Healthy Banana Nut Muffins (Printable)
Moist, tender muffins combining ripe bananas and crunchy nuts for a wholesome breakfast or snack.
# What You Need:
→ Wet Ingredients
01 - 3 ripe bananas, mashed
02 - 2 large eggs
03 - 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt or unsweetened applesauce
04 - 1/3 cup honey or pure maple syrup
05 - 1/4 cup light olive oil or melted coconut oil
06 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
→ Dry Ingredients
07 - 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
08 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
09 - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
10 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
11 - 1/4 teaspoon salt
→ Add-ins
12 - 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
13 - 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips (optional)
# How-To:
01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease lightly with cooking spray.
02 - In a large bowl, mash the ripe bananas until smooth. Whisk in eggs, Greek yogurt, honey, oil, and vanilla extract until well combined.
03 - In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt until evenly distributed.
04 - Gradually add the dry ingredients to the banana mixture, stirring gently with a spatula until just combined. Do not overmix as this will result in dense muffins.
05 - Gently fold in the chopped nuts and optional dark chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
06 - Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full to allow for rising during baking.
07 - Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean and the tops are golden brown.
08 - Allow muffins to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. This prevents them from becoming soggy.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- They taste like a treat but sneak in whole grains and protein
- The texture is impossibly moist without a cup of butter
02 -
- Overmixing makes tough muffins, so stop as soon as the flour disappears
- Filling the cups more than 3/4 full will cause overflow and sad muffin tops
03 -
- Toast your nuts in a dry pan for 3 minutes before adding to the batter
- Let the batter rest for 10 minutes before baking for taller muffins