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Banana yoghurt muffins, perfect for healthy snacking

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Bananas and Baking, one of my favourite combinations. We often have a couple of bananas hanging around earmarked for mummy to bake with as no-one like over-ripe bananas in our house. This weekend I decided to move away from our beloved flapjacks and try out some muffins. I’d seen a recipe somewhere that used yoghurt and banana with hardly any sugar or fat and that had got stuck in my mind, Of course I have no idea what the recipe was or where it was and it was a wheat containing recipeā€¦. so this is where my baking brain took me.

The result. A lovely moist, springy muffin that has little hidden gems of banana hidden inside. These are going to be come a regular in our house and lend themselves to all kinds of variations. Chocolate chips, raisins, dried cranberries mmmmm.

Dietitian UK: Healthy low fat, low sugar banana muffins

These muffins have 5g sugar which comes from the yoghurt and banana. The oats are wholegrain and the bananas give them a great fruit boost. Great for enjoying mid afternoon when you fancy cake or as a snack for the kids. Compare this to other toddler snacks you can buy and these are a much healthier option. These are also perfect for making with kids, I know my toddler will be having a go.

Banana Yoghurt Muffins
Yields 12
A healthy, low fat, low sugar, wholegrain banana muffin. Moist, light and tasty.
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
72 calories
13 g
31 g
1 g
3 g
0 g
40 g
14 g
5 g
0 g
0 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
40g
Yields
12
Amount Per Serving
Calories 72
Calories from Fat 13
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 1g
2%
Saturated Fat 0g
2%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 31mg
10%
Sodium 14mg
1%
Total Carbohydrates 13g
4%
Dietary Fiber 1g
6%
Sugars 5g
Protein 3g
Vitamin A
1%
Vitamin C
3%
Calcium
5%
Iron
4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Ingredients
  1. 100g oats
  2. 30g brown sugar
  3. 2 tsp baking powder
  4. 2 eggs
  5. 100g natural yoghurt
  6. 2 bananas
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 5 and prepare the muffin tin.
  2. Place the oats in a food processor and blitz to make a rough flour.
  3. Add the sugar, baking powder and mix.
  4. Next add the eggs, yoghurt and mashed banana and mix.
  5. Place into muffin cases and bake for 15-20 minutes.
Notes
  1. I used silicone muffin cases.
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calories
72
fat
1g
protein
3g
carbs
13g
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Dietitian UK https://www.dietitianuk.co.uk/
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Healthy, Low Fat, Low sugar Cranberry Muffins (GF/WF)

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You know when you look in the fridge and see something staring at you saying “Use me up quick”? Yes my fridge talks to me šŸ˜‰ Well I’ve had a punnet of cranberries staring at me for a little while and suddenly I knew I had to use them or lose them. Hubby often does the fruit and veg shopping which is fabulous but means I am never too sure what I will get. Last week he picked up fresh cranberries. Very seasonal but seeing as we didn’t need cranberry sauce what  was I going to do with them?

Cake was the answer. Sometimes in life cake is needed. These beauties worked so well they surprised me, I’m now going to have to adapt the recipe for other fruit so I can make them again.

Dietitian UK: Healthy Cranberry Muffins

Healthy Cranberry Muffins (gluten and wheat free)
Serves 12
Gluten free, wheat free muffins that are moist and soft. The oats give them some whole grains, the fruit reduces the sugar needed and the yoghurt replaces the butter - giving these a healthier outlook.
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
110 calories
23 g
16 g
1 g
3 g
0 g
41 g
60 g
6 g
0 g
0 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
41g
Servings
12
Amount Per Serving
Calories 110
Calories from Fat 10
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 1g
2%
Saturated Fat 0g
1%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 16mg
5%
Sodium 60mg
3%
Total Carbohydrates 23g
8%
Dietary Fiber 2g
7%
Sugars 6g
Protein 3g
Vitamin A
1%
Vitamin C
2%
Calcium
3%
Iron
4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Ingredients
  1. 1/2 cup rice flour
  2. 1/2 cup cornmeal
  3. 1/2 cup oats
  4. 4 tsp sugar/sweetener
  5. 1 tsp cinnamon
  6. 1/2 cup raisins
  7. 1/2 cup fresh cranberries
  8. 1 tsp baking powder
  9. 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  10. 1/2 mashed banana
  11. 1 egg
  12. 1 cup natural yoghurt
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 5
  2. Mix the flours, oats, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda together.
  3. Now add the raisins and cranberries.
  4. Mix the egg and yoghurt together seperately with the mashed banana and then add to the mixture.
  5. Spoon into muffin cases and bake for 20 minutes.
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calories
110
fat
1g
protein
3g
carbs
23g
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Dietitian UK https://www.dietitianuk.co.uk/
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Healthy, Gluten Free, Wheat Free Banana, Yoghurt Muffins.

