Healthy Pumpkin Banana Muffins

Vseward (Chef~V)'s Note:

Great-tasting healthy muffins with pumpkin, applesauce, and banana. Freeze well for a quick breakfast or snack!

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 30 muffins

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2⁄3; cup rolled oat
• ½ cup oat bran
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 3 ripe bananas , mashed
• 1 cup applesauce
• 15 ounces canned pumpkin
• 4 eggs , lightly beaten
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup chopped walnuts , toasted

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease or line muffin tins with paper liners.
3. Combine flours, bran, oats, baking powder, spices, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
4. Using whisk or spoon, stir until well mixed.
5. Combine remaining ingredients (except nuts) in a large mixing bowl; beat until smooth.
6. Gradually beat in flour mixture.
7. Beat just until combined.
8. Spoon into prepared pans or tins (fill cups until just about full).
9. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until toothpick inserted in the middle of the muffin comes out clean.
10. Remove muffins from pan and cool on wire rack as soon as they come out of the oven.

Reviews

[travjenken]

This is a wonderful recipe... I bake muffins every Sunday and put them in the freezer so that every day I can pull one out to put in my kid's lunch boxes. These have not been put in the freezer, yet. We are too busy EATING them. Super yummy. The only changes I made are; wheat germ instead- added 1 1/2 cups applesauce, 2 1/2 cups freshly pureed pumpkin, and I added 4 TB of orange zest/juice. Oh! And 1 cup chocolate chips... for my kids!! Soooo yummy, we will make these again and again.

[Chef #1403628]

Excellent recipe, I was short a banana so I added a little more applesauce to make sure I had enough wet to mix with the dry. I also omitted the individual spices and opted for extra pumpkin pie spice. I used 2 tsp but I think it could have used 3. By far this is one of my favorite muffin recipes.

[Chef #758468]

These muffins were exceptional!! My husband said they were the best muffins I have ever made, and that I could make money selling them. The only changes I made to the recipe was to use egg substitute for the whole eggs, and I used a bit less of both kinds of sugar. Otherwise, I kept the recipe the same.