After last week’s house hunting trip to Seattle, I returned home to find an entire bunch of blackened bananas waiting for me in our fruit bowl. Whoops! Black bananas can only mean one thing – time to bake!
Blueberry Banana Whole Wheat Muffins
Ingredients: (makes 12 large muffins)
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/3 cup organic cane sugar
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tbsp ground flax (+3 tbsp water)
- 1 very ripe banana, mashed
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup almond or soy milk
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
Instructions: Start by preheating the oven to 400 degrees, and prepping the “flax egg” by combining 1 tbsp flax with 3 tbsp water in a small bowl. Side aside for a few minutes and allow to thicken.
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and sugars…
And stir until combined.
Grab a separate smaller bowl for the wet ingredients, and start with the ripe banana. Mine was definitely pushing the boundary between over-ripe and just plain rotten!
Mash with a fork!
Add almond milk, vanilla, and the flax egg mixture, and combine.
Mix wet ingredients into dry, and stir until everything has just combined. Then gently fold in 1 cup frozen (or fresh!) blueberries.
The best part of vegan baking is being able to eat the dough straight off the spoon. Don’t you agree?
Spoon muffin batter evenly into greased muffin tin.
Put muffin tin into the 400 degree oven, and bake for 20 minutes or until tops are turning golden brown.
Pour a large glass of milk and enjoy straight out of the oven!
This recipe is very similar to the Strawberry Jelly Surprise Muffins I made a few weeks ago, but by subbing in whole wheat flour and bananas, they are just that much healthier!
Plus, who doesn’t love a blueberry muffin?
It was fun to be back in the kitchen baking again, after taking a bit of a pregnancy-induced cooking hiatus. I can’t thank you guys enough for sticking by me through this turbulent first trimester. I promise that when my appetite returns (just in time for summer produce!) you will see more delicious recipes than you can handle.
In the meantime, these totally hit the spot in my carb-loving stomach.
These healthy treats clock in at just 125 calories per muffin, so eat up and enjoy! Five black bananas left to use up…what else should I make?
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Posts like these make me wish I could eat gluten! :D
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Those look great. I’m all about berry muffins these days.
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Aaah those look SO yummy!! I have some black bananas at the mo!! No frozen blueberries…but I DO have frozen raspberries!! SO making these soon! :D
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Banana brownies. Yep.
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Emily Malone Reply:
April 6th, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Okay that is definitely happening. YUM.
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I was just thinking that I have way too many bananas on the shelf and need a good recipe to use them up. These look fabulous. Thanks!
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muffins! i want a chocolate banana muffin.
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These look perrrrrfect Emily!!! I love that they rose. My vegan muffins never do! Now…can I make these in a bread toaster? ;)x
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Emily Malone Reply:
April 6th, 2011 at 4:24 pm
If anyone could do it, it is YOU!
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Throw them in the freezer and make banana “softservce” topped with nut butter!!!! yum!!
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Oh they are so cute! I get tremendously excited when I see black bananas, purely cos they’re fab for baking (or blending). I always buy the ugly ones no-one wants in the store :P
Hmm..banana bread? Hardly much different but still. OR banana ice cream! Not banana soft serve but proper vegan banana ice cream; I would LOVE that!
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Banana bread pudding…! Or some sort of bananas foster, without the alcohol, of course! :-)
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Yum. I made your Jelly Surprise muffins with whole wheat flour already, so I’m good to go for this one, too. I happen to have FOUR blackish bananas at home, waiting for me in my fridge. I needed a day or two to decide what to do with them… :)
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More muffins for the freezer and some banana bread! I’m very curious about banana brownies…banana and chocolate is one of my favorite combinations.
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yumm those look like deliciously soft scones! soo gorgeous!
Hope you’re feeling better today! :)
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I was going to suggest the blackbean/banana brownies – they would be gluten-free I believe
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Some banana bread or maybe a banana cake? Any banana-chocolate or banana-peanut butter pairing!
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I just did a dance in my seat. MUFFINS. OF DELICIOUSNESS.
