🌱 No-Sugar, No-Flour Mini Muffins 🧁
These No-Sugar, No-Flour Mini Muffins are little oat muffins sweetened with banana and raisins — no refined sugar, no wheat flour. The tops bake up golden with rolled oats and two raisins sitting right on top. They’re the snack you can keep on the counter when you want something muffin-shaped without a bag of white sugar.
I love how fast the batter comes together. Ripe bananas do the sweetening. Don’t expect bakery-cupcake sweetness — these taste like breakfast. 💚
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Why You’ll Love These Mini Muffins 💚
- 🌱 Completely vegan
- 🚫 No refined sugar
- 🥣 No wheat flour
- 🍌 Banana-sweetened
- 🍇 Raisins on top
- 👜 Snack-size
The Secret to Muffins Without Sugar or Flour
Use bananas that are spotty and soft. Pale bananas won’t sweeten enough. Blend most of the oats into a flour so the crumb isn’t dry and grainy, then leave some whole oats for texture on top. Don’t overbake — oat muffins go from moist to cardboard in a few extra minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions ❓
Are these gluten-free? 🌾
They can be, if you use certified gluten-free oats.
Can I use dates instead of raisins? 📅
Yes. Chopped dates work in the batter and on top.
Can I make full-size muffins? 🧁
Yes. Bake 18–22 minutes instead of 12–15.
🌱 No-Sugar, No-Flour Mini Muffins
Ingredients 🛒
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1½ cups rolled oats, divided
- ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce or extra mashed banana
- ¼ cup unsweetened plant milk
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- ⅓ cup raisins, plus extra for topping
Instructions 👩🍳
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line or grease a mini muffin tin.
- Blend 1¼ cups of the oats into a coarse flour. Leave the rest whole for topping.
- Mix the mashed banana, applesauce, plant milk, and vanilla.
- Stir in oat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and raisins.
- Spoon into the tin. Top with whole oats and 1–2 raisins each.
- Bake 12–15 minutes, until the tops are golden and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes.
Nutrition
| Nutrient | Per mini muffin (1/12) |
|---|---|
| Calories | 80 |
| Protein | 2g |
| Net carbohydrates | 13g |
| Total carbohydrates | 15g |
| Fiber | 2g |
| Total fat | 1g |
| Sodium | 45mg |
Estimates based on oats, banana, and raisins with no added sugar or wheat flour. Exact numbers may vary by banana size.
Notes & Tips 💡
- If the batter looks thick, add a splash more plant milk.
- A pinch of nutmeg makes them taste extra cozy.
- These keep 3 days at room temperature or a week in the fridge.
- They freeze well. Thaw or warm 15 seconds before eating.
These No-Sugar, No-Flour Mini Muffins are banana-sweet, oat-based, and topped with raisins. A tiny muffin that still feels like breakfast. 🧁🌱
If you make them, I’d love to hear how they turned out — leave a comment or tag me!
