Apple & Banana Bran Muffins

A muffin can’t get any healthier. This one is really moist and it tastes great too. Honestly, we had it as an afternoon snack and again for breakfast... for 3 days!! And everyone was happy.

Portions: 12 muffins
Cooking time: 15 mins preparation + 30 mins baking

What's in it: Boosting your dietary fibre intake will help you maintain normal blood sugar levels and a healthy digestive system. Bananas, apples and raisins will make up for at least 1 of your five a day.

Ingredients: 

• 2 large eggs
• 6  tablespoons honey
• 2 bananas, mashed with a folk
• 1 cup buttermilk (or 1 cup milk mixed with juice of ½ lemon)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup sunflower or rapeseed oil
• 1 cup wheat bran
• 1 cup wholegrain flour (I used spelt flour)
• 2/3 cup plain flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Pinch of salt
• ½ cup apples, chopped into small cubes
• ¼ cup raisins, roughly chopped

Preparation:

1. Whisk together eggs and honey until smooth. Add mashed bananas, buttermilk, vanilla extract, oil and wheat bran. Mix properly and set aside.
2. In a large bowl mix all other dry ingredients; wholegrain flour, plain flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon and salt.
3. Pour liquid mix into flour and mix together using a rubber spatula. Stir in apples and raisins.
4. Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups and sprinkle with apple or banana pieces.
5. Bake for about 20-30 minutes until golden brown. Test with a toothpick, they’ll be ready if it comes out clean.
6. Let cool in the muffin tray for about 5 minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool before serving.

Suitable for freezing. The muffins can be kept in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
After 2 days, I’d recommend placing them in the oven for a few minutes before serving.

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About this blog
This blog is about family cooking. It's important to get together for family meals. Here I'm posting healthy family recipes that kids and adults will love and make cooking for the family more fun. All my family recipes are well balanced and healthy family recipes but they can be tweaked for fussy eaters or spiced up for a more sophisticated adult palate. In addition to the healthy family recipes, I'm publishing some of my knitting and crochet patterns for toddler toys and accessories.