Ingredients

  • 1 large egg
  • 3 large very ripe bananas 1 1/2 cups mashed
  • 1/2 cup applesauce sweetened or unsweetened
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup or honey
  • 3 tbsp olive, avocado or coconut oil (melted)
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/3 cups whole wheat, buckwheat or spelt flour
  • Cooking spray 

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and spray non-stick 12 muffin tin with cooking spray. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, lightly whisk the egg. Add bananas and mash well. Add applesauce, maple syrup, oil, vanilla, baking powder and soda and salt; whisk to combine.
  • Add flour and gently stir until well incorporated. Do not over mix otherwise muffins will be tough.
  • Fill each opening almost full with batter and bake for 22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
  • Let muffins cool for about 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool off completely.

Notes

  • Store: Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
  • Freeze: In an airtight container or bag for up to 3 months. Thaw on a counter for a few hours or overnight.
  • Bananas: Choose very ripe bananas that are yellow with many brown spots to brown patches. If you like extremely moist muffins, use 4 bananas (2 cups).
  • Flour: Do not use all-purpose flour or coconut flour because all flours act differently. You may be OK with white whole wheat flour or wheat pastry flour.
  • Liquid sweetener: No dry sweetener like sugar please. You have to keep dry to wet ingredients ratio.
  • Sweetened or unsweetened applesauce: Either can be used. Can substitute with Greek yogurt 2% and higher fat content. Please do not use non-fat yogurt. Banana muffins will not taste good.

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 179mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g

Healthy Banana Muffins with Applesauce adapted from https://ifoodreal.com/healthy-banana-muffins/

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