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Hearty Banana Muffins

Created by Kashi Read more breakfast, cooking, day of change, Heart To Heart, recipes, and vegetarian
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A favorite way to start the day gets a nutrition boost from Heart to Heart® cereal. Tender and moist inside, crisp and toasty outside — yum!

Makes 12 muffins

Ingredients

  • 2-½ cups Kashi® Heart to Heart® Honey Toasted Oat cereal, crushed*
  • 1-¼ cups whole wheat pastry flour
  • ½ cup cane syrup
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder (aluminum free)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup mashed organic bananas (about 3 medium bananas)
  • 1/2 cup organic nonfat milk (or plain organic soy milk)
  • 2 organic egg whites (or equivalent egg substitute)
  • ⅓ cup expeller-pressed canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Combine the first five ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
  3. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients.
  4. Add liquid mixture to dry mixture and stir until just combined.
  5. Spoon batter evenly into lightly oiled muffin tins. For garnish, place three hearts from the Kashi® Heart to Heart® Honey Toasted Oat cereal on top of each muffin.
  6. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the centers of the muffins comes out clean, or about 20 minutes. Let cool and serve warm or at room temperature.

    7. *Place Kashi® Heart to Heart® Honey Toasted Oat cereal in a freezer bag and crush with a rolling pin until the cereal resembles coarse flour without any large chunks. To save time, you can place the cereal in a blender or food processor and pulse into coarse flour instead.

    Nutrition Facts

    Serving Size: 1 muffin, Calories 190, Calories from Fat 60, Total Fat 7g, Saturated Fat 0g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 260mg, Total Carbohydrate 31g, Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 13g, Protein 4g, Vitamin A 8%, Vitamin C 15%, Calcium 8%, Iron 6%

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    ravenwindy commented on this. 9 months ago

    I love banana anything. This sound like a healhy, more nutririous alternatice to regulat ban
    ana muffins.

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    I just love banana muffins and am always looking for another way to prepare them in a more healthy way.
    This sounds great, can’t wait to make them.

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    kewlpenguin commented on this. over 2 years ago

    i also use the warm cinnamon cereal instead of the plain id recommend adding some cinnamon if youre using the regular kind :)

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    i made these with apples too as im allergic to bananas and i also substituted apple sauce for the oil they were amazing

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    because its naturally sweet.

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    akr713 commented on this. almost 3 years ago

    Great muffins!
    I used applesauce instead of canola oil, regular all-purpose flour, regular sugar, and I added some walnuts and cinnamon. The only thing is that the pieces on top do get soggy.

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    micookie2 commented on this. almost 3 years ago

    Can I use truvia instead of cane crystal juice?? And do i use the same measurement for it?

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      kymack021 almost 3 years ago

      honestly, i just used sugar. :)

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      nancy655 over 1 year ago

      I wanted to know if Truvia left a ater taste,like licorice

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    lwalk05 commented on this. almost 3 years ago

    These muffins were delicious! The only thing I found out is that they do not raise at all, so fill the muffin tin as full as you want.

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    JuliannaRose commented on this. about 3 years ago

    For the cereal, do you measure out 2 1/2 cups then crush it, or do you measure out 2 1/2 cups of the cereal already crushed?

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    lynnmh60 commented on this. about 3 years ago

    Whan can I use instead if cane juice crystals???

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      c_l_a_u_d_e almost 3 years ago

      Organic sugar works well in the place of evaporated cane juice crystals.

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    playmate420 commented on this. about 3 years ago

    I LOVE BANANA MUFFINS THIS IS AWESOME

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    mantrita commented on this. about 3 years ago

    i wish Kashi would make a muffin mix…

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      Tmarie13 almost 3 years ago

      As do I! :-)

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    brandylynn74 commented on this. about 3 years ago

    Have you ever thought to replace the oil with flax seed in your recipes? I have tried it in a few and it does work very well.

