate Chip Banana Oatmeal Muffins are seriously scrumptious! We soak the oats to get soft textured moist muffins studded with chocolate.

Prep Time5

Cook Time30

Oats Soaking10

Total Time45

Course: muffin, Sweets

Cuisine: Western

Keyword: chocolate chip banana oatmeal muffins

Servings:

Calories: 323kcal

Preheat your oven to 180°C / 350-375°F / Gas Mark 4-5.
In a large mixing bowl combine oats with the buttermilk, olive oil and egg. Stir to combine and let sit for 10 to 15 mins.
Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stir to combine.
Add chocolate chips and mashed banana and stir gently to combine.
Transfer muffin mixture to muffin tin and place in the middle rack of the oven.
Bake for 30 mins until a skewer inserted comes out clean with no wet batter. If there is mashed banana on the skewer, wipe that off and reinsert the skewer at a difference place to test doneness.
Serve warm with butter, honey and icing sugar.

Note 1 You can use a regular 12 hole muffin tin OR a Texas (larger size) muffin tin and make 6 big and 4 regular muffins. Big muffins are good for meals and small ones are good for snacks and lunch boxes.
Note 2 These are to portion the wet muffin mixture into the muffin tin. An ice cream scoop will give you uniform sized muffins with rounded tops.
Note 3 I use regular rolled oats. We add the wet ingredients to the oats so that it gets absorbed into the oats.
Note 4 Don't worry about sifting this. Simply add it in and stir to combine. Stir consistently to ensure it is mixed in, however.
Note 5 You can use your favourite be it milk chocolate, dark chocolate or white chocolate chips. I am using milk chocolate chips.
Note 6 The easiest way to mash the bananas is to add both to a high edged small bowl, use a standard sized fork to push the banana against the high edges of the bowl. You might loose some over the edges if you use a flat or short rimmed plate.