Cheryl's Healthy Applesauce Banana Muffins

Name: Cheryl's Healthy Applesauce Banana Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 28 min
Total time: 38 min
Yield: 12 muffins, 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 6 bananas, very ripe; 1 cup artificial sweetener (I use Splenda); 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/3 cup egg white; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cups whole wheat flour; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 cup wheat germ

Submitted by senseicheryl

"The base for this recipe is from Recipe #151301. Thank you Shelly. I just made it into a more healthier version for my family. I hope you all enjoy them and let me know!"

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Ready In:: 38mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 12 muffins
Serves:: 12

ingredients

6 bananas, very ripe
1 cup artificial sweetener (I use Splenda)
¹⁄₂ cup unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¹⁄₃ cup egg white
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¹⁄₄ cup wheat germ

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Prepare a 12 cup muffin pan (I use my Pampered Chef Stoneware muffin pan and it works out perfectly; 12 large muffins!).
Mash bananas in a large mixing bowl. Stir in Splenda.
Add applesauce and egg whites and beat well.
Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
Pour into prepared muffin pan.
Bake for approximately 28 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Remove from oven and let cool.
When cool enough, remove muffins and place on wire rack to finish cooling.
Enjoy!

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Reviews

This is a great fat-free, sugar-free muffin recipe! Subs I made were 2 whole eggs instead of just the whites, I halved the splenda, added 1/4cup of craisins, and accidentally used wheat bran instead of germ (oops!). The muffins still turned out really good, although I think they would have been more tender with the germ. Thanks Cheryl!

Crystal
OK, I'll apologize in advance to senseicheryl because I shamelessly took the basics of her recipe and took off with my own creation, and the only reason I'm writing a review is so I can save my changes. Plus I thought there might be someone else out there who would enjoy these SUPER yummy muffins. I started with the 6 banana's but I only added a 1/4 cup of brown sugar, With all those banana's these muffins have NO need for a whole cup of sugar, at least to my taste. I also used 2 whole eggs instead of the egg whites. Then instead of 2 cups of WW flour I used 1 1/2 cups plus a 1/2 cup of rolled oats and a 1/4 cup of multi grain mix I got at the farmers market for the wheat germ. I then added in a cup of raisins, a cup of shredded carrot and 2 small diced apples. These were the perfect breakfast muffins

Kapihopela

Tweaks

OK, I'll apologize in advance to senseicheryl because I shamelessly took the basics of her recipe and took off with my own creation, and the only reason I'm writing a review is so I can save my changes. Plus I thought there might be someone else out there who would enjoy these SUPER yummy muffins. I started with the 6 banana's but I only added a 1/4 cup of brown sugar, With all those banana's these muffins have NO need for a whole cup of sugar, at least to my taste. I also used 2 whole eggs instead of the egg whites. Then instead of 2 cups of WW flour I used 1 1/2 cups plus a 1/2 cup of rolled oats and a 1/4 cup of multi grain mix I got at the farmers market for the wheat germ. I then added in a cup of raisins, a cup of shredded carrot and 2 small diced apples. These were the perfect breakfast muffins

Kapihopela