Banana Muffins, Diabetic And Delicious

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 -3 bananas, mashed (about 1 cup/250 ml)
• 1/4 cup no sugar added apple butter (60 ml)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (5 ml)
• 2 tablespoons splenda brown sugar (30 ml)
• 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk (175 ml)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (30 ml)
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (375 ml)
• 2 teaspoons baking soda (10 ml)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (2 ml)
• 1/4 cup oat bran (60 ml)
• freshly grated nutmeg, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice (1 ml)
• 1/2 cup blueberries (fresh or still frozen (125 ml)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 prepare a medium muffin tin by lining with muffin paper or brushing/spraying with oil.
• 3 sift flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl and add oat bran, nutmeg and all spice.
• 4 stir well to combine and set aside.
• 5 mash banana in a bowl.
• 6 add apple butter, vanilla, splenda brown sugar, buttermilk and vegetable oil, stir to combine.
• 7 pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture.
• 8 stir with a wooden spoon until just combined (some of the flour may still remain visible) but do not over mix or the muffins will be tough.
• 9 fold in the blueberries.
• 10 spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin tins.
• 11 put in the middle rack of oven.
• 12 bake until golden, about 18-23 minutes (or until a tester comes out clean).
• 13 makes 12 medium muffins.