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Apple Banana Muffins

June 17, 2010

One of Kenya and Chloe's favorite activities is going on long walks with their Mommy and Daddy in their Double City Mini Stroller (and I love this stroller as much as they do -- it makes getting two kids around a snap). One of the bonuses of living in California is that the weather is nice enough to do it almost any day of the year. The kids love being outside and looking at dogs, birds, and trucks, and picking all kinds of fruits from the trees in our neighborhood (another California bonus!). Along our usual route our neighbors have branches overflowing with oranges, plums, kumquats and apples. Kenya loves bringing a bag along with him for the ride to collect his booty. Part of the adventure for us is not only picking the fruit, but also making something delicious with it when we get home. That's where the inspiration for this recipe came from. Naturally sweet apples and bananas in a muffin that's a great for breakfast or a snack and also the perfect treat when it's time to head out in the stroller again for our next outing!

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Apple Banana Muffins  (Makes 24-28 Mini Muffins)

  • Prep Time:5 minutes,
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes,
  • Total Time: 25 minutes,

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
  • 1/2 cup agave or honey
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 bananas, mashed
  • 1 medium apple, peeled and grated (gala, pink lady, fuji or golden delicious are good choices)

Preparation

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. 2. Combine the first 6 ingredients in a bowl and mix.
  3. 3. In a separate bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients together.
  4. 4. Slowly add the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
  5. 5. Grease a muffin tin or line it with muffin cups and fill each cup 3/4 full with the batter.
  6. 6. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  7. 7. Serve.
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  2. Alicia

    May 1, 2013 at 9:45 am

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    I thought these were too sweet. Also, the oats didn’t seem to fit in. I’d probably cut the honey to 1/3 or even 1/4 cup depending how sweet your bananas are and maybe soak the oats in the milk for a few minutes to soften them up. All that said my 2 year old loved them.

  3. D

    April 20, 2013 at 10:58 pm

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    Just made these, got 24 mini muffins and 8 regular muffins. My son tried one out and loved it. I used 1/2 cup sugar instead of honey (I was all out) and added a wee bit of extra milk to make up for the lost liquid. I also used butter instead of oil since I have a skinny baby. The muffins came out fluffy and delicious.

    Next time I will use less sugar/honey, I think they are a little too sweet for a baby.

  4. Celena

    April 4, 2013 at 1:22 pm

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    We love all your recipes! Your muffins are such a hit, my husband requests them!

  5. Irene

    January 10, 2013 at 11:33 am

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    Can I substitute the flour with cake flour? Then would I still need to add the baking powder and baking soda?

    • catherine

      January 10, 2013 at 11:44 am

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      You can use cake flour instead, but add and additional 2 tablespoons! If the flour is a self-rising flour, then yes you can eliminated the powder and soda, but if the flour package does not say self-rising then you still need to use the baking powder and baking soda! :)

  6. rebecca

    December 2, 2012 at 10:09 pm

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    My daughter is sort of obsessed with these :)

  7. Lynnzi

    December 1, 2012 at 4:38 pm

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    I just made these with whole grain spelt flour, half of the amount of honey, unsweetened almond milk, and coconut oil and they turned out great! It made 12 regular sized muffins. Yum :)

  8. Schmoopy

    November 25, 2012 at 5:20 pm

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    I love your muffin recipes. Make a batch once a week. Just wanted to share that this time I substituted half the butter with coconut oil, and my muffins are extra dlish!

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  10. brookejc

    September 29, 2012 at 7:02 am

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    I didn’t think I would like to eat apple and banana but these are delicious. I ate 6 minis right out of the oven.

  11. amdouglass86

    September 19, 2012 at 9:08 am

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    I’ve made these MULTIPLE times and love them!! My son is horrible at eating, and breakfast is the worst. So I always try and make several of your muffin recipes on here for those “he makes me wanna pull my hair out!” mornings haha.
    This morning I made these, went to the fridge to get the egg and, I had none!!! So I saw that sometimes banana can be a substitute, figured that there were bananas in this so I tried it without the egg. It was great! Might’ve been a little more dense, but I really didn’t notice a difference :) . Just putting this out there for the people that don’t want to use egg! Love all your recipes! Hubby thinks I’m a Weelicious addict haha

  12. Peggy

    September 4, 2012 at 6:01 pm

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    These were great! For me, the batter made 40 mini muffins and 6 regular sized. A few we’re slightly under-filled, but the rest were nicely domed. My girls (2 & 4) gobbled up 2 and asked for more! I used half whole wheat flour and half AP and they are nice and fluffy.

  13. elfkind1980

    August 17, 2012 at 3:09 pm

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    These were great!! My picky, picky two year old twins just ate them up!! My batch only made 18 though instead of 24.

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  15. Sarah

    April 12, 2012 at 1:07 pm

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    I made these this morning and they were really delicious…thanks for the great recipe! I used WG Spelt flour, butter instead of oil, muscovado sugar instead of honey and instead of 1tsp of cinamon i did 1/2 cinnamon and 1/2 cardamom.

  16. ajasaitis

    April 6, 2012 at 5:03 pm

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    I’m going to make these tomorrow… does anyone know if I can substitute while whole wheat flour for the all-purpose flour?

    • catherine

      April 9, 2012 at 12:02 pm

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      Yes, White Whole Wheat flour is a fantastic substitute for All Purpose!

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  18. Robyn

    February 11, 2012 at 6:45 pm

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    This is my favorite muffin recipe from your site (so far). Very moist, sweet muffins. My son LOVES them! THANKS!

  19. Charla

    January 28, 2012 at 11:54 am

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    Just made these and they made 48 mini muffins for me. Gave some to the kids and they weren’t that impressed. I used steel cut oats as I don’t like regular oatmeal and because the oats were crunchy the muffins weren’t as much of a hit as I thought they would be. I guess I’ll be eating them myself so it’s a good thing I can freeze them. Next time I’ll skip the oats and add more diced apples. Overall, pretty good recipe though.

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  23. Lori

    November 18, 2011 at 1:31 am

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    Make these all the time b/c they are my 2-year-old’s favorite! This time I doubled the batch and in place of 2 of the bananas I added a grated mango. So delicious! Thank you so much, Catherine, for giving us these wonderful recipes that we can use as a framework for our own creations. You make me feel like I am a cooking genius and I am so grateful!

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  25. tive76

    October 6, 2011 at 8:26 am

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    Just made this, yummy but a little chewey, I think because of the honey. Made a second batch, omitted the apples and used Nutella instead of the honey. Also real yummy and not chewey. yum yum.

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