P.S. Pro tip for black bananas- freeze them! I keep about 5 frozen ones at all time so I can make banana bread whenever my little heart desires. I will be busting those bad boys out for this recipe!
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I’ve made some no-bake frozen goodies that Angela (oh she glows) posted – using bananas. They were divine!
Recipe looks delicious!
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Banana bread? Banana crepes? Banana pudding? Banana squares? OK I realize these are all variations of the same ingredients but like you said, carbs + bananas are always a great idea.
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Banana splits with banana brownies? That too much? I think not! The muffins look delicious.
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Man these look so tasty. I love that bananas are so versatile, there’s always something you can do with them no matter what stage of ripeness they’re at!
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Ooohh! You could make chocolate chip banana bread! Veganomicon has a great recipe for that!
I’m glad you were able to enjoy your muffins, they look delicious! I love how the color of the blueberries break into the dough, causing those blue swirls ;)
I bet it felt good to be back in the kitchen!
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I only like blueberries in muffins oddly, so these are perfect! I wish I didn’t just get home from grocery shopping or I’d definitely grab some berries and make these. We have bananas to use up as well.
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Frozen banana soft serve a la Choosing Raw. That stuff is to die for!
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slice two banana’s down the middle, fill each with about a tablespoon of chocolate chips, wrap each individually with foil and bake at 350 for about ten minutes. Pull out and enjoy hot with a spoon!
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Lucy @ The Sweet Touch Reply:
April 6th, 2011 at 5:30 pm
Genius!
Maybe even add a spoonful of peanut butter too!
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Jayna @ Healthy Living Bites Reply:
April 6th, 2011 at 5:32 pm
We thought the same thing when we first tried it! Unfortunately we’ve not had a banana get ripe enough around here to try to repeat it, and it really is best with a ripe banana. I think my kids are part monkey!
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Banana pancakes for breakfast! I have 4 bananas on the shelf…I am going to try and let at least one go black so I can try this recipe:)
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These look perfect! When I can’t think of something to bake at the time or if we are about to head out of town (like now) I put those black bananas in the freezer for when I get back. Most of the time, I go for banana pancakes or banana bread…now I want something banana!
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I think eating the dough is the best part of any baking – even though I know you technically shouldn’t do it with raw eggs!
Quick question – have you baked with rice milk? Almonds upset my stomach, but I love rice milk and have been keeping it on hand. Let me know if you think I could make this substitute for any of your baked goods…
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I have all the ingredients! I am going to make these soon. They look awesome! :)
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Those look delicious! I have everything on hand except the bluberries…need to pick those up ASAP!
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That is the most GORGEOUS baking banana I have ever seen!! Bloobs and bananas are kiiind of my favorite. I can’t wait to try this with my gluten-free flours!
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I love when my bananas get black- time to bake!
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These: http://eatingchalk.com/eats/desserts/banana-foster-bars/
I hate to promote my own blog but holy god these are good! (and vegan!)
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I can’t wait until you start using black bananas to make homemade baby food =D
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I was in a similar boat with the bananas and also made muffins this morning–Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Surprise ones! They were a lot healthier than they sound–buckwheat and barley flours (with a wee bit of white), cocoa powder, 3 bananas, lowfat milk (and all the other necessary muffin ingredients), and just a small spoonful of peanut butter in the center of each muffin.
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peanut butter banana bread. So delicious!
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yumm! try something crazy, like…. banana hummus! :)
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Those look delish! I guess I need to let me bananas rot. Plus they are only 125 calories a piece that fits right into my diet :)
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Those look fantastic! I think I need to make them for my sister’s birthday brunch on Sunday. Thanks for always sharing your delicious recipes!
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love reading your posts, thanks for sharing.
i like to freeze my over-ripe bananas and use them for smoothies. (peel them before you freeze them… i may have learned that the hard way.)
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Yum! I make these all the time since the ingredients are things that are always on hand!
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Maybe some kind of pancake?!
Have fun experimenting!
