I am slowly cutting out refined sugar from our daily diet. Don’t get me wrong we love an indulgent treat in our house, and I truly believe all foods should be enjoyed without guilt, but on a daily basis we continue to eat healthier. I am loving our new Whole Wheat Banana Blueberry Muffins. They are free of refined sugar sweetened instead with mashed bananas and a small amount of pure maple syrup. Oh they are so yummy!
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Whole Wheat Banana Blueberry Muffins
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Author: Meredith @ Homegrown Friends
Serves: 9
Ingredients
- 1¾ cups whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup milk of choice
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup (use the real deal!)
- 2 bananas mashed
- 1 cup blueberries (frozen is fine)
- COOKING TOOLS
- muffin tin
- measuring cups- 1 cup, ¼ cup, ⅓ cup
- teaspoon
- ¼ teaspoon
- fork
- large spoon
- large mixing bowl
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Grease 9 muffin cups using vegetable oil or butter.
- In a large bowl mash 2 bananas with a fork.
- Add the milk, oil, maple syrup and egg. Stir until combined.
- Mix in the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add the blueberries and gently mix until combined.
- Evenly distribute the batter into 9 muffin cups.
- Bake for 18 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Cool in the muffin tin for 5 minutes and then remove from the muffin cups and place on a wire rack. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- Serve warm. Yum!
WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE WHOLE WHEAT BANANA BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
3/4 cup milk of choice
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup pure maple syrup (use the real deal!)
2 bananas mashed
1 cup blueberries (frozen is fine)
COOKING TOOLS
muffin tin
measuring cups- 1 cup, 1/4 cup, 1/3 cup
teaspoon
1/4 teaspoon
fork
large spoon
large mixing bowl
HOW TO MAKE WHOLE WHEAT BANANA BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 9 muffin cups using vegetable oil or butter.In a large bowl mash 2 bananas with a fork. Add the milk, oil, maple syrup and egg. Stir until combined.Mix in the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the blueberries and gently mix until combined.Evenly distribute the batter into 9 muffin cups.
Bake for 18 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool in the muffin tin for 5 minutes and then remove from the muffin cups and place on a wire rack. Let sit for 5 minutes.
Serve warm. Yum!
I don’t like bananas so can I omit them from the recipe? If not what’s a good substitute?
Sorry Latisha, the bananas are an essential part of this recipe.
I am making this recipe right now for the second time! However, I did notice both times the serving size ended up being 12 regular sized muffins with the tins filled very full. They turn out gorgeous and I certainly didn’t mind having more than I thought I would! Also, I swapped out the vegetable oil for unsweetened applesauce straight across and they turned out great. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for letting me know. I’m going to have to try with applesauce. Love that substitution!
Does your mixture come out very dough-like? Because mine did and they did not come out very good haha normally when I make muffins it’s very thin batter and the muffins come out very fluffy.
Hi Heather- sorry they didn’t turn out for you! The batter should be like a thick pancake batter.
Just made these for my 11 month old daughter and she went crazy for them!!! Definitely going to make them again and try swapping the oil for applesauce. Might even add a little oatmeal too.
Yum! I add oatmeal sometimes- delicious!
I love these muffins!! Second time making them today, and this time I used (no sugar added) applesauce instead of oil. They are great! Thanks!
So glad you like them Ivy!
I made these this morning, substituting honey for maple syrup and coconut oil for vegetable oil. They came out so good! Thank you for sharing this recipe 🙂
So glad you liked them Ali!
Can I use straight buckwheat flour instead of whole wheat? I will also use coconut oil instead of vegtable oil.
Not sure about buckwheat flour, but coconut oil is a great substitute.