Moist and fluffy Gluten Free Banana Muffins! They flourless muffins are SO easy to whip up in your blender and you can add all of your favorite mix-ins like nuts, coconut flakes, cinnamon, or chocolate chips!
Want more recipes that use up all those extra bananas? You got it. Try my excellent recipes for Chunky Monkey Banana Cookies, Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies and Brown Butter Banana Bread.
Why This Recipe Works
Easy breakfast — I’m ALWAYS on the hunt for easy breakfast foods. We get so tired of cereal around here. So amen for these easy, healthy banana muffins. They are especially great for those mornings that seem to get away from you and by the time you realize you haven’t eaten breakfast, you’re famished and just wish you had something you could grab quickly. Enter these muffins, an easy grab-n-go breakfast option.
Blender muffins — I love blender-made anything. Smoothies, soups, you name it, but especially muffins. No need to dirty a bunch of bowls and whisks and hand mixers and blah blah — just throw it all in the blender, pulse, and pour. Throw them all together and blend it right up.
Customizable mix-ins — The fun thing about these easy, flourless banana muffins? The MIX-INS! It’s like ice cream. How can you not go crazy when you’re faced with a dozen options of yummy add-ons to your giant bowl of ice cream? You can’t. Crazy things will happen. And that’s sort of what went on here when I was trying to decide what to add to my blender muffins. Chocolate chips? Coconut? Cinnamon? Nuts? YES. To all of the above.
Gluten free — These healthy banana muffins are also gluten free. But don’t worry — you won’t even notice as the oats make them come out loaf-like, like banana bread, but better. A great option if you’re looking for a low-carb option or prefer to eat gluten-free.
Ingredients
These gluten-free banana muffins are not only so easy to put together but the ingredients are a cinch too. You probably have everything you already need in your pantry.
Old fashioned oats — These are key — you need to have the old-fashioned kind of oats and not steel cut. Old fashioned have more texture and will hold the muffin shape better. You can substitute quick-cooking oats if that’s what you have.
Eggs — Eggs help bind the muffins together. Regular, large eggs are good in this recipe for gluten-free banana muffins.
Bananas — This probably goes without saying but you do need bananas to make these flourless banana muffins. I like to use the ones that are browning and getting past prime eating-time.
Brown sugar — Add a little sweet with a bit of brown sugar. Light or dark will work in these muffins.
Baking powder and baking soda — Add for leavening and texture.
Vanilla — I prefer to use real vanilla extract but you can also use imitation if that’s what you have on hand. I love how the vanilla works with the banana to make the flavors that much better.
Salt — Salt also helps the flavors shine through.
Sour cream (OR Greek yogurt) — For creaminess, add the sour cream. If you don’t have sour cream, you can substitute Greek yogurt. Use plain Greek yogurt (make sure it’s Greek for its thickness).
Here’s How You Make It
- First, preheat the oven to 375. Then, grease the muffin tins or place some muffin/cupcake liners in the tins. (not pictured)
- Next, add the oats, eggs, bananas, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, sour cream (or Greek yogurt), and salt to a high-powered blender. Pulse the blender until smooth. (photos 1-2)
- Now it’s time for mix-ins. If you are using just one (i.e.: chocolate chips), then you can stir (stir, not blend) it right in the blender container and then pour the batter right out of the blender into the muffin tins, filling only 3/4 full. *If you want to use more than one mix in (like chocolate chips on some, and coconut flakes on others) fill the muffin tins first, then sprinkle those mix-ins on top of each cup and stir them into the muffins individually with a knife. (photo 3-5)
- Finally, pop the gluten free banana muffins into the oven for 10-15 minutes or until they are golden brown and when you insert a toothpick, it comes out mostly clean. Allow the flourless banana muffins to cool completely, and store them in an airtight container. (photo 6)
Expert Tips and Tricks
- Wondering what kind of add-ins to put into the muffins? Some of my favorites are 1 cup chocolate chips, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes.
- These healthy banana muffins can be kept in a container with a lid on the countertop for up to three days. If you’re going to keep them longer, put them in the fridge.
- You can freeze these muffins in an airtight container for up to five months.
- Be sure not to over-mix these muffins in the blender, just pulse until barely blended! You can also mix by hand.
Gluten is a protein that’s in a lot of grains like wheat. It’s in most “bready” foods — cereal, actual bread, pasta, pizza crust, pretzels, etc. Some people are allergic to gluten (called Celiac disease) and some people have an intolerance to gluten. Some people just avoid it. Whatever your reason, here are some foods that are naturally gluten-free:
Fruits and veggies
Legumes, beans, seeds
Eggs
Meat
Dairy products
Always check the labels on all your foods to make sure they are gluten-free as you never know how many processed foods are made. It’ll be right there on the label.
The short answer is, yes, you can over mix muffins. Since you are using a blender for these gluten free banana muffins, it’s going to be super easy to over-mix them. Instead of setting it at low and letting it go, use the “pulse” option so that you are only blending a little bit at a time. Over mixed muffins can taste tough, so be sure just to blend them till they’re just mixed together, then they’re good to go.
More Muffin Recipes
- Bran Muffins
- Carrot Cake Muffins
- Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
- Cinnamon Streusel Muffins
- Blueberry Muffins
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Gluten Free Banana Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 2 eggs
- 2 medium bananas
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup sour cream - (OR greek yogurt)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375. Grease muffin tins or place muffin/cupcake liners in the tins.
- Add oats, eggs, bananas, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, sour cream (or Greek yogurt), salt to a high powered blender. Pulse until smooth.
- If you are using just one mix-in (i.e.: chocolate chips) then you can stir it right into the blender (with a spoon- don’t pulse) and then fill muffin tins 3/4 full. If you want to use more than one mix in (such as chocolate chips on some, and coconut flakes on others) then fill the muffin tins first, then sprinkle your mix-ins on top of each cup and stir in with a knife.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown and an inserted toothpick comes out mostly clean. Allow to cool completely, store in airtight container.
Notes
- Wondering what kind of add-ins to put into the muffins? Some of my favorites are 1 cup chocolate chips, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes.
- These healthy banana muffins can be kept in a container with a lid on the countertop for up to three days. If you’re going to keep them longer, put them in the fridge.
- You can freeze these muffins in an airtight container for up to five months.
- Be sure not to over-mix these muffins in the blender, just pulse until barely blended! You can also mix by hand.
Do the oats get crushed up? Or are there flakes of oats in the muffins?
The oats get all crushed up. 🙂
I did make these is a normal blender and they turned out great! The only suggestion I have is to NOT use cupcake liners as a lot stuck to the paper and I lost a good part of my delicious muffin!
Also, the instructions do not say when to put in the bananas although the pictures do. 🙂
As an aside, if one actually waits for the muffins to cool they don’t stick to the paper so much … 🙂
WoW!! This muffins is look i feel so hungry.
Sorry I don’t see when you add the banana or the sour cream/Greek yogurt. Do you add everything at once and blend?
Thanks
Yep you do!
This looks delicious! I only have quick cook oats with flaxseed or steel-cut oats. Do you think one of those would work since you blend the recipe or would the texture be way off? Thanks!
Hi Jessica, I think your best bet would be to use the steel-cut, I think they’ll still come out great! 🙂