Maple-Oat Muffins

These muffins are simple, sweet, nutritious, and budget-friendly. Make a batch for the week or freeze some for later on.

thrive 5 ingredients or less badge
5 Ingredients or Less
thrive 15 minutes or less badge
15 minutes or less
thrive for the whole family badge
For the whole family
diabetes friendly icon
Diabetes-friendly
immune boosting icon
Immune boosting
heart healthy icon
Heart-healthy
anti inflammatory icon
Anti-inflammatory
vegetarian icon
Vegetarian
vegan icon
Vegan
gluten free icon
Gluten-free
dairy free icon
Dairy-free
Maple-Oat Muffins
Share
Maple-Oat Muffins
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
  • 3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 3/4 cup rolled oats
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 and 1/2 tablespoons dried chamomile (from a chamomile tea bag)
  • 1 and 1/4 cups milk of your choice
  • 1 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup oil of your choice
  • 1 ripe banana, mashed
instacart logo mark
Get Recipe Ingredients
DIRECTIONS:
  1. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
  2. Combine all of the dry ingredients (flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and chamomile) and mix well.
  3. Separately, combine the milk, maple syrup, and oil.
  4. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and whisk well to combine. Make sure that all of the brown sugar is broken down and not clumped together.
  5. Add the mashed banana and stir to combine.
  6. Lightly grease the muffin tray with oil, then divide the batter evenly into the tray.
  7. Bake for 20–24 minutes, moving around the tray after 12 minutes. Remove when the muffins are golden brown and allow them to cool to room temperature.
  8. You can also add banana slices or extra oats to the tops of the muffins.
thrive tip icon
TRY THIS MICROSTEP

Over the weekend, set aside time to bake a healthy treat with your kids. It’s a great activity to get them involved in the kitchen and connect as a family.

Download the Thrive Global Cookbook now

Discover delicious, low-cost recipes, Microsteps for building healthy habits, and much more.

Download for free now
thrive cookbook feature graphicthrive cookbook feature graphic mobile

Explore our recipes

Easy-to-make dishes filled with healthy, affordable ingredients and global flavors.