Peanut butter and banana is one of my all-time favorite flavor combinations. My go-to breakfast is a whole wheat english muffin with peanut butter and sliced banana, what’s not to love? Maybe a little fat and calories from the peanut butter, but who’s really keeping track besides my jeans? In an attempt to combine all things I love – peanut butter, banana, and muffins, I created a recipe for Peanut Butter Banana Oat Muffins!

I stumbled upon all-natural peanut butter chips while perusing the baking aisle recently and knew I had to figure out a way to incorporate them into a recipe. It’s not an easy feat keeping a peanut butter recipe healthy, but I did the best I could by using coconut oil, white whole wheat flour, and oats. The ingredients are as follows:

Peanut Butter Banana Oat Muffins

1 cup white whole wheat flour {regular whole wheat flour works as well}
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cane sugar
1/4 tsp kosher salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup oats
1/3 cup melted coconut oil
1 egg
1/2 cup milk {1 or 2%}
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup all-natural peanut butter chips
1 cup mashed banana {1 1/2-3 bananas depending on their size}

*Scroll down for full recipe instructions

I used white whole wheat flour for this recipe, but it is completely interchangeable with traditional whole wheat flour. The  “white” version is milled from white wheat kernels and produces the same nutritional value as whole wheat but has a milder flavor and lighter color. If you don’t love the taste of whole wheat, give the white version a try.

A tip for mashing the bananas, don’t skimp. The bananas I used at one point were uncharacteristically skinny and I only used two – it wasn’t enough. The muffins aren’t bad, but the sweetness of the bananas is what balances out the taste of the peanut butter and whole wheat flour. Additionally, the gooeyness of the banana produces a deliciously moist muffin. Bottom line – don’t skimp.

These muffins are perfect for breakfast-on-the-go, for school lunch boxes {kids get a little protein from the peanut butter}, or as an afternoon snack.

If you wish to sweeten up this muffin even more, try adding in a handful or two of chocolate chips. I purposely left them out to avoid a sugar rush first thing in the morning, but to each his own!

Enjoy!
Anna

PS: If you are looking for additional muffin recipes try these Blueberry Oat and Apple Zucchini Oat muffins.