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Okay… I think I’ve just made my new favorite gluten-free muffins that are actually THICK, fluffy, and moist. You will definitely want to give these Honey Walnut Banana Muffins a try asap if you are a gluten-free or dairy-free foodie! These muffins are also a fantastic way to use up any ripe bananas you have on hand. They are easy to make, delicious to eat, and great to have on hand as a meal prep snack.
Nutritional benefits of this recipe
- Banana is rich in potassium, magnesium, vitamin B6. It also has prebiotic fiber which feeds the good bacteria in our gut microbiome.
- Honey helps improve blood pressure, manage cholesterol, and boost the immune system. It also has antibacterial and anti-fungal properties. It’s rich in vitamin C, Vitamins B5, B3, and B2, along with minerals such as calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium and zinc.
- Walnuts are a great source of omega-3’s (specifically ALA’s) and magnesium and are great for brain health, heart health, inflammation, etc.
- Oats are a prebiotic fiber, which helps feed the beneficial bacteria in our gut. They also have vitamins and minerals such as zinc, magnesium, and B6.
Ingredients
Bananas – ripe, spotty banans. I used 3 medium ones.
Oat flour – Get certified gluten-free if needed.
Honey – You can also sub maple syrup. Since maple syrup is a bit thinner, then you may want to do 1/3 cup maple syrup and 1/4 cup coconut sugar in place of the full amount of honey.
Walnuts – or other nut or chocolate chips (or omit completely)
Avocado oil – or sub melted butter or coconut oil. Whichever you prefer!
Eggs
Vanilla extract
Baking powder
Baking soda
Salt
Cinnamon (optional)
Method
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line a muffin pan with unbleached paper muffin liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients.
- In a medium bowl, mix the dry ingredients.
- 4. Add the dry ingredients into the wet and fold together using a spatula.
- 5. Fold in the chopped walnuts or other nut of choice or chocolate chips (or leave it plain if desired).
- Bake for 18-23 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Modifications
- Sub another nut or even chocolate chips in place of the walnuts.
- Add chocolate chips in addition to the chopped nuts.
- Add rolled oats to the batter or on top of the muffins before baking for extra texture.
- You can sub maple syrup in place of the honey. Since maple syrup is a bit thinner, then you may want to do 1/3 cup maple syrup and 1/4 cup coconut sugar in place of the full amount of honey.
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I hope you love these gluten-free Honey Walnut Banana Muffins! Please be sure to leave a comment and rating if you give it a try. I love hearing feedback and your engagement on my website helps me to continue creating recipes for you! 🙂
PrintHoney Walnut Banana Muffins (gluten-free)
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 muffins 1x
- Category: snack
- Method: Oven
Ingredients
Wet:
1 1/3 cup mashed ripe bananas (300g, about 3 medium bananas)
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup avocado oil (or melted coconut oil)
3 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
Dry:
250g oat flour (2 1/2 cups spooned and leveled)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp cinnamon (optional)
1/4 tsp salt
Extra:
3/4 cup chopped walnuts, plus some for topping if desired (or sub another chopped nut, or chocolate chips, or leave out completely)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line a muffin pan with unbleached paper muffin liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients.
- In a medium bowl, mix the dry ingredients.
- 4. Add the dry ingredients into the wet and fold together using a spatula.
- 5. Fold in the chopped walnuts or other nut of choice or chocolate chips (or leave it plain if desired).
- Bake for 18-23 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Great recipe! I came across this website today, saw this recipe and had all the ingredients at home. That’s how simple this recipe is and they came out great. I added a protein powder and they still came out fine!
Awh welcome!! I’m so glad you found my website and enjoyed this recipe! Thank you SO much for taking the time to leave a review. I’m beyond glad that you enjoyed these muffins! Adding protein powder is a great idea 🙂
Banana smell was great as they were cooking. They tasted terrific.
The smell of muffins is divine for sure. Glad you enjoyed them!
Absolutely love these! So easy to make, so I did a double batch. I made them with almond extract instead of vanilla since I was out of it. It still turned out great!
So glad they turned out great for you!