Mama's Banana Blueberry Muffins

[Mama]

For the muffins:
1 cup quick cooking oats
2 cups of flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup of buttermilk
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup of brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup of applesauce
3 medium bananas, mashed with a fork
1 cup of fresh blueberries
1 Tablespoon cornstarch

For the topping:
1/3 cup of sugar
1/3 cup dark brown sugar, packed
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
8 Tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted
1 3/4 cup cake flour

Preheat oven to 325° F. Grease and flour 24 muffin cups.

In a medium bowl, combine the oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix well.

Add the buttermilk, egg, brown sugar, vanilla extract, applesauce and bananas. Mix just until incorporated.

In a small bowl, combine the blueberries and cornstarch. Toss to coat.

Gently fold the blueberries into the batter. Spoon into the prepared muffin tins. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine the sugars, cinnamon and melted butter. Mix well. Add the cake flour and mix well. Spread the topping evenly on top of the muffins.

Bake in a preheated 325° oven for about 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the center muffins comes out clean.

Cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and continue cooling on a wire rack.

[lilbopeep]

Thank you!! I have everything but the bananas and blueberries. :sad: Those pictures are killin' me. The topping looks so good.

[Mama]

I think you'll like it. It's only slightly sweet. Perfect for breakfast IMHO.

If anyone is using weight watchers to try to lose a few pounds, each of these is only 5 Points+

[Keltin]

Gorgeous Mama! Man, I could go for a couple of those right now? Let me go ahead and put my order in for a boxed dozen please! :clap:

[Mama]

Thanks Keltin!

[lilbopeep]

Mama do the bananas have to be a few days old and really soft? I just bought some and they are still nice and firm. If I wait the blueberries may go bad because they are perfect now (man they were pricey). I may have not planned this right. LOL

[Mama]

I don't know how well it will work if the bananas aren't real ripe.

I've never tried it but I hear you can put the bananas in a paper bag with either an apple or a tomato and seal it up and it will speed up the ripening process. I think it's supposed to take about 24 hours to ripen them.

[lilbopeep]

OK I put 3 bananas in a brown bag with a tomato. Hopefully they will be ripe tomorrow.

[lilbopeep]

I baked Mama’s Banana Blueberry muffins. Mama's looked prettier. I used muffin cups because my tins are old and look a bit rusty in places.

I made these changes because thats the flour and oats I had on hand:


For the muffins:
1 cup quick cooking oats (I used old fashioned)
2 cups of flour MINUS 4 TBSP (I used white whole wheat flour in muffins and topping)
2 TBSP flaxseed meal
2 TBSP wheat germ


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[Mama]

Yum! Peepers! How did you like them?

[lilbopeep]

Yum! Peepers! How did you like them?
I loved them!! I liked that you used applesauce and buttermilk to replace the butter/fat and cut the sugars. The white whole wheat (I had white whole wheat in the canister), flaxseed meal and wheat germ added a bit of fiber, protein and some omegas. I have gotten into the habit of using them in recipes automatically without thinking. Thank you for the recipe!!