Cocoa-Banana Bran Muffins (For the Diabetic)
"Thanks to Luv4food for posting her fabulous muffin recipe. My husband was recently diagnosed with diabetes so I made a few alterations to help lighten the sugar load. I did take her suggestion to add chocolate chips as the small amount is worth the yummy surprise when eaten."
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
1 muffin
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 2 medium ripe bananas
- 1 1⁄4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1⁄4 cup Splenda sugar substitute
- 1⁄4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-bran cereal
- 1 cup skim milk
- 1⁄4 cup egg substitute
- 1⁄4 cup oil replacement (prune puree)
- 1⁄4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
directions
- Preheat over to 400f and lightly grease muffin tin or line with paper.
- Set aside.
- Peel bananas and mash (or slice one).
- Set aside.
- Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine cereal and milk.
- Let stand 2-3 minutes or until cereal is softenened.
- Add egg, fat substitute, and mashed bananas.
- Mix well.
- Mix is sliced bananas (if one was sliced).
- Add the flour mixture, stirring just until combined.
- Portin into muffin tins evenly.
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Reviews
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Didn't think chocolate & bran could go together so well! I used wheat bran for the cereal & applesauce for the puree (didn't have any). I didn't use any choc chips; the banana was a great sweetner! I may add a tad more banana next time but otherwise they were quite yummy! -
These muffins have a good taste. I have made a few things now using Splenda for my husband who has recently been diagnosed diabetic. I find that cooking with Splenda changes the texture of the food and muffins seem "rubbery" It does not seem to change the texture of uncooked desserts. Carol -
These muffins are very nice. I had to use applesauce as fat replacer and to be honest I'm not sure that the taste and texture was a benifit to this recipe. As it was my sub I certainly do not hold it against the recipe and the result was not bad at all. I just think that it might have been a bit better sans applesauce. Of course, the choco-banana combo is always a winner. I found the texture to be slightly dense but then I took the "Mix Well" instruction to heart and mixed really well. However, they still rose nicely. On the whole I realy like these a lot and I think that with lighter mixing and useing the prune puree ask for that this will be all around tops recipe. I will be making this again.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
VickiVSN
Kirkland
