Oatmeal Banana Muffins

I saw a recipe for Oatmeal Banana Bread on a friends pinterest the other day and realized I have all the ingredients, and they sounded really yummy, so I set out to make them today. I changed up the recipe a bit and made muffins instead of a loaf. I actually don't even own a loaf pan...I may need to remedy that soon :).

These muffins are crazy good. The only regret I have is not putting chocolate chips in them. I thought of it right as I was putting the crumb topping on them :(. I'll have to add them in next time, because there will be a next time!

Oatmeal Banana Muffins

You will need:

• 2 whole, overripe bananas
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 3/4 cup fat free milk
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 1/4 cup old fashion rolled oats
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• pinch of nutmeg
• pinch of ginger
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 1 tbsp ground flax meal

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

For the topping: In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup oats, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, pinch of nutmeg, pinch of ginger, 1 tbsp brown sugar and 1 tbsp melted butter. Stir to combine and set aside.

For the muffins: Mash the bananas in a medium bowl, then stir in the milk and egg. Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, 1 cup oats, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, pinch ginger, pinch nutmeg and flax meal. This is also where I would have added mini chocolate chips if I was thinking clearly ;). I am saving those for buttermilk scones though...

Pour mixture into 12 lightly greased muffin tins, about 2/3 full, and sprinkle with the topping mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the edges to make sure they will come out cleanly and let them finish to cool on a rack.

These smell so good and taste even better! They have just enough sweetness from the overripe bananas and brown sugar crumb topping. I really enjoyed them. I quickly added the ingredients into an on-line calorie counter and these come out to be approximately 150 calories, 2 grams of fat and 4 grams of protein per muffin, not to bad!

Source: adapted from Greatist