Microwave Apple Banana Muffins Fakeout

Submitted by Chef #873220

"2 single serve, almost sugar free muffins! Although they are not traditional, they are very warm and comforty when you just wish you could cheat a bit on the diet. Feel free to substitute splenda for the optional brown sugar or a mixture of spices for the pumpkin pie spice. Prep time is mostly allowing ingredients to absorb. Measurements were approximated."

 

• Ready In: 27mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 2 muffins
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup instant oats
• 1 banana (ripe, mashed)
• 1⁄2 cup applesauce (or 1 Mott's Snack Cup)
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons oil
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• brown sugar

directions

1. Combine banana, apple sauce, oil and egg with a fork until smooth.
2. Add oats, sugar (OPTIONAL) and spices and allow to soak for up to 20 minutes.
3. Add baking soda.
4. Microwave on HIGH for 1-2 minutes in a mug or ceramic cup (I used a tea cup). Cooking times will vary depending on strength of microwave, so watch it to make sure it does not over flow.
5. Allow to cool for about 5 minutes.

Reviews

[Maz M.]

I must admit I was kind of skeptical about this recipe, but I was looking for a recipe to use up some oats so I gave it a try and I was very pleasantly surprised how well it worked, although I had to guess how much baking soda to use. I didn't have pumpkin pie spice or all the ingredients necessary to make my own, so I used cinnamon and vanilla extract instead. Definitely a recipe to make again: it really was very good.