Healthier Banana Muffins
These moist banana muffins made with less refined sugar and less butter than most banana muffin recipes.
Servings: 15 muffins
Ingredients
- ¼ cup softened butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 4 ripe bananas, mashed
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Optional: ½ cup chocolate chips or chopped nuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Spray a 12-count muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, beat together the butter and brown sugar with a handheld electric mixer on medium speed until creamy, about 30 seconds, add the vanilla, applesauce, mashed bananas, and eggs and beat until combined.
- Add the flours and baking soda and beat on low speed until all the flour is mixed in. Fold in chocolate chips or nuts if using.
- Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin tins filling each cup almost to the top. Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the muffins cool for 5 minutes before taking them out of the tin to finish cooling on a wire rack. Bake the remaining muffins making sure to fill any empty cups of the muffin tin with water to prevent warping.
- Enjoy!