Healthier Banana Muffins

Since I am trying to eat as clean as possible by cutting down on my sugar consumption, I wanted a muffin recipe that I could easily grab for a quick, easy breakfast. I crave carbs so if I am going to eat carbs, I would prefer them to be cleaner than what you would typically find at the grocery store or local coffee shop. Finally, I found a recipe that I really like so I wanted to share it with you. I modified the recipe slightly which was based on the original recipe from www.gimmedelicious.com.

My photo didn’t do these muffins much justice so I didn’t even bother adding a watermark. My family loves these muffins and I have been making them every weekend for the past month.

HEALTHIER BRAN MUFFINS

Servings: 12                          Time: 45 minutes                          Difficulty: easy

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup mashed bananas (approx. 2 medium bananas)
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup melted coconut oil
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease or line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
2. Combine whole wheat flour, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
3. Crack eggs into a bowl and whisk the egg. Then add plain yogurt, maple syrup, mashed bananas, and coconut oil to the egg mixture. For a smooth consistency, use a blender to pulverize the wet ingredients. I use my Vitamix blender but a simple blender works too.
4. Add wet ingredients to the bowl of dry ingredients and stir gently with a plastic spatula until ingredients are evenly mixed.
5. Spoon into well-greased or lined muffin tins.
6. Bake muffins for 20-22 minutes at 350ºF.

 

Mind your banana. Photo from http://www.pixabay.com