Morning Glory Muffins with Banana

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Prep Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
35 mins
Yield:
12

These healthy morning glory muffins are surprisingly moist, even though they're low in fat, thanks to nutritious, flavorful add-ins like banana, carrots, oats, and raisins.

Ingredients

  • Nonstick cooking spray

  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)

  • ½ cup packed dark-brown sugar

  • ½ teaspoon baking soda

  • ½ teaspoon baking powder

  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

  • ½ teaspoon coarse salt

  • 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats

  • ½ cup raisins

  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

  • 1 large egg

  • cup skim milk

  • 4 medium carrots, shredded

  • 1 medium ripe banana, mashed

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt until there are no lumps. Stir in oats and raisins. Add oil, egg, milk, carrots, and banana and stir until blended.

  2. Fill each muffin cup with 1/4 cup batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean, 23 to 25 minutes. Serve muffins warm or at room temperature.

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Originally appeared: Everyday Food, January/February 2010

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