Healthy Banana Muffins
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Healthy Banana Muffins
Description
The muffin batter combines whole wheat pastry flour with baking powder and soda, cinnamon, and salt, providing lift and spice. Ripe mashed bananas and maple syrup sweeten naturally, avoiding refined sugar. Greek yogurt adds moisture and a slight tang, while avocado oil offers healthy fats and helps keep muffins tender. Vanilla enhances the overall flavor profile.
Eggs bind the ingredients, while walnuts or optional chocolate chips add crunch or extra sweetness. The muffins bake at 375°F for about 14-17 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean, then cool to firm up. Topping with additional nuts or chips before baking creates an appealing finish.
The result is a soft, moist muffin with a mild banana flavor and cinnamon notes. Using whole wheat pastry flour keeps the texture lighter than regular whole wheat flour. These muffins make a practical breakfast or snack option that incorporates fruit and some wholesome ingredients without compromising taste.
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt sea salt
- 3-4 banana mashed (1 ½ cups, ripe
- 2 egg large
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt full fat
- 2 Tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil or melted coconut oil
- 1 teaspoons vanilla
- ½ cup walnuts plus more for topping, chopped, or chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a muffin tin with silicone or paper liners. If using paper liners I recommend spraying the liners with cooking spray to prevent them from sticking.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a medium mixing bowl.
- Whisk together the mashed bananas, eggs, maple syrup, greek yogurt, oil and vanilla in a large bowl.
- Add the dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. There may be a few lumps, that’s totally fine. Just don’t over mix!
- Gently stir in the walnuts or chocolate chips if using.
- Divide the batter evenly between muffin cups and top with additional walnuts or chocolate chips if using. Bake for 14-17 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.
- Place the muffin tin on a cooling rack to cool. Once cool enough to handle, remove from the muffin tin and to cool completely on a wire rack.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 208 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1muffin | |
| Calories | 208kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 33mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 359mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 226mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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