2 bananas sitting on the table, rapidly turning brown
My all-purpose flour container, almost empty
My bag of whole wheat flour, FULL
What to do?
Whole wheat banana nut muffins! Mmm, I should've known the subtle sweetness of whole wheat flour would go perfectly with the taste of overripe bananas. Add to that a tangy zing of dried cranberries and a delicate crunch from toasted walnuts... It's the perfect muffin! It's not too sweet, so you don't feel guilty about eating it for breakfast. My only complaint was that the banana flavor was mild. But I think that let the flavor of the whole wheat flour shine through. So, I guess I have no real complaints after all!
Whole Wheat Banana Nut Muffins (adapted from Betty Crocker: Baking for Today)
12 muffins (or about 10-11 if you fill the cups to the top)
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed bananas (about 2 medium)
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup toasted walnuts, chopped
Streusel topping, optional (recipe below)
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners or use nonstick spray.
2. Make streusel topping; set aside.
3. In large bowl, beat milk, oil, egg, and mashed bananas with fork or wire whisk. Stir in flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt all at once just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy). Fold in cranberries and walnuts. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Sprinkle each with about 1 tablespoon streusel topping, if using.
4. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown (Mine didn't take near that long! I think they were done at about 17-18 minutes. Check them with a toothpick.). If baked in greased pan, let stand about 5 minutes in pan, then remove from pan to wire rack; if baked in paper baking cups, immediately remove from pan to wire rack. Serve warm if desired.
Streusel Topping
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons firm butter or margarine
In medium bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until crumbly.
19 comments:
muffiny goodness :P
Hmm... I have a similar scenario in my kitchen:
2 Bananas quickly over-ripening &
1 forgotten bag of whole wheat flour that has to be used soon as it approaches its expiry date! :)
I've been craving something banana lately, so this hits the spot. You ever find yourself buying bananas just so they can go old and wrinkly so you can make Banana bread/muffins? I do that :)
And you're low fat yogurt comment... classic. I'd probably be Greek yogurt because at least I'd know another language.
Those sound delicious.
Those muffins look nice and hearty!
Ooooh - what a perfect, yummy breakfast!
brown bananas are seriously one of my favorite ingredients. just because you get to bake with them, like 100% of the time. this is a great recipe.
Absolutely gorgeous banana muffins. It's always great to find recipes for using up ripe bananas!
I just baked banana muffins late last night! If only I had waited until morning to try these...
This recipe is perfect for those old, shriveled, beat up bananas that are ready for the garbage. Just cut them into tiny pieces(there probably tiny already), smash them and viola! banana syrup already for baking. Give this recipe a try! Good Luck!
...and why weren't these brought in today? We coulda had a muffin-off... or something like that. You know what I mean.
Bananas and cranberry - YUM-O!!!
These look soo good! I'm always hiding bananas in various corners of my kitchen so that I can bake with them!
Great use of what you had at hand! These look nice and moist, with a healthy twist. Yumms!
Yummy! These look delicious and I love to bake muffins with whole wheat flour to make them slightly more healthy (okay really so I can justify having two – he he) so as you can see this is a perfect recipe for me! Thanks for sharing!
These look delicious!!! I have never made muffins with whole wheat flour...I bet they are awesome! I left an award for you on my blog! :)
They sound fabulous to me. I love a healthier muffin in the morning anyway.
I always feel like the banana flavor is mild whenever I make banana muffins or cake too. So I usually add a 1/2 tsp of banana extract. I know it's imitation, but somehow I'm ok with it because it really does give a better and more "bananary" flavor to baked goods.
Very disappointed in this recipe. They are tasteless and gummy... I followed the recipe exactly and even added chocolate chips to half the batter. Thanks for wasting my time and ingredients.
Karla, the recipe isn't the problem. I've made these several times with consistently delicious results. Maybe bone up on your baking skills and try again. :)
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