Mini muffins are a great little snack to have on hand, these trail mix muffins are packed with so much goodness.
These little bite-size muffins make a great grab-and-go breakfast or a "pick me up" afternoon snack. They are packed with oats, nuts, seeds, and raisins. They are simple to whip up and smell delicious coming out of the oven. They freeze great too. Makes 36 mini muffins at just 33 calories each and 1PP if following WW.
Ingredients used
- Bananas
- Almond milk
- egg
- vanilla extract
- Cinnamon
- Brown sugar
- Oats
- Baking powder
- Raisins
- Almonds
- Coconut flakes
- Pumpkin seeds
The batter will be slightly watery and that is ok. Once baked they firm up. If you wish you can make these into full-size muffins, I'm not sure if the recipe will yield 12 regular-size muffins but it will be close to 12.
Be sure to spray the muffin tin with some nonstick cooking spray, I suggest you do not use mini muffin liners, they will stick to those.
You can freeze these muffins, just dethaw when ready to eat. I like to pop them in the toaster oven to warm them up a little and they even very slightly crisp up which I love.
Mini trail mix breakfast muffins
Ingredients
- 2 mashed bananas
- ¾ cup almond milk
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 and ¼ cups oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ cup raisins
- 2 tablespoon lightly chopped raw almonds about 15 nuts
- 2 tablespoon unsweetened coconut flakes
- 2 tablespoon raw pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F, spray a mini muffin pan and set aside.
- In a bowl mash your bananas, add in your milk, egg and vanilla and mix well. Stir in your sugar, oats, cinnamon and baking powder.
- Fold in your raisins, nuts, seeds and coconut.
- Fill to the top in your mini muffin pan. Batter won't be thick, and have more of a liquid texture.
- Bake in the oven for approx. 16-18 minutes. Carefully use a knife to get the muffins out of the tin. Yields 36 mini muffins. Store in a sealed container in the fridge, you can freeze muffins.
Becky Turner
If you don't like raisins could I use cranberries instead?
Drizzle
Sure can 🙂
margie berry
i just found your recipes i love you! thats a lot of work. keep going
Drizzle
Hi Margie, I hope you enjoy all of the recipes 🙂
Ruth
I'm wondering if I can substitute unsweetened applesauce in your muffin recipes for the banana - I do not like banana baked into anything - I loathe banana bread - any thoughts!
Drizzle
Hi, I alwasy suggest people just go ahead and try it, a lot of my recipes call for both, just less apple sauce, so I would think it will be ok..
Margaret
Since i do not have a Mini muffin pan could i possibly spread this mix into a pan and bake if so what size pan and how long do i bake ‘em
Drizzle
Hi there, you can try, I have only baked in a mini muffin tray, I would just check them at the same time and then add more time if need be
Louise
Could i substitute the sugar with anything else?
Drizzle
Do you mean a sweetener? You could opt to leave it out
Kathye
Can you replace the almond milk with say skim milk?
Drizzle
Sure 🙂
Lisa T
Hi! In this recipe, are you using unsweetened almond milk? Do the bananas need to be ripe? Lastly, does it matter if I use quick oats or old-fashioned? I love your recipes!!! Your food ideas look delicious but within daily nutrition allowances. I'm definitely giving them a try. Tonight, I'm making your french onion chicken. TU!
Drizzle
HI Lisa, yes I always use unsweetened, Yes to ripe banana's, they work best, and any oats should be fine, mine are quick oats 🙂 I hope you continue to enjoy the recipes 🙂
Helene berger
How many points in a regular size muffin tin
Drizzle
Sorry not too sure, you would need to do the math based on how many you make
Mary
I'm new to Weight Watchers. Your website was recommended in one of my meetings. Thank you for the wonderful recipes. Thank you for calculating smart points.
Drizzle
Hi Mary, you are very welcome, I hope you find some recipes you enjoy 🙂
Melissa Smith
I love your recipes. One question though if I leave out the almonds and coconut could you tell me how many calories they would be?
Drizzle
Hi Melissa, glad you are enjoying the recipes, sorry I'm not too sure, I only built the recipe as per ingredient list, maybe you could build it on my fitness pal leaving those things out and it will give you all the nutri info
Rhonda Gonzalez
I have a question about using bananas. I thought I read that the only way a banana is zero points is if you eat it whole. If you use it in smoothies or baked goods, it's 5 points per banana. Any thoughts? Thanks so much!
Drizzle
Before smart points came out they did have you count for banana's in recipes then they did some changes when old smart points came out and said fruit in recipes did not count, I personally say do what works best for you, If you don't count it and it works and you are losing then stick with it, but if you feel it is keeeping you from losing (or maintaining) then start counting for it, I'm not a 100% by the book girl, I do what works best for me and my body 🙂