Spiced Banana Nut Oatmeal Muffins

National Oatmeal Month is here again. Yay! I love oatmeal. It’s tasty and good for you too.  What better way to kick off the new year than with something healthy like oatmeal?  I had a bunch of dying bananas so I thought I would whip up a batch of banana nut muffins.  Then I thought I would add some oatmeal, you know, to make me feel like it’s healthy for me to eat three muffins in one sitting.  Add some spices and voila, deliciousness in a little paper cup.

Recipe and Instructions:

Yields: 24 muffins

Ingredients:

• 5 ripe, medium bananas
• 1 1/2 cups oatmeal
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon cardamom
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup pecans

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin tin.
2. In a large bowl mash bananas until smooth.
3. Add remaining ingredients and stir until moistened.
4. Place 1/4 cup batter into each muffin liner.
5. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center muffins comes out clean.