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I’ll admit it, we bake with bananas a lot. They help reduce the amount of fat and sugar needed in baking and we often end up with a few over-ripe ones. Now no-one in our house eats over-ripe bananas, baking with them makes sure they aren’t wasted. If I don’t have time to bake then they get thrown in the freezer and I get them out for baking with another day.

Today was a baking day. At 34 weeks pregnant I’m not as up for running around the park as I was, Daddy was at work so myself and the toddler agreed to have a crafting and baking day. As my small girl gets older she gets more vocal, so when I suggested banana cake I was told “No mummy, I want baby cakes”. Ok, muffins it is.

So here are our banana, yoghurt muffins. The banana cuts down the need for too much margarine, the dates reduce the added sugar and the yoghurt keeps them moist, so all in all a healthy version of cake. Use gluten free or normal self raising flour if you fancy.

Dietitian UK: Healthy, Gluten Free, Banana and Yoghurt Muffins.

Banana and Yoghurt Muffins (Gluten Free, Wheat Free)
Yields 15
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
140 calories
25 g
25 g
4 g
2 g
1 g
52 g
11 g
10 g
0 g
3 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
52g
Yields
15
Amount Per Serving
Calories 140
Calories from Fat 32
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4g
6%
Saturated Fat 1g
4%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 25mg
8%
Sodium 11mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates 25g
8%
Dietary Fiber 1g
5%
Sugars 10g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A
4%
Vitamin C
2%
Calcium
1%
Iron
2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Ingredients
  1. 200g rice flour
  2. 50g cornmeal
  3. 50g margarine
  4. 2 eggs
  5. 100g low fat natural yoghurt
  6. 50g sugar
  7. 2 bananas
  8. 100g dates finely chopped
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 5.
  2. Mix the flours, margarine and sugar together.
  3. Next add the yoghurt, eggs and banana.
  4. Chop the walnuts and dates, then mix in by hand.
  5. Spoon into muffin cases and bake for 15-20 minutes.
Notes
  1. These will only keep for a couple of days, but freeze really well.
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calories
140
fat
4g
protein
2g
carbs
25g
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No added sugar fruity muffins

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My toddler has got to the age where she is well aware about the delights of cakes and biscuits. Being a dietitian I’m not keen on her eating lots of bought and sugary snacks, so most weeks we have a baking session. I’m also pregnant at the moment so keen to find myself healthy treats to snack on too.

This week toddler girl asked to make some cakes, so I popped over to Mamcook’s blog for some inspiration. She has these lovely looking Fruity Prune Muffins on her blog which I’ve adapted to make them gluten and wheat free, plus we used apricots (toddler’s choice).

The whole family was pretty pleased with them, in fact these are likely to be adapted and cooked quite regularly as they were easy for the toddler to get involved with too.

Dietitian UK: No added sugar Fruit muffins
Dietitian UK: No added sugar Fruit muffins

 

Recipe:

100g, 3.5 oz Gluten Free Self Raising flour or 50g rice flour, 30g cornmeal and 20g tapioca starch

40g, 1.5oz Porridge oats

1 tsp Gluten Free Baking powder

1/4 tsp Bicarbonate of soda

140g, 5oz Natural yoghurt

1 tbsp Apple Ā juice

1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

3 tbsp of Vegetable oil

1 Egg

140g, 5oz Chopped Dried Apricots

 

  • Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4.
  • Mix the flours, oats, apricots, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda together.
  • Now mix the yoghurt, apple juice, vanilla extract, oil, egg together.
  • Next mix the wet ingredients into the dry ones.
  • Spoon into a muffin tin and bake for 12-14 minutes, they should be risen and golden.

Let me know what variations you try out.