Someone in my office brought a bunch of bananas to work today that were super ripe. My co-worker and I walked by and saw them, she bakes too, and we said to each other, “banana bread, banana muffins, banana smoothies!”
After about an hour and a half, there were still a bunch of bananas, so my friend and I each took 3 to make something. Her specialty is banana bars which are amazing. I will have to get the recipe from her!
I made this recipe last June as a matter of fact, it is a revised version of muffins my friend Celine made. Notice, there is no butter or eggs in this recipe!
2 ripe bananas
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 small container of applesauce (like the single serve kind)
1/4 cup Canola or safflower oil (I used Canola oil)
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup white flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
4 tablespoons of Ovaltine!
1/4 cup chocolate chips
sprinkle of raw sugar on top before baking to make it sweet and crunchy on top!
To my surprise Ovaltine has only 70 calorie for 4 tablespoons, so I decided to throw that in to make it chocolaty. The other thing is the recipe said it made 8 muffins, but since I like huge muffins like you get in the bakery, I decided to make 6 in my Jumbo Muffin Pan.
Each muffin tallies in at 312 calories, 6 fat and 5 fiber.
I really liked them because it was really moist on the inside, it reminded me of cake!
Mix all the ingredients and bake at 350 degrees for 15 -18 minutes. Insert toothpick to make sure it comes out clean before removing from the oven.
Enjoy!
ovaltine! genius! it’s like sort of malty, then! delish!!!
OVALTINE!? Love the no butter and eggs, too! Wowzers, that pic looks good enough to SMELL!
Can’t take my eyes off that giant muffin…..Looks soft and yum….
YUM!!! Just what I need to use up my mushy bananas π
These sound great…and my little guy can even have them because they’re egg-free. And, really, who doesn’t love chocolate AND bananas?! Now I just need my bananas to get extra ripe.
Have a good weekend!
This is a really fantastic and creative recipe. Seriously, ovaltine? I havn’t seen a commercial for that for years! I really appreciate the fiber content in these muffins. Thank you for this recipe!
Ovaltine is a nice change for muffins! They look great!!
Looks delicious. I love banana muffins more than anything – love the added Ovaltine. Looking forward to testing them out!
those do look great! ovaltine is such a great baking idea! i’ll have to try that– but with something else, unfortunately i’m allergic to bananas π
We’re convinced raw sugar on top of all baked goods makes them look even more enticing. Oh, and ovaltine in a muffin? Great idea. Nutrients and flavor to boot.
oh, ovaltine and applesauce – two ingredients I haven’t used in banana bread, but I love both, and can’t wait to try out the recipe. I have a few bananas well on their way to getting their spots. Forecast is rain anyway in London for the weekend so baking day it is!
Ovaltine! Good idea!
Yum, definitely bookmarking, love the banana and chocolate and so healthy without eggs and butter – this is a great recipe!
Awesome improv with the Ovaltine! I wonder if I could use just a regular hot chocolate mix because I don’t think they sell Ovaltine in the UK. You have some great baking recipes!
This is a great recipe without butter or eggs. They look so scrumptious!