The Millennial Farmhouse

Ingredients

• Bananas, 3 overripe
• Oats, 2 cups
• Granulated Sugar, ¾ cup
• All Purpose Flour, 1 ½ cup
• Baking Soda, 2 tsp
• Baking Powder, ½ tsp
• Milk, ¼ cup 
• Vanilla Extract, 1 tbsp + 1 tsp
• Large Egg, 1 whole 
• Salt, ½ tsp 
• Brown Sugar, 1 cup 
• Melted Butter, 3 tbsp 
• Cinnamon, to taste

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees, Fahrenheit. 
2. Assemble oatmeal crumble in a bowl by mixing together oats, brown sugar, melted butter, cinnamon and 1 tsp of vanilla, set aside.
3. Sift dry ingredients – flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt – in another bowl. 
4. Mash bananas in a third bowl. Add in sugar, egg, and 1 tbsp of vanilla and mix.  
5. Pour both dry ingredients mixture and milk, alternately into wet mixture.  
6. Mix until well combined, but do not overmix. 
7. Fold half the oatmeal crumble into the batter for oatmeal flavor throughout muffins, optional step. 
8. Pour the batter in a large muffin pan. 
9. Top with the oatmeal crumble.
10. Bake the muffins for 30 – 45 minutes, less for smaller muffins. 
11. Drizzle vanilla frosting on muffins once slightly cool. 
12. Enjoy!

Tips

Replace granulated sugar with dark brown sugar in the batter if bananas are not overripe, to bring out the banana flavor and enhance sweetness. 

Oatmeal Crumb mixture makes a few cups. You can store whatever is left over and use it to make stovetop oatmeal for breakfast: Boil 1 cup milk on low, stir in 1/2 cup oatmeal crumb mixture and fruits (peaches or apples are best), and a pinch of salt. You can top the oatmeal with fresh banana slices if you don’t want to stir in fruit!