5 from 3 votes
Easy Banana Buckwheat Muffins (Nut Free Recipe)
This recipe makes a tasty, sweet and tender nut free muffin with lots of protein, dietary fiber and kid-friendly flavor. Tangy cream cheese icing tops these delicious banana muffins making them a real treat.
Prep Time
8 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
28 mins
Servings:
12
muffins
Calories:
317 kcal
Course:
Snacks, Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Muffins
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 2 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- 2 banana
- 1 cup buckwheat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Icing
- 4 oz. cream cheese softened
- 3 Tablespoons butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º
- Blend oil, eggs, vanilla, brown sugar, lemon juice, and sour cream together in a large bowl. Add bananas and blend until bananas are mashed.
- Add buckwheat, flour, baking powder, and salt, to the top of the bowl, and mix together a bit before blending into the batter until fully incorporated
- Divide batter evenly between 12 paper-lined muffin cups.
- Bake in preheated oven for about 18 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool 10 minutes before removing to finish cooling on a wire cooling rack.
- While muffins cool, combine icing ingredients and beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Top muffins with icing, and serve.
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Notes
- You can mash the bananas beforehand if you’d rather. This is a great idea if you’re using a whisk instead of an electric mixer.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature.
- *Nutritional value includes the cream cheese icing.
Nutrition Information
Calories
317kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
50g
(17%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Trans Fat
0.1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
45mg
(15%)
Sodium
168mg
(7%)
Potassium
177mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
32g
(64%)
Vitamin A
273IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
60mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 muffins
Amount Per Serving
Calories 317
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 317kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 50g | 17% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 45mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 168mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 177mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 32g | 64% |
| Vitamin A | 273IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 60mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.