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Gina DePalma’s Very Good For You Muffins

Name: Gina DePalma's Very Good For You Muffins
Prep time: 15

(12 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5)

15 min prep

12 servings

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16 ingredients

These Gina DePalma’s Very Good For You Muffins are a great breakfast or snack to boost energy. Each muffin is loaded with fiber and has around 185 calories plus 6 grams fat each.

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups whole wheat flour
1 cup old-fashioned oats
½ cup ground flax seed
3 tablespoons unsweetened dried coconut
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons baking powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 ripe bananas, crushed with a fork
½ cup unsweetened or homemade applesauce
2 tablespoons canola, or vegetable oil
1 large egg
3 tablespoons milk (almond milk is another option)
2 tablespoons maple syrup
½ cup blueberries

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

158 cals

Fat

6 g

Saturated Fat

1 g

Polyunsaturated Fat

2 g

Monounsaturated Fat

2 g

Carbohydrates

25 g

Sugar

8 g

Fiber

4 g

Protein

4 g

Sodium

191 mg

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or spray them lightly with vegetable oil spray.
Combine whole wheat flour, oats, ground flax, coconut, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a mixing bowl.
Mash the peeled bananas in a medium bowl with a fork; add the applesauce, oil, egg, milk, and maple syrup and mix well to break up the egg and thoroughly combine.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well with a fork– your batter will be stiff and lumpy. Mix in the blueberries.
Fill each muffin liner or tin section to the top, so that batter is slightly mounded.
Bake the muffins for 25 minutes; a cake tester inserted should come out clean.

Chef Tips

Gina’s Tip:

Substitute raisins, dried or fresh chopped cranberries, or an equal amount of other chopped fresh fruit. The frozen wild blueberries from Trader Joe’s is always handy to have a bag of them in the freezer for impromptu smoothies or for healthy muffins and breads.

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