Comments on: Baking with Whole Grains: Best Banana Muffins

By: Cherry Pecan Bran Muffins — Pinch My Salt

Cherry Pecan Bran Muffins — Pinch My Salt — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:45:16 +0000

[...] Whole Wheat and Oat Bran Banana Muffins [...]

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:20:42 +0000

I have been looking for healthier banana muffins and I made them last night! My little girls couldn’t stop eating them (neither could I). Fabulous, moist, easy recipe. I can’t wait to check out some of the other recipes.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:33:06 +0000

Amanda, thanks for checking in! Your variations sound wonderful!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:25:00 +0000

Just wanted to report I made this again, but a slightly different version, and they were great. Instead of the 1 c. banana, I subbed 3/4 c. applesauce and 1/4 c. molasses and used plain yogurt instead of buttermilk. Finally, I threw in some cinnamon, vanilla extract, and 1/2 c. raisins. Oh, and I used ground walnuts rather than pecans. Lots of changes and they still came out excellent–especially when spread with a little peanut butter thanks!

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:32:30 +0000

Just made these with my son, so of course had to throw in a couple of handfuls of chocolate chips! Subbed wheat bran for oat bran, two eggs for the egg whites and finely ground walnuts for pecans – result was wonderful. Such a great base recipe. Thanks!

By: Ana

Ana — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:22:14 +0000

delicious !

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:50:36 +0000

I scoured high and low looking for a healthy bran muffin recipe to incorporate my three overly-ripened bananas into, and I’m so glad I went with this one!! I made them last night, and was tempted to comment then but I decided to wait until I had a second one (cold) today to give my full opinion since everything pretty much tastes good warm out of the oven. Both “versions” were awesome–moist, slightly sweet, and perfectly “nutty” throughout (without any distracting nut chunks).

Slight alterations as follows: I ground up my own toasted pecans in the food processor (along with the bran so that I got a finely textured meal), used nonfat yogurt instead of the buttermilk, added a 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, 1/2 tsp banana extract, and a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg. I folded in blueberries to half of the batter, and topped them all off with a little streusel topping (extra ground-up pecan meal, brown sugar, and cinnamon).

The best part about these muffins is that they taste just as delicious as the butter-laden varieties, but they pack a lot less guilt. Thanks so much for posting this recipe.

By: Tired of Banana Bread? Try this Recipe! — Pinch My Salt

Tired of Banana Bread? Try this Recipe! — Pinch My Salt — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:36:15 +0000

[...] Best Banana Muffins [...]

By: mamakin

mamakin — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:25:13 +0000

I also have just discovered the King Arthur store online, and happened upon it when I had seen the jars of yeast in the grocery store had been raised to over $8.00 for 4 ounce jars! I buy the 2lb bag of the red star yeast there for less than ten dollars, even with the shipping, I’ts a steal! I also wanted to leave a tip about the wheat flour, I always replace 1/3 of the wheat flour with all-purpose white flour. It makes the dough easier to deal with, and also helps the yeast do it’s rising better. As for the banana muffin recipe, FOUR STARS!!!!!!!! The kids loved them, the husband loved them, and I loved them, thank you so much!

By: Brett

Brett — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 23:36:50 +0000

Your excellent fotos and nutritional information really add to your recipe’s complete package!