Make healthy banana bread muffins - Easy Recipes

Muffins are one of the usual breakfasts in America and it is loved by all age people. Muffins are also called as semi sweet cakes that are served without any garnishing. Muffins are made with different fruits and cereals to make it more healthy and nutritive breakfast. Banana is a very nutritive fruit that helps to restore calcium in our body to make bones strong. Thus, it is good to add fresh banana in muffins to make your breakfast more nutritive and healthy. Here we present some of the delicious recipes to make delicious muffins for your family and friends with the main ingredient of banana.

Strawberry Banana Muffins:
Ingredients:
1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1 medium lightly mashed banana, 1 large egg, 2 tbsp. 2% milk, 2 tbsp. vegetable oil, 1 tsp. vanilla, ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar, 1 cup frozen or fresh chopped strawberries

Directions to make Strawberry Banana Muffins:

• At 350° degree, pre-heat your oven.
• In a bowl, mix flour and baking powder
• Take other bowl and blend banana and egg vigorously.
• In banana mixture; add milk, oil, vanilla and sugar. Blend all ingredients, till mixture becomes smooth.
• Now add dry mixture into the banana and egg mixture slowly and blend all ingredients to resolve all the lumps.
• Add chopped strawberries and mix it gently into the batter.
• Pour batter into the muffin pan till half of the height of pan and put it into the oven for 20-25 minutes to bake muffins.
• After the baking, muffins will become golden in color.
• Allow all muffins to get cool before serving it.

Banana Cranberry Zucchini Muffins:

Ingredients:
3 eggs, 3/4 cup canola oil, 1 cup sugar, 1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini, 2 ripe mashed bananas, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour, 1 tbsp ground cinnamon, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 cup dried cranberries, 1/2 cup walnuts

Directions to make Banana Cranberry Zucchini Muffins:

• Pre-heat your oven at 325° F.
• With the use of non-stick spray; grease muffin tray or use muffin papers.
• Take one bowl and beat two eggs into it to get frothy consistency.
• Mix oil, sugar, grated zucchini, bananas, and vanilla into the egg and whisk all the ingredients.
• Now add flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, dried cranberries and walnuts. Mix all the ingredients to form smooth batter.
• Pour batter into the muffin tray or muffin paper cup to the half or top, and sprinkle remaining walnuts on batter.
• Put muffin tray into the oven and bake muffins for 20-25 minutes.
• Check out the center of baked muffins by inserting toothpick.
• If muffins are properly baked, then let them cool down and serve it.

Healthier Banana Muffins:

Ingredients:
2 medium bananas, 1 large egg, 1/4 cup light brown sugar, 3/4 cup plain white yogurt or soy yogurt, 1 Tbsp. soy or regular milk, 1 cup all purpose flour, 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, 1/2 tsp. to 1 tsp. flaxseed meal, 1 tsp. Vanilla or 1/2 tsp. Bourbon Vanilla powder, 1/4 tsp. ground Cinnamon, 11/2 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. baking soda, 1/4 tsp. salt, Oats for sprinkling on top and 2 mixing bowls

Directions to make Banana Muffins:

• Turn on oven, and pre-heat at 200°C or 392°F.
• Take one big mixing bowl. Take two peeled banana and smash them.
• Add egg, sugar, soy/regular milk and yogurt in smashed banana and mix all the ingredients to build a little air in it.
• Take another bowl and mix flours, flaxseed, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and soda.
• Now add dry mixture into the banana mixture slowly and stir vigorously to build air in batter.
• Pour 3/4 full batter into the muffin pan and sprinkle oats on the top.
• Put muffin pan into the oven for 15 to 20 minutes and bake it well.
• Check out center of each muffin by toothpick.
• Allow muffins to get cool and serve it.

Banana Coconut Muffins:
Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp salt, 3 ripe bananas,1 stick melted butter, 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut.

Directions to make Banana Coconut Muffins:

• Grease muffin cups with non-stick spray and turn on oven for pre-heating at 350 F
• Take one bowl and add flour, baking powder, salt. Mix all the ingredients.
• In another bowl mash banana, melted butter, flaked coconut, egg and vanilla and blend vigorously to mix all the components.
• Now in corporation with stirring, slowly add dry ingredients into the banana and coconut mixture. Whisk all the ingredients till consistent batter gets formed.
• Add batter into the muffin cups and sprinkle coconut on it. Put it into the oven for around 25 minutes to bake properly.
• After baking time, muffins will become golden in color.
• Allow muffins to get cool before serving it.

Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins:

Ingredients:3 ripe medium bananas, 1/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce, 1 1/4 cups white whole wheat flour, 3/4 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt, 2 tbsp softened butter, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 2 large egg whites, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, 1 1/2 oz mini chocolate chips

Directions to make Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins:

• Turn on your oven and pre-heat at 325°.
• Put muffin paper cup into the muffin tray.
• In one bowl, mash bananas and mix flour baking soda and salt in other bowl.
• Take another bowl and whisk butter and sugar.
• Mix egg whites, bananas, apple sauce, vanilla into the butter and sugar mixture. Beat all the ingredients well.
• Slowly add flour into the mixture and blend well to make smooth batter.
• Lastly, add chocolate chips into the batter. Make sure that you do not mix chocolate chips.
• Put batter into the muffin pan and back into the oven for 35-40 minutes.
• Allow muffins to cool down and before serving.

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