Healthier Banana Nut Muffins Recipes

THE ULTIMATE HEALTHY BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with liners and spray the inside of the liners to prevent sticking.
• In a large bowl, mix together mashed bananas, honey, egg, vanilla, olive oil and milk until well combined. Add in whole wheat pastry flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and use a wooden spoon to mix together until the batter is just combined. DO NOT overmix. Fold in ½ cup chopped walnuts.
• Divide batter evenly into muffin liners, sprinkle each muffin with chopped walnuts. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the toothpick comes out with just a few crumbs attached.
• Cool muffins for 5 minutes then remove and transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. Muffins are best served warm and even better the next day. Makes 12 muffins.

HEALTHY BANANA BREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners. Whisk together the whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
• Whisk together the coconut oil, brown sugar, maple syrup, vanilla and egg whites in a separate medium bowl until well combined. Stir in the mashed banana. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts if using.
• Fill the lined muffin cups about three-quarters of the way with the batter (a generous 1/4 cup in each; see Cook's Note). Bake on the center rack until a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes, then remove the muffins to a wire rack to cool completely.

BANANA-NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
• Mash 2 bananas with a fork in a small bowl so they still have a bit of texture; mix in 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
• Mash remaining 2 bananas in a separate large bowl. Add brown sugar and white sugar and beat with an electric mixer for 3 minutes. Add melted butter, eggs, and vanilla; mix for 1 more minute. Mix the banana-sugar mixture into the flour mixture until combined. Stir in banana-pecan mixture.
• Spoon about 1/4 cup of batter into each prepared muffin cup and top with remaining pecans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 16 to 17 minutes; do not overbake. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

HEALTHIER BANANA CRUMB MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 10 muffin cups or line with muffin papers.
• Mix 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Beat bananas, sugar, egg, and melted butter in another bowl. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Combine brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Blend in 1 tablespoon butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle topping over muffins.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden and tops spring back when lightly pressed, 18 to 20 minutes.

BANANA NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the egg, banana and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and cinnamon; add to creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in walnuts. , Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill two-thirds full with batter. Bake at 350° for 23-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

HEALTHY BANANA NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Add the oat flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and sea salt to a mixing bowl. Stir until well combined.
• Add the mashed banana, plain Greek yogurt, eggs, and vanilla extract to a bowl. Whisk together until well combined.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring until everything is well combined.
• Fold in the chopped walnuts.
• Transfer the batter to a muffin tin that has been lined with muffin/cupcake liners. Fill each muffin well two-thirds of the way full. Sprinkle a few chopped walnuts on top.
• Bake the muffins at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted.
• Serve them warm, straight out of the oven, or enjoy them the next day.

HEALTHIER BANANA NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper cupcake wrapper or baking cup in each of 18 regular-size muffin cups.
• Cut avocado in half; remove pit. Scoop avocado flesh into large bowl; beat until completely pureed. Add eggs; beat until well mixed. Add muffin mix and 3/4 cup milk; mix until smooth batter forms. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes or just until muffins spring back when lightly touched in center.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, beat powdered sugar, melted butter, almond extract and 2 tablespoons of the milk with whisk until icing is smooth and runny. If necessary, add additional milk by half tablespoons until perfect drizzling consistency.
• Remove muffins from muffin cups; place on cooling rack. Drizzle icing over warm muffins. Serve warm.