Healthy Banana and Walnut Muffins
 
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Easy and delicious muffins with banana and walnuts.
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Recipe type: Breakfast/Snack
Serves: 12 muffins
Ingredients
  • ½ cup butter, room temperature
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 medium bananas, ripe and mashed
  • 1 sm. (4-oz.) container of applesauce
  • 2 tsps. orange zest
  • 3 TBSPS. warm water
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1¾ cup AP flour
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • ¾ cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
  • 1 TBSP. flax seeds (optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer equipped with the paddle attachment, place the butter and the sugar. Cream the mixture until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time, the vanilla extract, mashed bananas, applesauce and orange zest and mix well.
  3. Dissolve the baking soda in warm water.
  4. In a small bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, cinnamon and salt. Stir the dissolved baking soda and water into the stand mixer bowl and then add the dry ingredients.
  5. Gently fold in the chopped walnuts and mix thoroughly.
  6. Line a muffin tin with paper cups. Divide the batter between the 12 paper cups. Place the pan into the preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes. The muffins are done when the tops look cracked and golden brown and when a toothpick inserted in the middle of one of the muffins comes out clean.
Recipe by Marilena's Kitchen at https://marilenaskitchen.com/healthy-banana-and-walnut-muffins/