Healthy Banana Bran Muffins
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4.7
Healthy Banana Bran Muffins
Description
These muffins combine softened butter, applesauce, and sugar creamed together to form a base enriched with mashed bananas, eggs, and buttermilk for moisture and flavor. Dry ingredients of flour, baking soda, salt, bran flakes, and chocolate chips are gently folded into the wet mixture, keeping some lumps to maintain texture.
When baked, the muffins achieve a tender crumb with moist banana flavor complemented by the slightly coarse bran flakes for added fiber and bite. The chocolate chips provide occasional sweetness without dominating.
They are suitable for a nutritious start to the day or an energizing snack, storing well in an airtight container for a few days or freezing for longer keeping.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter softened
- ⅓ cup applesauce
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large egg
- 3 medium banana mashed, ripe
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 cups bran flakes
- 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, applesauce and sugar. Add the eggs, bananas and buttermilk and mix well.
- Add the flour, baking soda, salt, bran flakes and chocolate chips. Mix just until evenly moistened. The batter will be lumpy with a few dry streaks.
- Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake for 16-18 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store the muffins in an airtight container for 1-3 days or freeze in a resealable freezer bag or airtight container for up to a month.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24muffins
Amount Per Serving
Calories kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 Muffin | |
| Calories | 155kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 178mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.7
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