Low-Calorie, Low-Fat Banana Muffins Recipe

I’m on a weight loss diet, and my daughter can’t eat most raw fruits, and she really misses banana. I’m not sure I have nearly enough willpower to pass up banana bread or muffins once I smell them baking, so I mixed a few different recipes, made some adaptations, and came up with this recipe.

Low-Calorie, Low-Fat Banana Muffins Recipe

Low-Fat, Low-Cal Banana Muffins

3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cups flour
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4  tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup banana, mashed
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
nonstick cooking spray

Preheat the oven to 350°.

In a medium bowl, stir together flours, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.

Mash the banana in a large bowl. Add the egg, sugar, and applesauce. Mix well. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture just until everything is moistened.

Spray a muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray. Divide the batter evenly between 12 muffin cups and bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted near middle comes out clean.

Cool the muffins in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and cool thoroughly on a wire rack.

The result: you’d never know that these have only 73 calories per muffin, and less than a gram of fat. They are moist and delicious and very banana-y. I will be making these a lot more often!

This post is linked to Tasty Tuesday and Tempt My Tummy Tuesday.