Low Fat Banana Muffins
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I’ve read about how applesauce can be used in baked goods in place of fats such as eggs, oil, and butter but hadn’t tried the substitution until now. And I’m happy to report it’s a good substitution!
Of course, these muffins are not meant to replace my favorite banana bread. They are simply a low fat alternative, and even with the chocolate chips they are still only three points each. They’re easy (no need for a mixer!), moist and flavorful, and lighter than I was expecting after reading some of the reviews.
The lightness may be because I made muffins rather than a loaf (I like wrapping them individually then freezing them so I can defrost one at a time). I made the mistake of using paper liners, and the muffins completely stuck to them so I suggest spraying a muffin tin with Pam and forgoing the liners.
Photos of the process here.
Ingredients
4 very ripe bananas
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar (I used Splenda Sugar Blend)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
4 tablespoons applesauce (I made my own)
1/2 cup chocolate chips, optional
Preparation
- Mash bananas in a bowl.
- Add all other ingredients and mix well.
- Pour into greased loaf pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 13-15 minutes if making muffins (or 50 to 60 minutes if making a loaf), or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
Yields 16 muffins or one loaf.
Recipe adapted from Recipe Zaar.
Comments
17 Responses to “Low Fat Banana Muffins”
Thank you! I’ve been looking for a lowfat banana bread recipe, most of them are loaded with butter.
I love that you used your homemade applesauce in these muffins! So fabulous. And the muffins look moist and flavorful. What a great, healthy treat. I could use a nice muffin right about now 🙂
I had the same problem with the corn muffins I made earlier this week. Completely and totally stuck to the liners, which is funny because the muffins I made the previous week (dried fruit muffins) were fine.
Do you have any idea why some muffin recipes stick to the liners and some don’t?
banana muffins are the best, aren’t they? i found the best recipe for banana bran muffins. yumm!!
@Seanna Lea – I think it’s from the lack of fat. Were your low fat as well?
@Hilary – My recipe was the standard cornbread recipe on the back of the box only using blue cornmeal instead of regular. It had a 1/4 cup of oil in it, and after a day or two the paper became a lot easier to peel off (though we had to pretty much eat the muffins off the paper that first day). I’m wondering now if it is just a time issue, and I’ll see if I can figure it out the next time I make muffins or cupcakes.
Do you know how I could make this vegan?
@Wheeler’s Crew – Are there vegan egg substitutes? If so, you could use that in place of the egg.
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That looks great! And it’s low fat too boot, making it perfect for those dieters out there.
I can not wait to try these!
does anyone the nutritional value for these? calories per muffin?
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I used 1/3 cup ground walnuts instead of the chocolate chips and used a mini muffin pan which makes 24 muffins. The total calorie count was: 1955 kcals or 81 per muffin. The total fat was 24.7 grams or 1.03 gm per muffin.
P.S. They turned out great and are worth the 81 calories!