Recipe of the Day — Muffins

I keep getting search hits for a banana recipe with applesauce — and while I mention in the use of applesauce in the Banana Blueberry Muffin recipe, it is not essentially a banana applesauce flavor. The following recipe is one I made from the previously mentioned recipe but tweaked so that it is primarily the apple flavor that one tastes. Enjoy!

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Whole Grain Apple Streusel Muffins

2 ripe bananas, mashed

3/4 cup chunky applesauce (I used to make my own but you can use ‘store-bought’)

½ cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

2 Tablespoons oil

1 1/4 cups white flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Streusel Topping (recipe below)

Mix together bananas, applesauce, brown sugar, eggs and oil. Mix together dry ingredients and stir into banana mixture. Spoon into muffin pan which has been prepared with nonstick spray or paper muffin cups. Mix and sprinkle Streusel Topping on batter. Bake at 350 F about 20 minutes or until done.

Streusel Topping:

2 Tablespoons margarine

2 ½ Tablespoons wheat germ

1 Tablespoon flour

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

½ teaspoon cinnamon

Mix until crumbly.

Notes: If wheat germ is not available, use a total of 1/4 cup flour. This original recipe of mine is dated March 1999.