Name: Healthy banana and walnut muffin
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat flour; 1 cup oatmeal; ½ tsp baking soda; 2.5 tsp baking powder; ½ cup unrefined sugar; 3 ripe bananas; 1 cup walnut kernels, chopped; 2 medium eggs; ¼ cup vegetable oil (cold pressed); 4 Tbsp buttermilk ( or oaty cream); ½ tsp ground nutmeg; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp vanilla essence; To garnish: walnut pieces

Healthy banana and walnut muffin

18 Sep 2016

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Total Time

30 minutes

Background

This is Healthy banana & walnut muffin is a variation on one of the classic muffins. Here we use whole wheat flour and oatmeal, also a much reduced amount of sugar. It's perfect for those who are on a diet and/or are health-conscious. They will stay moist for a couple of days if kept in a cake tin.

Ingredients

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup oatmeal
½ tsp baking soda
2.5 tsp baking powder
½ cup unrefined sugar
3 ripe bananas
1 cup walnut kernels, chopped
2 medium eggs
¼ cup vegetable oil (cold pressed)
4 Tbsp buttermilk ( or oaty cream)
½ tsp ground nutmeg
½ tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla essence
To garnish: walnut pieces

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Mash the bananas with a fork.
Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl.
In another bowl mix the eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla extract. Combine the two mixtures, then mix in the chopped walnut pieces and the mashed banana.
Line a muffin tin with paper cases, then fill them with the batter.
Sprinkle some crushed walnuts on the top.
Transfer them to a wire rack to cool.