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SKINNY BANANA BREAD MUFFINS that are so flavorful and moist you would never know they are healthy (er).  These banana muffins have no oil, are low sugar, and just over 100 calories each. 

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If you’ve followed along on TBFS you may already know my adoration for quick-bread and muffins. I’m always coming up with ways to make them healthier, so I don’t have to feel guilty eating one or giving my kids a muffin for a snack.

I find these healthy applesauce oat muffins and these skinny pumpkin chocolate chip muffins completely irresistible.

I also love how well muffins freeze. They make my life easier when I need a quick and easy snack for my family, or something to add to my kids school lunch.

Since this skinny banana bread recipe is such a fan favorite, I wanted to show you the easy steps for making the same recipe, into muffins!

Mixing bowls with the ingredients to make healthy banana bread muffins.

Start by adding mashed bananas, egg, a little spoonful of white and brown sugar, and cinnamon to a mixing bowl. Then add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Then stir in two tablespoons of melted butter. Don’t over-mix the batter (you can read more about that in my notes, below).

Divide the batter evenly into a standard 12 cup muffin pan.

Muffin pan filled with the batter for making banana bread muffins.

Once the muffins are baked you can enjoy them plain, or with a thin spread of butter.

They freeze really well if you want to make a big batch for easy on-the-go snacks or breakfast.

A healthy Banana Muffin on a marble board with more muffins and banana in the background.

Tips for perfect banana muffins:
Use extra-ripe bananas:

I like to use really, really ripe bananas. Like, so ripe that the skin is black, and my husband is begging me to remove them from our kitchen counter :-). The riper the banana, the sweeter it is, the easier it is to mash, and the more sweetness it adds to the bread.

 

This recipe calls for 4 large bananas, which I love because it makes the muffins really moist, flavorful and sweet.

If you don’t have ripe bananas, use this trick:

Place the bananas, peel on, on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degree F for about 6-8 minutes, or until the banana skin is dark.

Don’t over-mix the batter:

When you combine the dry and wet ingredients, you only want to stir them together until the flour is mostly incorporated. The more you mix the batter, the more gluten will develop, which will make the muffins more rubbery and dense –yuck! So, for super tender muffins, just stir the batter until the ingredients are just combined.

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Skinny Banana Bread Muffins - tastesbetterfromscratch.com
Skinny Banana Bread Muffins
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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 

SKINNY BANANA BREAD MUFFINS that are so flavorful and moist you would never know they are healthy (er).  These banana muffins have no oil, are low sugar, and just over 100 calories each. 

Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Unit: cup, large, Tablespoon, teaspoon
Servings: 12
Calories: 130 kcal
Author: Lauren Allen
Ingredients
  • 4 bananas , about 1 1/3 cups, mashed
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 Tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (white or whole wheat)
  • 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter , melted
Instructions

  1. Grease a standard muffin pan (or line with paper muffin liners). Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  2. Mash bananas in a mixing bowl. Add egg, vanilla, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and cinnamon and stir well to combine.
  3. In a separate small bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to banana mixture and stir, just to combine.
  4. Gently stir in melted butter. Don't over-mix the batter.
  5. Spoon the batter into prepared muffin pan and bake for 18-25 minutes. Makes 12 muffins.
Recipe Notes

To freeze: 

Allow muffins to cool completely. Store them in a freezer-safe ziplock bag or air-tight tupperware.

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    • Kim,

      You could use coconut flour to substitute for wheat/white flour but you would need to look up the proper substitution amounts. Coconut flour is extremely absorbent so a little goes a long way, it would not be the same amount as wheat/white flour and you may need to add additional eggs or a liquid ingredient to balance it out and keep it from becoming overly dry or dense. Good luck!

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  2. I baked them with gluten free flour (and guar gum) and vegan margarine. Baked at 350 for 15 minutes and they were divine!

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  3. Followed the directions exactly as written but omitted cinnamon and added mini chocolate chips. I used white whole wheat flour. Perfect texture, sweetness, and flavor! So yummy fresh out of the oven!

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  4. I made this recipe last week and unfortunately it was raw in the middle even though the cake tester came out clean. It did have a great taste so I will try it again and maybe do the muffins then give the loaf another try. Thanks

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    • Hi Elizabeth, that’s strange that a cake tester came out without crumbs if the batter was still raw…Are you sure it wasn’t a large piece of unmashed banana you were tasting?

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      • This seemed like a great recipe at first. When the muffins came out of the oven, they looked great. However, when I peeled off the muffin liner, half of the muffin stuck to it so I could only eat basically half of the muffin. Also, I used 4 bananas for this and the banana flavor was barely tasted in the cupcake.

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  5. How many grams of mashed banana should I use,I googled an all of the converters say different things.

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  6. I Made these and they turned out Absolutely beautiful.. I Brought them to Our Vintage Tea Morning for Charity & Everyone loved them. My Husband Brought some to work& they all loved them also.. Thank u so much for a lovely recipe. I wondered if u know the Smartpoint Values Hope its ok to ask that. ?

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  7. Made these for breakfast this morning. Added a few chopped walnuts for crunch; turned out yummy! Will definitely make them again! ☺

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  9. I’ve cut way back on added sugar and needed a new recipe for banana bread. My first attempt at low/no sugar banana muffins was almost inedible so I cautious about these. I followed the recipe exactly and they turned out absolutely delicious, with a nice crumb and yummy bits of banana inside. 5 tablespoons of sugar for 12 muffins means 5.2 g of added sugar per muffin which isn’t bad for something that tastes like a treat. Next time I want to try an alternate flour, I picked up barley flour at the Asian supermarket today, I think I’ll give that a try at 50% (recommended by King Arthur flour). Thanks for the great recipe!

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  10. Not being a cinnamon fan, I omitted this ingredient and the muffins were delicious with a rich banana flavour! I appreciate your cautionary note about over-mixing the batter. It can become thick quite easily.

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  11. My toddler son and I made these this weekend, and they were fantastic! I was surprised because of the so little sugar but they were moist and tasty. Will definitely make these again!

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