Best 8 Healthy Blueberry And Banana Muffins Recipes

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Indulge in the delightful symphony of flavors with our irresistible blueberry and banana muffins, a culinary masterpiece that tantalizes taste buds and nourishes the body. These muffins are not just a delectable treat but also a wholesome choice, crafted with the goodness of wholesome ingredients.

Dive into the moist and fluffy muffin batter, bursting with the sweet and tangy notes of fresh blueberries and perfectly ripe bananas. Each bite offers a delightful textural contrast between the soft muffin crumb and the tender berries. Experience the symphony of flavors as the sweetness of the bananas harmonizes with the tartness of the blueberries, creating a flavor profile that leaves you craving more.

Our recipe collection features a variety of muffin variations, catering to diverse dietary preferences and taste inclinations. From classic blueberry muffins to decadent chocolate chip banana muffins, each recipe promises a unique and satisfying experience. Whether you prefer a gluten-free option or a vegan delight, we have got you covered.

These muffins are incredibly versatile and can be enjoyed in various settings. Pack them for a quick and nutritious breakfast on the go, serve them as a delightful snack to satisfy your mid-day cravings, or indulge in them as a sweet treat after dinner. They are also perfect for picnics, bake sales, or as a thoughtful gift for loved ones.

With easy-to-follow instructions and readily available ingredients, our blueberry and banana muffins are a breeze to make, even for beginner bakers. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a culinary journey that will leave your kitchen filled with tantalizing aromas and your taste buds dancing with joy.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

THE BEST HEALTHY BANANA BLUEBERRY MUFFIN RECIPE



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The BEST Healthy Banana Blueberry Muffins you'll ever eat! These fluffy moist blueberry muffins are super easy. Made with whole wheat flour and naturally sweetened with applesauce, honey and bananas!

Provided by Krista

Categories     Breakfast

Time 22m

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 cup honey
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
3 bananas, mashed
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon white whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups blueberries

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • In a large bowl, add bananas. Using a fork mash up bananas until just very small lumps are left. Add honey, applesauce, coconut oil, vanilla extract and egg.
  • Using a fork mix until combined.
  • Next add in whole wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Using a spatula, mix until wet and dry ingredients are completely combined!
  • In a small bowl - combine 1-1/2 cups blueberries & 1 tablespoon of white whole wheat flour & toss to coat.
  • Gently fold blueberries into the batter.
  • Spoon the batter into muffin pan filling each hole about 3/4 of the way full (line or spray with cooking spray if not using the cupcake liners)
  • Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Serve.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 muffin, Calories 151 calories, Sugar 10 g, Sodium 166 mg, Fat 6 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Carbohydrate 23 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 3 g, Cholesterol 12 mg

BANANA-BLUEBERRY MUFFINS



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Plenty of people have their own go-to muffin recipe, but this light, moist rendition from Ellen O'Hara of Westwood, Massachusetts is hard to beat. They're made with whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, two ripe bananas, and one cup of frozen blueberries.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Breakfast & Brunch Recipes

Time 45m

Yield Makes 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup whole-wheat flour (spooned and leveled)
3/4 cup all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled)
1/4 cup wheat germ
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 ripe bananas (about 1 pound)
1/3 cup reduced-fat (2 percent) milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup frozen blueberries

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners. In a bowl, whisk together flours, wheat germ, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars with a mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, mash bananas with a fork (you should have 3/4 cup); stir in milk and vanilla.
  • With mixer on low, alternately add flour mixture and banana mixture to butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix just until combined. Fold in frozen blueberries.
  • Divide batter among muffin cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 25 to 28 minutes, rotating pan halfway through. Let cool in pan 10 minutes; transfer muffins to a rack to cool 10 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 222 g, Fat 9 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 4 g

HEALTHY BLUEBERRY AND BANANA MUFFINS



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Provided by Marielle Ainsworth

Categories     Bread     Breakfast     Brunch     Bake     Kid-Friendly     Quick & Easy     Blueberry     Banana     Healthy     Bran     Bon Appétit     New Mexico     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Kosher     Small Plates

Yield Makes 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup oat bran
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 3)
1/2 cup unflavored soy milk
1 large egg
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries or 1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries, unthawed (6 to 7 ounces)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. Combine flour, sugar, oat bran, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl; whisk to blend.
  • Place mashed bananas in large bowl. Stir in soy milk, egg, oil, and lemon juice. Mix in dry ingredients, then blueberries. Divide batter among muffin papers. Bake muffins until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Turn muffins out onto rack and cool 10 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BANANA-BLUEBERRY MUFFINS



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This one is for the Banana-Blueberry Muffin lovers. Ready in 30 minutes-these perfect-for-anytime muffins will not disappoint. When whipping up a batch of blueberry and banana muffins, don't overstir or overthink these simple muffins. Overstirring can cause little "mountain peaks" to form on your delightfully delicious Banana-Blueberry Muffins. Add these to your next at-home brunch menu for a surefire hit. Nothing beats muffins from scratch!

