Healthy Banana Muffins

To go along with my last post about healthy eating, I thought I'd share a healthy, grab-and-go breakfast option. You can make these as jumbo muffins, regular muffins, mini muffins, a loaf or any form your little heart desires! I made them as 6 jumbo muffins, coming in at only 250 calories a piece. If you make them as a loaf, cut into 12 slices or 12 regular muffins, they are only are mere 125 calories each!

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup rolled oats
1 1/4 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
3 ripe bananas
1/3 cup Applesauce
2 T honey ( can use more if prefer sweeter muffins, up to 1/4 cup)
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1 1/2 t vanilla
1 t cinnamon

Pre-heat oven to 350, spray muffin or loaf pan, set aside. In a small bowl, whisk flour, oats, powder, and soda. Mash banana with egg, Applesauce and honey. Add milk, vanilla and cinnamon. Add dry ingredients, mixing until just moist. Do not over mix. For jumbo muffins, bake 20-25 minutes, for regular muffins 15 minutes, loaf 45-55 minutes.

Depending on how much honey you choose to add and what type of milk you ise, calorie counts may be affected. I went with 2 T honey and skim milk for my calculation. Another great idea is to add a scoop of protein powder for added protein for a complete breakfast!