These are some seriously tasty muffins. I’ve been playing with a recipe that I found online a few years ago, and now have a delicious muffin that makes an easy breakfast or great afternoon snack. They freeze well, too (if your children don’t eat them all immediately!). If you prefer a banana bread instead of a muffin, just pour the batter into a loaf pan and bake it a little longer.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
3 tbsp butter, melted
1/4 cup applesauce
2 large eggs + 1 egg white
2 large, very ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup regular oats
1/2 cup lowfat milk
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease muffin pan or line with paper muffin cups.
- Combine brown sugar, honey, eggs, butter and applesauce. Mix well.
- In a separate bowl, mix banana, oats, and milk; add this to the sugar mixture and beat well.
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Stir with a whisk, then add to the sugar mixture. Mix until just moist.
- Spoon into the prepared muffin pan.
- Bake about 20 minutes, until the muffin tops are springy.