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Side Dish

Time 30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

2/3 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup mashed very ripe banana (1 medium)
1 egg
2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup fresh or frozen (thawed and well drained) blueberries

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottoms only of 12 regular-size muffin cup or line with paper baking cups.
  • Beat milk, oil, banana and egg in large bowl with fork. Stir in remaining ingredients except blueberries just until flour is moistened. Fold in blueberries. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (cups will be almost full). Sprinkle with sugar if desired.
  • Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 100, Carbohydrate 32 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Muffin, Sodium 210 mg

EASY MOIST BANANA BLUEBERRY MUFFINS



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Make and share this Easy Moist Banana Blueberry Muffins recipe from Food.com.

Provided by DebM2348

Categories     Breakfast

Time 30m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 large ripe bananas
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/3 cup melted butter
1 cup blueberries
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups flour

Steps:

  • Mash bananas in a large mixing bowl.
  • Add sugar and egg.
  • Add butter and blueberries.
  • Combine dry ingredients and gently stir into banana mixture.
  • Pour into 12 well-greased muffin cups.
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

THE BEST BLUEBERRY BANANA MUFFINS



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Make and share this The Best Blueberry Banana Muffins recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Bliss

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 40m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/4 cups sugar
2/3 cup butter
1/4 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 medium ripe bananas
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup fresh/frozen blueberries

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°.
  • In large mix bowl, combine sugar, buttermilk, butter, bananas, eggs and vanilla.
  • Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often until creamy (1-2 min).
  • Add flour, baking soda and salt.
  • Beat at low speed until moistened (1-2 min.).
  • By hand, stir in blueberries.
  • Spoon into paper-lined muffin cups.
  • Bake for 25-30 min.
  • or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
  • Remove from pan, cook and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
  • Makes 6 Texas-size muffins with a little left over to freeze and bake later.
  • When I make these, I just sprinkle granulated sugar on top prior to baking, and omit the powdered sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 590.4, Fat 22.8, SaturatedFat 13.7, Cholesterol 116.7, Sodium 422.5, Carbohydrate 91.2, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 52, Protein 7.8

BANANA BLUEBERRY MUFFINS



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These muffins are so easy to make and absolutely delicious!

Provided by ELEMMIRE

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Muffin Recipes     Whole Wheat Muffin Recipes

Time 31m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups whole wheat flour
⅓ cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ cups mashed bananas
4 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup fresh blueberries

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 12 cup muffin pan.
  • In a large bowl, mix the whole wheat flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda. In a separate bowl, mix the bananas, egg whites, and vanilla extract.
  • Mix the banana mixture into the flour mixture until smooth. Fold in the blueberries. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin pan.
  • Bake 16 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 121.5 calories, Carbohydrate 26.9 g, Fat 0.5 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 186.4 mg, Sugar 9.6 g

BLUEBERRY PIE MUFFINS



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Love warm blueberry muffins and the sweet taste of homemade blueberry pie? This recipe is the perfect harmony of both - a muffin bursting with both blueberry pie filling and fresh blueberries.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Side Dish

Time 1h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 15

2/3 cup blueberry pie filling (from 21-oz can)
1/3 cup fresh blueberries
1/2 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
1/4 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small pieces
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 400°F.Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups or grease with shortening or cooking spray.
  • In small bowl, mix filling ingredients; set aside. In medium bowl, mix all streusel ingredients with fork until crumbly; set aside.
  • In large bowl, beat milk, oil, egg and lemon peel with fork or whisk until blended. Stir in remaining muffin ingredients all at once just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy).
  • Spoon about 1 tablespoon batter in bottom of each muffin cup (spread, if necessary, to cover most of bottom of cup). Alternately drop rounded 1/2 teaspoon blueberry mixture and 1 teaspoon remaining muffin batter in different areas in each muffin cup, layering as necessary. (Cups will be three-fourths full.)
  • Sprinkle streusel evenly over batter and blueberry mixture in each cup.
  • Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Serve warm if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 230, Carbohydrate 37 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 2 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 210 mg, Sugar 16 g, TransFat 0 g

Tips:

  • Use fresh or frozen blueberries for the best flavor and texture.
  • If using frozen blueberries, thaw them before adding them to the batter.
  • Mash the bananas well before adding them to the batter.
  • Do not overmix the batter, as this will make the muffins tough.
  • Fill the muffin cups only 2/3 full, as the muffins will rise during baking.
  • Bake the muffins until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Let the muffins cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Conclusion:

These healthy blueberry and banana muffins are a delicious and nutritious snack or breakfast option. They are easy to make and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The muffins are also a good source of fiber, antioxidants, and vitamins. You better have a try and innovate this recipe to make your own style!

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