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Banana Chocolate chip cookies!
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Peel, freeze them and make Banana Ice Cream!!!
Or Banana Bread with chocolate chips, always a hit around my house at least, hehe!
The muffins look delicious, can’t wait to make them here!
Ana
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How about you turn ON your car and bring me one of those!!
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These look delicious Emily! Thanks for sharing the recipe. If I wanted to use eggs, how many would I use? Would I cut out anything but the flax and water? Thanks! Elizabeth
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Will make these this weekend! I’ve made your strawberry surprise muffins for the last two weekends in a row, so this will be a nice change.
Please write a recipe book. :)
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I have some bananas that are just waiting to be turned into some kind of baked goodie. I only have whole wheat pastry flour though, do you think that would work?
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I love blueberry muffins, thanks for the recipe they sound great!
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I just pulled these out of my oven and wow! They are soonmoist and yummy! My little boys went nuts for them. I made the recipe into mini muffins for their little hands. This is my first time attempting vegan baking and I am so excited with the outcome! Thanks for posting!
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I can never get enough of muffin recipes. I think I need to get already ripen bananas, too. I don’t have the patience to wait for them to ripen; I end up eating them too quickly!
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Yummm..These look great!
You could use the rest of them for cocoa + banana pancakes :)
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OK, this never happens (i.e. I never have all the ingredients on-hand, nor do i usually have the oppotunity to cook right away when posts like these happen), but today was different.
I already MADE them.
I had all of the ingredients (or an appropriate swap), including fresh blueberries and a ripe banana. I didn’t have whole wheat flour, so I used 1c regular flour and 1c graham flour, and THEY.WERE.PHENOMENAL! I pulled the muffin tops out of the oven when my hubby got home and felt Tres Donna Reed.
Hubby devoured them before I told him they were vegan :-)
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These look delicious! Glad to see everything’s going so well!
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These look awesome. I make a similar pancake.
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Old bananas also make really good ice cream. Peel the bananas and freeze them. The next day, mash them up with a little milk, pb flour and enjoy. Best treat ever!
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Thanks for the recipe! Ironically I have all the ingredients on hand. Thanks for the kick in the pants I need to get baking!
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Thanks for making it vegan. I can’t wait to make these this weekend!
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So glad to see I’m not the only one who uses blackened bananas! I have coworkers that refuse to eat banana bread from anything other than yellow bananas fresh from the store, which don’t taste nearly as good in muffins in my opinion!
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Ohhh, I think I have all the ingredients to make these this weekend! :) Excited!
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These look awesome. I have some gluten-free lemon blueberry muffins in the oven right now. I hope the look this good!
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Yum, I can’t wait to make these! I have been craving all things blueberry lately & these are perfect.
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I love blueberry and banana together! My favorite bread is banana blueberry bread.
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these look delicious…and i do have a bunch of rotten, i mean over-ripe, bananas sitting around
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oooh looks amazingly delicious!
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These look great! I also tried your jelly muffins last week (and put them on my blog yesterday!) So delicious! :)
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Sometimes I feel like I have too many muffin recipes, then I see one like this and think, “Nope, definitely room for one more.”
It looks lovely. Thanks for posting vegan recipes.
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Make Jenna’s banana chocolate oat bar things. They look so amazing…I need to make these ASAP so I can stop staring at her pictures of them! http://eatliverun.com/double-banana-chocolate-chip-breakfast-bars/
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These look spectacular! So fun to see a recipe on your blog again, miss Emily! Take your time to get readjusted though- your going a little wee one :)
Maybe coconut- banana soft serve? :)
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The muffins look delicious! I have a gluten intolerance, do you think making them with a gluten free flour blend would work?
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Emily Malone Reply:
April 8th, 2011 at 10:04 am
I think it would work – just play around with the flours!
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Wow that was one black banana!! I think you should make banana chocolate chip bread next–YUM. :-)
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Looks delicious–and beautiful photos, too!
