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Healthy, moist, and insanely tasty, these five-ingredient banana blueberry muffins are the ultimate best way to use up overripe bananas and make a quick treat in less than 30 minutes.
If you’ve tried and loved our blueberry banana bread, making them as muffins is a game changer.
They cook quicker, are perfectly portioned, and taste incredible! I was inspired to make these muffins after wanting a change from my usual breakfast muffins.
Table of Contents
- Why you’ll love these healthy banana blueberry muffins
- Ingredients needed
- How to make healthy blueberry banana muffins
- Tips to make the best recipe
- Storage instructions
- Recommended tools to make this recipe
- More healthy muffins to try
- Frequently asked questions
- Healthy Banana Blueberry Muffins (Recipe Card)
Why you’ll love these healthy banana blueberry muffins
- Healthy. These banana muffins are very nutritious. They don’t contain grain flour, refined sugar, oil, eggs, dairy, and gluten.
- Only 5 ingredients. Like our blueberry cookies, you need bananas, blueberries, and only three more ingredients to whip up these healthy and delicious muffins.
- Less than 30 minutes to make. Similar to healthy blueberry muffins or almond flour blueberry muffins, this recipe takes around 5 minutes of prep work and around 20 minutes in the oven.
- Dairy free and gluten-free. These muffins are perfect if you can’t tolerate dairy or are celiac.
If you love having muffins for breakfast but don’t want anything with white flour or refined sugar in it, then these banana blueberry muffins are certainly something you should try.
Ingredients needed
The only five ingredients you need to make these muffins are the following:
- Bananas. Use ripe bananas for this recipe.
- Blueberries. Fresh and juicy blueberries.
Berry swap
Raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries can be used, too.
- Coconut flour. It doesn’t contain any gluten, adds natural sweetness to the muffins, and gives them a light cake-like texture.
- Nut butter. Any smooth nut butter will work. I like using almond butter or peanut butter.
- Maple syrup. Use pure maple syrup for the best flavor and to keep the muffins free of refined sugar. You can replace maple syrup with honey, agave, and brown rice syrup.
How to make healthy blueberry banana muffins
In a large bowl, mash the bananas until smooth and add the remaining ingredients except for the berries, and stir well. You can use a blender to do this quickly. Next, fold in the blueberries into the mixture.
Divide the batter evenly among the greased muffin cups. Bake the muffins in a preheated oven until they are fully set yet tender on the outside.
Remove the muffins from the oven and allow them to cool in the muffin tray.
Tips to make the best recipe
- Toss the blueberries with flour before you mix them with the batter. Doing this will prevent the muffins from sinking.
- If you are using frozen berries, defrost them and pat them dry using paper towels.
- If you didn’t thaw the blueberries, consider baking the muffins a few minutes longer as they do affect the baking time.
- These muffins don’t contain baking powder and other leavening agents, so they don’t rise as much. So, ensure you fill the muffin cups until they are mostly full.
- If you don’t have overripe bananas, preheat the oven to 300F degrees and bake the unpeeled bananas for 15 to 20 minutes until the peel turns black. Baking the bananas makes them softer and enhances the sweetness of the fruit.
- Add mix-ins, like chocolate chips, oats, vanilla extract, or chopped nuts.
Storage instructions
To store: Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two days or in the fridge for up to five days.
To freeze: Wrap each muffin individually in food wrap, then place them in a sealable bag and freeze.
Recommended tools to make this recipe
- Muffin tin. A staple in every kitchen!
- Mixing bowls. To make the muffin batter.
- Spatula. To mix the batter together.
More healthy muffins to try
- Chocolate muffins
- Almond flour muffins
- Coconut flour muffins
- Protein muffins
- 4 ingredient banana muffins
- Vegan banana muffins
Frequently asked questions
While both work well for muffins, opt for fresh blueberries whenever possible. As a rule, fresh berries are more flavorful and don’t become too mushy once baked.
Yes, this muffin recipe is gluten-free. You don’t need any grain flour and gluten-containing ingredients to make it.
Healthy Banana Blueberry Muffins
Ingredients
- 3 large bananas 2 cups total
- 1/3 cup coconut flour sifted
- 1/3 cup almond butter
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line a 12-count muffin tin with greased muffin cups and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl or high speed blender, combine all the ingredients except for the blueberries and mix/blend until fully combined. Fold in the blueberries.
- Divide batter amongst the muffin cups until mostly full (they won’t really rise so don’t worry about overflow). Bake for 20-25 minutes, until tender on the outside.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool in muffin tray completely. Remove from muffin tins and enjoy or even better, refrigerate for at least an hour.
can I substitute the coconut flour with whole wheat or oat flour?
I haven’t tried it with either, you could try this and add blueberries- https://thebigmansworld.com/2016/03/18/healthy-flourless-banana-breakfast-cake/
Is there anything I can use in place of nut or seed butter in this Or some of your other recipes? Such as, eggs, bananas, applesauce, unsalted butter, etc.?? Thanks! Recipe looks great!
Hi Shawna, I’ve provided all the tested options available in the recipe notes. You are welcome to try something else, but I cannot vouch for it without trying it myself.
Just making these for the first time now. Look great and I decided to try using my Nordicware Scone pan to bake them in. Thinking these are going to be a hit. I will update once they are done!
OH fantastic- Look forward to hearing your thoughts! 🙂
These sound lovely. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Simon
No worries, thank you, Simon!
These muffins have my name on it!!
They do- I see the J-E-S-S