Banana Applesauce Muffins

Two stacked banana muffins on a white plate.

5 from 1 vote

Indulge in a guilt-free treat with these healthy banana applesauce muffins! Made with whole wheat flour and lightly sweetened, these muffins are a delicious and nourishing snack for any time of day.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time25 mins

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Diet: Halal

Servings: muffins

Calories: 187kcal

Author: Amira

Ingredients

3 ripe bananas
2 large eggs
½ cup applesauce
¼ cup maple syrup
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1½ cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ cup old fashioned oats
¼ teaspoon salt
⅓ cup sugar
⅓ cup chocolate chips optional, feel free to use more

Instructions

Mash bananas in a large bowl.
Preheat oven to 375F and line a 12 cup muffin tin with muffin liners.
Add in all your wet ingredients. (Eggs, applesauce, maple syrup, olive oil and vanilla). Stir to combine.
Combine dry ingredients. (Flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, oats, salt and sugar). Stir to combine.
Gently fold your dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
Mix to combine but do not over mix.
Fill muffin cups ¾ of the way full.
Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until golden at the top.
Allow muffins to cool on a rack in the muffin pan for 5 minutes.
Take them out of the muffin pan and allow them to finish cooling on a wire cookie rack.

Notes

Enjoy with peanut butter, butter, plain and with coffee or tea. These muffins make a great addition to the kids lunch boxes. I like to add in chocolate chips but you can also add in any kind of chopped nut for protein.
If you decide to use the chocolate chips you will fold them into the batter once the wet and dry ingredients have been combined.
Make sure you bananas are very ripe for this recipe to get the best flavor, plus they are easier to mash.
For this recipe, I used square dark chocolate pieces but you can use any kind of chocolate.
Make banana applesauce muffins in a mini-muffin tin to make smaller muffins for younger kids. Note that using a mini-muffin tin will mean they will cook quicker in the oven.
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