Honey Banana Muffins Recipe

These muffins are delicious and have a great texture, and they are 100% healthy! No refined flour or sweeteners. We have a big family, so this recipe makes a lot of muffins, but it is easily halved for a smaller group. To make the muffins lower in fat, replace half of the oil with unsweetened applesauce. I also use "white whole-wheat" flour, which is softer than that made with red wheat (but has the exact same nutritional value.

This recipe is:

Quick

14 Servings

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Ingredients

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 cup mashed ripe bananas (1 to 2 medium)

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

6 tablespoons honey

1/2 cup golden raisins

Directions

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Combine the eggs, banana, applesauce and honey; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the raisins.
• Coat muffin cups with cooking spray; fill two-thirds full with batter. Bake at 375° for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: 14 muffins.

Nutritional Analysis:

• One muffin equals 119 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 30 mg cholesterol, 142 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fruit.