Saturday, March 19, 2011

Banana Zuchinni Muffins

Today I was trying to figure out a way to use some of the bananas that were in my freezer. Which is a great way to keep bananas from going bad and they can easily be used in baking afterwords!

So I decided on Banana Zuchinni Muffins and the recipe is as follows:



1 1/2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
1 cup oatmeal
3/4 cup splenda or other low calorie sweetener
3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1 large banana
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups grated zuchinni (i chop mine in my food processor so that it is very small) 
                 - If you don't have enough zuchinni you can do 3/4 cup of zuchinni and an additional small banana

Instructions:
Mix together applesauce and splenda until smooth. Then add eggs and blend well. Add zuchinni, banana, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.

Mix together dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Oatmeal, flour, and baking powder. Add slowly to the wet ingredients.

Spray two muffin pans with olive oil non stick spray or with baking liners. Fill muffin tins 1/3 of the way to 1/2 of the way. It will only make 20 muffins so you only need to spray or line 20 muffin tins.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes depending on the oven. Make sure you check them regularly so that they don't burn.

It makes 20 individual servings and they are 2-3 points each on Weight Watchers Points Plus. The points difference depends on whether you use more zuchinni or more banana. If you use 2 bananas count 3 points.

Let cool and enjoy!

These muffins are not going to be a breakfast cake. They are a little sweet but not nearly as sweet as most cake like muffins. But they are still delicious!

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