Whole Grain Banana Muffins

Whole Grain Banana Muffins

  What better to do on a cold, overcast day than to bake some healthy, comfort food? Today's project: hearty, healthy, whole grain banana muffins! I spent some time scouring the web for recipes and combined ideas and ingredients from several to come up with my own recipe.  Here's the recipe!

Wet Ingredients

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

2 ripe bananas

1 large egg white

1 t vanilla extract

1/4 cup organic sucanat

1/2 T maple or table syrup (next time I make these, I think I will eliminate this but it depends on your preference for sweetness)

1 1/2 T sour cream

Dry Ingredients

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup spelt flour

1/2 cup rolled oats

1 t baking soda

1/2 t baking powder

1/2 T ground flax

1/2 t pumpkin pie spice

(Next time, I'll add some extra ginger and cinnamon)

Topping

1/4 cup rolled oats

1 T organic sucanat

1-2 T chopped walnuts

thinly sliced bananas

Directions

Pre-heat oven to 350; spray a muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray (do not use wrappers).  Combine all wet ingredients until well-blended; combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl.  Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir until moistened. Fill muffin pan about 2/3 full (makes about 12 muffins).  Combine topping ingredients (except bananas) in a small bowl & sprinkle over top of each muffin.  Add a few pieces of thinly sliced bananas on top.  Bake for about 22-25 minutes.

If you like, you can add extra walnuts to the batter; you could also try adding chocolate chips, coconut, or carob chips.

Nutrition

Calories: 134

Fat: 1.5g

Carbs: 30.6g

Fiber: 3.3g

Protein: 3.2

Stay healthy!