Healthy Banana-Oat Muffins
Description
This banana-oat muffin recipe includes good-for-you ingredients like flaxseed, Greek yogurt, applesauce, walnuts and coconut oil.
Ingredients
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cooking spray
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3 tablespoons water
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1 tablespoon flaxseed meal
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1 cup whole wheat flour
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1 cup finely ground steel-cut oats
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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3 ripe bananas, mashed
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1/4 cup honey
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1/4 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
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1 egg, lightly whisked
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3 tablespoons applesauce
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3 tablespoons coconut oil
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1/2 cup chocolate chips
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1/2 cup ground walnuts
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1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar, or as needed
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place a rack in the lower third of the oven. Spray a mini muffin pan with cooking spray.
2
Combine water and flaxseed meal in a bowl and let sit 5 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, whisk flour, oats, brown sugar, and salt together in a bowl and set aside.
4
Mix thickened flaxseed, bananas, honey, yogurt, egg, applesauce, coconut oil, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Stir flour mixture into the banana mixture. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts.
5
Use an ice cream scooper to scoop batter into the prepared muffin tin. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top.
6
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean but without overbaking, about 18 minutes.
7
Let muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Freeze if desired.