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Blueberry Banana Muffins

with Wheat Bran
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Average: 4.5 (24 votes)
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Blueberry Banana Muffins

Blueberry Banana Muffins - Brighten up your breakfast or coffee break

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Health Score:
73 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
25 min.
Preparation
ready in 1 hr
Ready in
Calories:
159
calories
Calories

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Nutritional values

Wheat bran adds tons of fiber to these muffins, which jumpstarts a sluggish digestion. Bananas also score health points with tons of potassium. 

If you don't have fresh berries, frozen ones will do. Just fold them into the dough while still frozen. 

1 piece contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie159 cal.(8 %)
Protein4 g(4 %)
Fat3 g(3 %)
Carbohydrates27 g(18 %)
Sugar added8 g(32 %)
Roughage4.5 g(15 %)
Vitamin A0 mg(0 %)
Vitamin D0.2 μg(1 %)
Vitamin E1.1 mg(9 %)
Vitamin B₁0.1 mg(10 %)
Vitamin B₂0.1 mg(9 %)
Niacin2.2 mg(18 %)
Vitamin B₆0.1 mg(7 %)
Folate29 μg(10 %)
Pantothenic acid0.4 mg(7 %)
Biotin5.9 μg(13 %)
Vitamin B₁₂0.1 μg(3 %)
Vitamin C4 mg(4 %)
Potassium220 mg(6 %)
Calcium41 mg(4 %)
Magnesium52 mg(17 %)
Iron1.4 mg(9 %)
Iodine2 μg(1 %)
Zinc1.2 mg(15 %)
Saturated fatty acids0.6 g
Uric acid25 mg
Cholesterol21 mg
Development of this recipe:
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Ingredients

for
12
Ingredients
1 small lemon
7 ozs Pastry flour
5 Tbsps Wheat bran
2 tsps Baking powder
4 ozs cane sugar
1 pinch salt
¾ cup
1 egg
2 Tbsps Canola oil
2 ripe, small Banana
6 ozs Blueberries
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Preparation

Kitchen utensils

1 Bowl, 1 Small bowl, 1 Measuring cups, 1 Tablespoon, 1 Teaspoon, 1 Wooden spoon, 1 Fine grater, 1 Whisk, 1 coated Muffin tin with 12 cups, 1 Wire rack, 1 Wooden skewer, 1 Fork, 12 Baking cups

Preparation steps

1.
Blueberry Banana Muffins preparation step 1

Rinse the lemon in hot water, dry and zest. In a bowl combine zest with flour, bran, baking powder, sugar and a pinch of salt. Mix well.

2.
Blueberry Banana Muffins preparation step 2

In another bowl, whisk together milk, egg and oil until smooth. Add to flour mixture and mix until smooth.

3.
Blueberry Banana Muffins preparation step 3

Peel banana and mash well with a fork. Add to batter and stir thoroughly.

4.
Blueberry Banana Muffins preparation step 4

Sort through blueberries, removing any stems; fold gently into batter.

5.
Blueberry Banana Muffins preparation step 5

Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper baking cups. Divide the batter evenly among the cups.

6.
Blueberry Banana Muffins preparation step 6

In a preheated oven at 400 °F, bake muffins until a wooden skewer inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 30 minutes.  If it comes out clean, remove muffins from the oven. If not, bake for a few more minutes.

7.
Blueberry Banana Muffins preparation step 7

Remove muffins from pan. Allow to cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes; serve warm or room temperature.

Comments

 
Delicious!
Cyndy from EAT SMARTER's picture
Thanks Makenzie. We are big fans of blueberries so this one is a favorite of ours too!