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    NanaWhip commented on this. over 3 years ago

    Does anyone have the weightwatchers recipe for muffins with whole wheat four and honey and Kashi go lean???

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      KashiLara almost 3 years ago

      Hi NanaWhip – We’ll be adding a recipe for muffins with new Kashi GOLEAN Crisp! that includes whole wheat flour soon. Please check back.

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    awbaby216 commented on this. over 3 years ago

    wow these are amazing. instead of the canola oil i used applesauce…doubled up on the applesauce. sooo delicious!

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    AngryGood commented on this. over 3 years ago

    Instead of canola oil, I used some applesauce. By the way, don’t use Splenda. Natural sugars are so much better for you. Did you know that artificial sweeteners such as Splenda makes you produce insulin, which makes you eat more? Try to avoid it.

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    ajbasse commented on this. over 3 years ago

    I made these and they were gone within 1 day. They were soooo good, very moist and a perfect texture. I’d leave the cereal off the top though. It’s decorative, but they get soggy when the muffins sit for a while. This one is definitely going in my recipe book to make again!

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    pajamiezz commented on this. over 3 years ago

    yumz, i made coffee cake muffins with a similar recipe, using kashi.

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    mwahai commented on this. over 3 years ago

    I haven’t eaten them yet, since they’re cooling on the rack but they smell WONDERFUL! :)
    I made some substitutions, instead of sugar I added a small cup of applesauce (from those kid packs), added chopped walnuts, instead of cereal I added instant apple oatmeal, vanilla soymilk instead of milk. Mmmm I can’t wait to try them!

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    angie25 commented on this. almost 4 years ago

    I use Kashi Cinnamon Harvest cereal; I use all the crumbs leftover for muffins. I use 2 percent milk and 2 small eggs for my version. I often add chopped walnuts to it as well. Very tasty and it uses all the crumbs leftover; no waste!

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    NANAnPAPA commented on this. about 4 years ago

    CAN U USE SPLENDA FOR SUBSTITUTE FOR RAW SUGAR

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    NANAnPAPA commented on this. about 4 years ago

    ID LOVE TO TRY THIS I LOVE BANANAS

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    mac032069 commented on this. over 4 years ago

    I made these muffins and the family loved them. Will be a quick breakfast staple at my house.

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    vkabbe commented on this. over 4 years ago

    This recipe was really good- I made some substitutions too:
    1 apple peeled and chopped instead of a banana
    1/2 cup instant oatmeal instead of cereal
    1/3 cup apple sauce instead of oil
    + added cinnamon to my taste

    good twist on a great recipe!

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      lynnmh60 almost 3 years ago

      what can I substitute for cane juice crystals??

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      c_l_a_u_d_e almost 3 years ago

      Organic sugar can work well in the place of evaporated cane juice crystals.

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    dainezimmer commented on this. over 4 years ago

    super good! i baked them in mini-loaf pans and they turned out fine! the tops were crunchy and yummy! :)

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    abby222 commented on this. over 4 years ago

    Muffins were great – very tender and moist! Not at all what I expected. Definitely worth it.

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    oshi400 commented on this. over 4 years ago

    Comes out great thanks,
    Another nice banana muffins recipe :

    http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=B_46lvpkBZk

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    katvondtto062 commented on this. over 4 years ago

    looking for a muffin recipe that has zucchini in it???
    Help

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    cutziz commented on this. over 4 years ago

    amzing

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    sunshine_lover93 commented on this. over 4 years ago

    Really delicious, you cant stop eating them

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    mwld_08 commented on this. over 4 years ago

    SUPER YUMMY!!!!! I LOVED IT

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    nitronick commented on this. over 4 years ago

    Hey, could we substitute some applesauce for any of the oil?

    And I normally use really ripe bananas, is it possible to down the sugar a little bit?

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    Helthnut27 commented on this. almost 5 years ago

    I think I wouold like to try this recipe in the future.It sounds easy as well as tasty!

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