Lighter Banana Muffins Recipes

LIGHT BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• To prepare cupcakes, combine 1/4 cup granulated sugar and banana; set aside.
• Beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar, butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about 3 minutes).
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add banana mixture to sugar mixture, beating well.
• Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
• Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl, stirring well with a whisk.
• Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with yogurt, beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix after each addition.
• Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups lined with paper liners.
• Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS (LIGHT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl and using an electric mixer, beat together bananas, sugar, oil, egg, and vanilla until well mixed.
• In another bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and baking soda; stir flour mixture into banana mixture.
• Stir in yogurt.
• Fold in chocolate chips.
• Divide among prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in centre of oven for 15 minutes or until a tester inserted in centre of muffins comes out clean.