Banana Apple Oat Muffins

6/17/2026

My relationship with bananas has always been a bit strained. 🍌 I feel like I can never choose the right amount of bananas to buy at one time. I either buy too few which leads to morning arguments over who gets the last banana or I buy too many and I'm left with extras that get left on the counter until they looked like they survived a small house fire.😅

My go-to for recipe for superfluous overripe bananas has always been banana bread. I mean - who doesn't like banana bread? But now that I have a 16 month old granddaughter, I've completely rewritten the rules for leftover bananas in our house. They're the perfect wholesome ingredient when I want to make a sweet treat for her - and me - without having to add mountains of sugar.

These banana apple oat muffins have no mysterious ingredients with names that sound like chemistry experiments. They're a simple food that can be eaten for breakfast, snack time, lunch, or the fifteen-minute window that toddlers have between "I'm perfectly happy" and "I have never been fed in my entire life."

Of course, we all know that there are no guarantees when it comes to the food preferences of toddlers. They're known to be unpredictable food critics. Feed these to your child on one day and you might get happy giggles a clean plate. Feed it to them again the next day and you may be looking at a "I cannot believe you expect me to eat this" expression. It's all part of the parenting adventure.🤣

So here's to overripe bananas, healthy snacks and the tiny grandchildren who keep us laughing while we try and figure out what they will want to eat today. 🤣

Banana Apple Oat Muffins
1 large ripe banana
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 egg
3 Tablespoons coconut sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 apple, grated