Best Whole Grain Banana Muffins Recipes

WHOLE-GRAIN BANANA YOGURT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper liners or generously grease (with nonstick cooking spray or butter).
• In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk the bananas, yogurt, egg, brown sugar, oil and honey until just smooth.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and gently stir with a silicone spatula just until no streaks of flour remain. Divide the batter evenly among the muffins cups. Sprinkle on toppings if you'd like.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into a center muffin comes out clean, 20 to 23 minutes.
• Cool in the tin on a rack for 5 minutes, unmold and cool completely or serve warm.

WHOLE GRAIN BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin tin.
• In a large bowl, whisk together whole wheat flours, oat bran, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir in raisins. In another bowl, mix together yogurt, sour cream, applesauce, maple syrup, egg whites, vanilla, and bananas. Pour yogurt mixture into flour mixture, and mix just enough to combine. Spoon batter into muffin cups. Sprinkle one teaspoon pecans over batter in each cup.
• Bake muffins in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and transfer muffins to a wire rack to cool.

KID-FRIENDLY WHOLE GRAIN BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
• Place mashed bananas, maple syrup, eggs, olive oil, and milk in a medium-sized bowl; mix until well combined. Add oats, whole wheat flour, oat flour, baking soda, vanilla extract, salt, and cinnamon and mix well.
• Place pecans in a food processor or blender and pulse until ground. Add ground pecans to the batter. Pour approximately 1/3 cup batter into each muffin cup.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top of a muffin springs back when pressed, about 20 minutes.