Description
These healthy banana blueberry muffins are a family-favorite, simple to make, packed with goodness, and perfect for breakfast or snacks. They offer incredible flavor with a soft, moist texture bursting with sweet banana and juicy blueberries, while keeping refined sugars and unhealthy fats to a minimum. Quick to whip up in under an hour, they're ideal for busy mornings and a delightful, guilt-free treat.
Ingredients
1 ½ cups All-purpose flour
½ cup Whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
½ teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamo
3 medium (about 1 ½ cups) Very ripe bananas, mashed
2 Large eggs
½ cup Unsweetened applesauce
¼ cup Maple syrup or honey
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 cup Fresh or frozen blueberries
Instructions
- Prepare Your Oven and Muffin Tin: First, preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Then, line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or lightly grease the cups. This prevents sticking and ensures easy removal of your delicious healthy banana blueberry muffins
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Make sure these ingredients are well combined; this ensures even leavening throughout your healthy banana blueberry muffins
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a separate medium bowl, mash the very ripe bananas thoroughly. Next, add the eggs, unsweetened applesauce, maple syrup (or honey), and vanilla extract to the mashed bananas. Whisk these wet ingredients until they are smoothly combined
- Combine Wet and Dry: Pour the wet ingredient mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Use a spatula or wooden spoon to gently fold everything together. Mix just until no streaks of dry flour remain. Be careful not to overmix the batter; overmixing leads to tough muffins. A few lumps are perfectly fine for these healthy banana blueberry muffins
- Fold in Blueberries: Gently fold in the fresh or frozen blueberries. If using frozen blueberries, do not thaw them; add them directly to the batter. This helps prevent the color from bleeding into your healthy banana blueberry muffins
- Fill Muffin Cups: Divide the batter evenly among the 12 prepared muffin cups. Fill each cup about two-thirds full
- Bake: Place the muffin tin into your preheated oven. Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown and a wooden skewer or toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Baking time might vary slightly based on your ove
- Cool: Once baked, remove the muffin tin from the oven. Let the healthy banana blueberry muffins cool in the tin for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy these warm or at room temperature
Notes
For optimal flavor and natural sweetness, use very ripe bananas with lots of brown spots.
Avoid overmixing the batter to ensure tender muffins; mix just until dry ingredients are incorporated.
To prevent blueberries from sinking, toss fresh blueberries lightly with a tablespoon of flour before adding. Add frozen blueberries directly from the freezer without thawing.
For a domed top, consider baking at 400°F (200°C) initially, then reducing to 375°F (190°C) after about 5 minutes (adjust overall baking time accordingly).
Store muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days, or refrigerate for up to 5 days.
For longer storage, freeze completely cooled muffins for up to 3 months.
Reheat room temperature/refrigerated muffins in the microwave (15-30 seconds) or toaster oven (5-10 minutes at 300°F/150°C). Reheat frozen muffins in the microwave (30-60 seconds) or oven (15-20 minutes at 350°F/175°C).
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 190 kcal
- Sugar: 16.5 g
- Sodium: 165 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.75 g
- Unsaturated Fat: N/A
- Trans Fat: N/A
- Carbohydrates: 37.5 g
- Fiber: 3.5 g
- Protein: 4.5 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
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