Healthy banana muffins
As with most recipes, these banana muffins have gradually and naturally evolved into what they are today. And what they are today is a cause for a bit of pride. Earlier this year I made these exact banana muffins for a neighbourhood baby shower. They certainly had a lot of competition: a local baker brought one of her homemade cakes. The same baker who later that day asked me for a recipe of my muffins because her son demanded more of them in his life. As you can imagine, that was rather ego-stimulating. Not that there was really any doubt about how tasty they are because this is certainly one of my family’s favourite ways to use up over ripened bananas.
The great thing about these banana muffins is that they are very quick to make. Truthfully you could even have them ready for breakfast in less than 30 minutes, where 20 minutes is idle baking time. While oat flour can be substituted for plain white, I strongly recommend you at least try it as suggested. Especially since nothing could be easier than making some oat flour.
Banana muffins ingredients:
- 1c oat flour
- 1/2c whole wheat flour
- 1tsp baking soda
- 1tsp baking powder
- 1/2tsp salt
- 3 bananas
- 1/2c sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/3c canola oil
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 190C (375F). Peel 3 bananas and place them in a medium bowl. In a small bowl combine 1c oat flour, 1/2c whole wheat flour, 1tsp baking soda, 1tsp baking powder and 1/2tsp salt.
- Roughly mash the bananas with potato masher (some chunks are fine, they will add texture to the baked muffins). Stir the dry ingredients to blend well.
- Add 1/2c sugar, 1 egg and 1/3c canola oil to mashed bananas and whisk well with a fork.
- Add the dry ingredients to wet and stir with a fork until just combined. Do not over mix, an occasional dry pocket is fine.
- Spoon or scoop the batter into the lined muffin tin.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Enjoy them as soon as you can get them out. These muffins keep well for a couple of days, although they rarely survive that long at our house. They can be gently reheated in a microwave if you prefer them warm.
