Whole Grain Banana-Cashew Muffins

Recipe adapted from Our Best Bites

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 3/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cup mashed banana
• 1/3 cup plain yogurt (or sour cream)
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup cashews chopped
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix the dry ingredients together (flours, baking soda, salt, cinnamon) in bowl and set aside. 
3. Mix sugar, honey, and vegetable oil together in large bowl. 
4. Add one egg in at time. Make sure to mix well.
5. Add in mashed banana. 
6. Add in yogurt and vanilla.
7. Slowly add in dry ingredients.
8. Add the batter to the muffin cups such that they are 2/3 full.
9. In small bowl mix brown sugar and cashews and sprinkle some on each cup.
10. Bake for 23-28 minutes.

You can use various types of nuts! The original recipe called for pecans.

I usually don't like to eat muffins, but these were really good! :-)

Banana-Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 ripe, medium bananas
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup margarine, melted
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsps. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Puree bananas in blender. (should come out to be one cup)
3. Beat bananas, eggs, sugar, margarine, and vanilla in bowl.
4. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in large bowl. 
5. Stir chocolate chips and nuts.
6. Stir in banana mixture.
7. Spoon into well greased muffin pan cups.
8. Bake 25-30 minutes.

I got the recipe from Bake Sale.