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These Healthy Banana Bread Muffins with Walnuts are made with less sugar, whole wheat flour, and yes, that extra banana! We even subbed in maple syrup instead of white sugar into this recipe.

Healthy Banana Bread Muffins with Walnuts


  • Author: Kristina LaRue
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 14 mins
  • Total Time: 24 mins
  • Yield: 24 mini muffins 1x

Description

These Healthy Banana Bread Muffins with Walnuts are made with less sugar, whole wheat flour, and yes, that extra banana! We even subbed in maple syrup instead of white sugar into this recipe.


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Ingredients

  • 4 bananas, pureed (1 1/2 cups pureed bananas)
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup walnut oil
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare 24 count mini muffin tin with cooking spray or butter.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together bananas, egg, walnut oil, maple syrup and vanilla extract until combined.
  3. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon to bowl and mix together just until combined taking care not to over mix.
  4. Fold in walnuts.
  5. Spoon batter into muffin tins and bake in 350 degree F oven for 14-15 minutes, or until muffins spring back on the top and toothpick inserted into the muffins is done.

  • Category: Bakery
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 mini muffin
  • Calories: 100
  • Sugar: 7g
  • Sodium: 59mg
  • Fat: 4g
  • Saturated Fat: 0g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 3g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 14g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 2g
  • Cholesterol: 8mg

Keywords: banana bread, walnuts, banana