Banana and Blueberry Muffins Recipe

Recipe : Banana and Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients :

2 1/4 cups wholemeal self raising flour

1/4 cup bran

1/4 cup Splenda artificial sweetener powder

2 tsp baking powder

1 cup raisins or sultanas

1 1/2 cups frozen or fresh blueberries

1 very ripe banana

3/4 cup apple sauce

1 1/4 cups skim milk

2 egg whites (or 2 tsp egg replacer)

Method :

Preheat oven to 180C. Lightly spray 1 1/2 (large size) muffin tray with vegetable oil spray. Mix the flour, baking powder, bran and artificial sweetener in a large bowl. Stir in the raisins or sultanas.

In a blender or another mixing bowl mix together the banana, apple sauce, milk and the egg whites. Add this mixture to the dry ingredients. Stir well. Gently fold in the blueberries.

Spoon into muffin trays (makes 18) and bake for 15-18 minutes until muffins are just cooked. (Do not overcook) Cool for 5 minutes in trays and then turn out onto a wire rack.

Makes 18 large muffins

Each Muffin -

Fat - less than 0.3g

Kilojoules - 400

Calories - 95

Carbohydrates - 17.3g

Protein - 3.3g

Fibre - 3.1g

We always keep some of these in the fridge for those attacks of the "munchies" !

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