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    Home » Homemade Recipes

    Sourdough Banana Oat Muffins

    March 18, 2020 by Kristin @ Dirt & Dough 8 Comments

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    These Sourdough Banana Oat Muffins are made with a sourdough starter, very ripe bananas, rolled oats and chocolate chips. Perfect for a quick breakfast.

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    A plate with sourdough banana oat muffins and glass of milk.

    Sourdough Starter

    I started my sourdough journey almost a year ago (make your own sourdough starter) and with the COVID-19 quarantine I am more than ever looking for ways to use my starter in different recipes.

    We love bananas in our house. Like, LOVE bananas. My kids go through them faster than I can buy them. Some of the ways I like to use them is in muffins, bread, smoothies and even cookies (if my kids don’t eat them before they are ripe enough).

    These a quick and easy to make and a great way to use some starter. Sourdough starters are so great for any type of baked goods. It just gave these muffins an extra spongy light texture. You could also add chopped-up walnuts for a healthier kick, but for my kids I decided to go with chocolate chips. The best part is I did not use any butter or sugar.

    Tips and Notes

    1. Use very ripe bananas, this makes it much easier to mash.
    2. Use a fed starter that has had time to rise. I fed mine the night before.
    3. If you would like a slightly healthier version I would substitute the chocolate chips for chopped walnuts.
    4. I used small-medium sized banana for the recipe. If you have a larger size only use two.

    Ingredients

    • 1 Cup Flour
    • 1 Cup Recently Fed Sourdough Starter
    • 1 tsp Salt
    • 1 tsp Baking Powder
    • ½ tsp Baking Soda
    • 3 Very Ripe Bananas
    • ¼ Cup Honey
    • 1 Egg
    • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
    • 1 Cup Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
    • 1 Cup Chocolate Chips
    A plate with banana oat muffins and a glass of milk.

    Tools you may need

    Non-stick 12-cup Cupcake Pan

    Hand Mixer

    Large Mixing Bowl

    Cooling Racks

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    A plate with sourdough banana oat muffins with chocolate chips.

    Sourdough Banana Oat Muffins

    Banana Oat Muffins made with a sourdough starter. No sugar or butter needed.
    4.31 from 13 votes
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 40 mins
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine American
    Servings 18

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 Cup Flour
    • 1 Cup Recently Fed Sourdough Starter
    • 1 teaspoon Salt
    • 1 tsp Baking Powder
    • ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
    • 3 Very Ripe Bananas
    • ¼ Cup Honey
    • 1 Egg
    • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
    • 1 Cup Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
    • 1 Cup Chocolate Chips

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and 
    • Grease a 12 muffin pan and set aside.
    • In a large bowl mix together the flour, sourdough starter, salt, baking power and baking soda and set aside.
    • In a medium sized bowl mash the bananas with a fork. Then add in the egg, honey, vanilla extract and combine with a hand mixer. 
    • Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
    • Fold in the oats and chocolate chips.
    • Fill each muffin about ¾ full and bake on the center rack for 18-20 min until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
    • Let cook on wire rack.

    Notes

    1. Make sure your bananas are very ripe. It makes it a lot easier to mash.
     
    2. Use a recently feed starter that has had time to rise
     
    3. Substitute the chocolate chips for chopped walnuts for a healthier version.
     
    4. I used smaller bananas with this recipe if you have larger ones just use two
     
    Keyword Breakfast, Muffins, Sourdough
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    Comments

    1. Deborah Monahan

      December 04, 2022 at 6:43 am

      I tried these this morning and my only question is... do you really mix the starter with the dry ingredients? Seems like it should be with the wet ingredients; otherwise you'll end up with a ball of dough from step 3 to try to mix the wet ingredients into later.

      I do love the "no sugar" part of this recipe! 🙂

      Reply
      • Kristin @ Dirt & Dough

        December 06, 2022 at 7:57 am

        I also love the no sugar part. Sometimes you want a baked good that isn't full of sugar. As for the mixing, I will fix that part. You're right the starter should go with the wet ingredients.

        Reply
    2. Lauren

      April 01, 2022 at 4:10 pm

      5 stars
      These are my go-to recipe for sourdough muffins! I use my discard and the flavour comes out lovely. My kids can't get enough and they're usually all gone the day I make them. Thank you!

      Reply
      • Kristin @ Dirt & Dough

        April 02, 2022 at 5:45 am

        Hi Lauren! I am so happy you love them so much. That typically happens in our house as well. Thank you for your sweet comment.

        Reply
        • Ruby Kainber

          June 29, 2022 at 12:29 pm

          Do you think steel cut oats would work okay in this recipe?

          Reply
          • Kristin @ Dirt & Dough

            June 30, 2022 at 5:05 am

            Hi Ruby! I have never tried this but because they are such different textures and consistencies I'm not sure if it will work. If you do try it they will need to be soaked or even cooked first to soften them up. I might have to experiment with this. Thank you for your question.

            Reply
    3. Annette

      March 01, 2021 at 2:20 am

      4 stars
      Would like ingredient clarification. How much is "t tsp Baking Powder"?

      Reply
      • Kristin

        March 01, 2021 at 3:58 am

        It was suppose to be a 1. It's fixed now. Thank you so much for bringing that to my attention.

        Reply

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