Low Fat Banana Bran Muffins Recipes

BANANA-BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Whisk eggs and brown sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. Whisk in bananas, buttermilk, wheat bran, oil and vanilla.
• Whisk whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the dry ingredients; add the wet ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips, if using. Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin cups (they'll be quite full). Sprinkle with walnuts, if using.
• Bake the muffins until the tops are golden brown and spring back when touched lightly, 15 to 25 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Loosen edges and turn muffins out onto a wire rack to cool slightly before serving.

INA'S CHUNKY LOW FAT BANANA BRAN MUFFINS (SMALL BATCH)

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
• Line 6 cup muffin tin with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, combine the bran and buttermilk and let sit for 5 minutes. Stir in the butter, brown sugar, egg, molasses, orange zest, vanilla and salt until well blended.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda until well combined.
• Add the flour mixture to the buttermilk mixture and stir just until combined. Don't over mix it or your muffins will be tough! Gently fold in the bananas, raisins and walnuts with a rubber spatula.
• With an ice cream scoop or large spoon, evenly divide the batter amongst the six muffin cups, filling them till full.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and place the muffin tin on a rack to cool. Let the muffins cool in the pans. When cool, gently remove them to a plate.

BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat a muffin pan with nonstick spray or fit with paper liners.
• Spread the walnuts in a single layer on an ungreased rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, tossing once halfway through, until they are fragrant and toasted. Watch carefully to makes sure they do not burn. Transfer to a cutting board and roughly chop.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.
• In a large bowl, combine the mashed bananas (if mashing them directly in the bowl, double-check to make sure you have 1 full cup, not more or less), honey, yogurt, oil, eggs, and vanilla.
• Add the flour mixture to the bowl with the wet ingredients. By hand with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, stir gently just until the flour disappears.
• Gently stir in the wheat bran, walnuts, and any additional mix-ins, just until combined. The batter will be very thick.
• Portion the batter into the muffin cups, dividing it evenly (I recommend using a batter scoop like this or try a 1/3 cup dry measuring cup).
• Bake for 24 to 28 minutes, until the tops are golden brown, a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, and the tops spring back lightly when touched. Allow to cool for 5 minutes in the pan, then gently unmold and transfer to a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a muffin pan or line with paper muffin liners.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar together until fluffy. Add bananas, milk, vanilla and eggs; mix well. Stir in flour, bran, baking powder, soda and salt; blend just until moistened. Stir in walnuts. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool in the cups for 5 minutes, then remove muffins and place on a wire rack to cool completely.

LOW-FAT BANANA BRAN FLAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, bran flakes and nuts together.
• 2. Add beaten eggs to mashed bananas, then add these to flour mixture.
• 3. Line 12-count muffin tin with cupcake/muffin papers. Pour batter into muffin tin. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• 4. The lady who is the source of this wonderful recipe, Alice St. Clair.

THE HEALTHIEST BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease the bottom of a muffin pan or use muffin liners.
• Mix all the wet ingredients in a medium mixing bowl.
• Stir all the dry ingredients together in a different bowl, then stir in the wet ingredients until combined. Avoid overmixing.
• Transfer to the prepared muffin pan, making 12 muffins. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let them cool a few minutes before removing from the pan.

LOW FAT BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Spray muffin tin with non-stick spray.
• In a large bowl, mash bananas. To bananas, add applesauce, sugar, splenda, egg whites, skim milk with vinegar added to it, and chocolate chips.
• In a separate bowl, mix flour, bran, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• Add dry ingredients to wet, and stir until just combined.
• Place in muffin tin and bake for 20 - 25 minutes, until lightly browned and knife inserted comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

LOW-FAT BLUEBERRY BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or use paper muffin liners. Mix together wheat bran and milk, and let stand for 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, mix together applesauce, egg, brown sugar, and vanilla. Beat in bran mixture. Sift together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Stir into bran mixture until just blended. Fold in blueberries. Scoop into muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until tops spring back when lightly tapped.

HEALTHY BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease or paper line muffin cups (i sprayed).
• Combine cereal, bananas, milk, egg and oil in bowl; mix well. Let stand 5 minutes; stir to break up cereal.
• Combine flour, sugar (sweetner), baking powder, baking soda, spices and nuts (if using) in separate bowl.
• Add flour mixture all at once to cereal mixture, stirring just until moistened.
• Divide evenly among prepared muffin cups, which comes to about a heaping tablespoon per muffin.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• Serve warm (room temp is OK too).

LOW FAT BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a medium size bowl mix all dry ingredients together. In a separate medium size bowl mix together the wet ingredients (including bananas). Mix thoroughly and make sure bananas are well incorporated. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and heavily spray muffin pan even if you use papers cups. Mix both bowls together just until dry mix is wet. Scoop into medium size muffin pan and bake for 20 minutes or until the muffins spring back to the touch.

LOW-FAT BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Combine remaining ingredients; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.