Lighter Banana Muffins Food

LIGHT BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• To prepare cupcakes, combine 1/4 cup granulated sugar and banana; set aside.
• Beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar, butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about 3 minutes).
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add banana mixture to sugar mixture, beating well.
• Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
• Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl, stirring well with a whisk.
• Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with yogurt, beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix after each addition.
• Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups lined with paper liners.
• Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

HEALTHY BANANA BREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners. Whisk together the whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
• Whisk together the coconut oil, brown sugar, maple syrup, vanilla and egg whites in a separate medium bowl until well combined. Stir in the mashed banana. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts if using.
• Fill the lined muffin cups about three-quarters of the way with the batter (a generous 1/4 cup in each; see Cook's Note). Bake on the center rack until a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes, then remove the muffins to a wire rack to cool completely.

LIGHTER BANANA CRUMB MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
• Whisk 1 1/2 cup flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Beat bananas, 3/4 cup brown sugar, agave syrup, egg, and 1/3 cup applesauce in a separate bowl until thoroughly combined. Stir banana mixture into the dry ingredients to make a smooth batter. Fill muffin cups about 2/3 full of batter.
• Mix 1/3 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and cinnamon in a bowl; stir 1 1/2 teaspoons of applesauce into the mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle topping over muffins.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden brown and a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes.

LIGHTER BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease or line 10 muffin cups.
• In a medium bowl, combine eggs and bananas. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, salt, sugar and baking soda. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture. Fold in walnuts if desired. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.

LOW-FAT BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Combine remaining ingredients; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS (LIGHT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl and using an electric mixer, beat together bananas, sugar, oil, egg, and vanilla until well mixed.
• In another bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and baking soda; stir flour mixture into banana mixture.
• Stir in yogurt.
• Fold in chocolate chips.
• Divide among prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in centre of oven for 15 minutes or until a tester inserted in centre of muffins comes out clean.