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Those muffins looks great! I do have several ripe bananas just waiting to be baked with. I also love your peanut butter, banana chocolate chip bread. You could make a loaf of that with your bananas. I have my last two slices waiting for me for breakfast today!
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made these this morning..substituted dark chocolate chips for the blueberries…amazing! thanks for the recipe!
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Made these last night, but used frozen mixed berries, and put low-sugar raspberry jam in the middle. They turned out perfectly. Love your blog and congrats on your pregnancy!
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http://www.latartinegourmande.com/2009/09/25/quinoa-banana-bread/
This banana bread is really good!!
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Try as I might, I’m really not a banana fan…except of course in a banana muffin or bread! Thanks for the recipe, Emily…this I can work with!! Glad you’re starting to feel better!
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I love banana everything! Delicious. While I’m not a fan of blueberries, I’m still planning on making your strawberry jelly muffins. They sound so delicious, I just gotta make ‘em gluten free! :)
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Looks great! How were you able to calculate the calorie count?
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Emily Malone Reply:
April 8th, 2011 at 10:03 am
I use the recipe calculator on Spark Recipes!
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I have all the ingredients too so I’m going to try these, but a gluten free version with Bob’s Redmill GF flour. I made the jelly ones the other night and used a bit of cinnamon to cover up the taste of the garbonzo flour(they turned out fabulous), but I’m pretty sure the banana will do that in this version. We’ll see.
Question: how long do you keep your almond milk once it has been opened? I’m the only one who uses it and I only use it for oats, green monsters, and baking so I often have it longer than the 7-10 days it says on the box and then I have to toss it.
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Emily Malone Reply:
April 8th, 2011 at 10:03 am
We usually drink ours pretty quickly, so I’m not totally sure. You could get the smaller cartons instead of the half-gallons?
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Yay! It’s been a while since you’ve posted a recipe. This one looks great and easy! I have some black bananas that need to be used!
Next up? I have a crock pot banana bread on my blog that was interesting and yummy!
http://drizzleofsunshine.blogspot.com/2011/02/pot-banana-nut-bread.html
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If you want to watch your sugar intake, you can totally omit both of the sugars. I make almost the exact same muffins (with oat bran) instead of flour and don’t use any sugar. The bananas provide all the sugar you need! Love the blog :)
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These look amazing!
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I just took them out of the oven! Thank you!
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Emily Malone Reply:
April 8th, 2011 at 10:03 am
Yum – hope they were a success!
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You are awesome! I love how simple and delicious this recipe is :)
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These look amazing! Simple and healthy…love it :)
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Yum, those look great!
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These look lovely. And I love the last photo with the ray of sunshine on the plate and glass of milk :)
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I made these last night and they were, indeed, both easy and delicious. Thanks for the recipe!
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I just made these this morning while I was getting ready. SO good!!! Thanks Emily :)
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Delish! Though I misread your instructions and only had one TEAspoon of baking powder instead of a TABLEspoon (oops!) so they came out a little dense, but still tasty!
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I just put these muffins in the oven and they look delicious! The only addition I had to your recipe was a pinch of cinnamon and some honey instead of white sugar.
Can’t wait to eat them!
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I just pulled these babies out of the oven and they look amazing! I can’t wait to take a bite!
The only adjustment I made was a pinch of cinnamon and some honey.
Great recipe!
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Emily Malone Reply:
June 6th, 2011 at 1:24 pm
So glad you liked them!!
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MY APARTMENT SMELLS SO GOOD.
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I make these blueberry banana muffins all the time :) However, today I made some and did just cinnamon and banana and a third batch that is banana chocolate chip. They all turned out amazing.
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I’m really late to the party, but needed to tell you how great this recipe is! I’ve made it as is and loved it, but also experimented a bit, subbing dates and more bananas for the sugar , subbing part of the flour for baby cereal and using other berries. My 11month old loves them! Thank you so much for this great recipe!
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Emily Malone Reply:
March 17th, 2013 at 4:50 am
Thanks so much for letting me know! Happy to hear it! :)
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