Banana Berry Muffins

Number of servings: 12

Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 4 tablespoons applesauce
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 ripe bananas
• 2 tablespoons water
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup whole-wheat flour
• ¼ cup quick cooking oats
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup blueberries or strawberries (fresh or frozen)

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 350° F. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a medium-size bowl, combine applesauce, sugar, egg, banana and water. Mix well.
3. In a large bowl, mix flours, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
4. Add the applesauce mixture to the bowl with the dry ingredients; mix just until the batter is moist.
5. Gently add berries into the mixture.
6. Fill each muffin cup about ¾ full of batter.
7. Bake for 25 – 30 minutes until lightly brown.
8. Cool for 10 minutes and remove from pan.

Nutritional information per serving: 68 calories, 0.6 g total fat, 0 g saturated fat, 14 mg cholesterol, 1.5 g protein, 14.9 g carbohydrates, 1 g dietary fiber, 7.5 g total sugars, 108 mg sodium.

Recipe courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, whatscooking.fns.usda.gov.

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