SUGAR SPOT BANANA MUFFINS

By bjnelson55

Those tiny brown spots on ripe bananas are called sugar spots; fruits that have them make the sweetest muffins. Vegetable oil makes these muffins tender and keeps them from becoming dry.

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg white
• 3/4 cup mashed ripe banana
• 1/3 cup fat-free milk
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (6 ounces)
• 2/3 cup honey-crunch wheat germ
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Cooking spray

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°.

Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add banana and milk; beat well.

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Add to sugar mixture; beat just until moist.

Spoon batter evenly into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 22 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in center. Cool in pan 5 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Place muffins on wire rack.

Nutritional Information
Calories:183 (28% from fat)
Fat:5.7g (sat 0.9g,mono 1.3g,poly 3.1g)
Protein:4.3g
Carbohydrate:30g
Fiber:1.4g
Cholesterol:18mg
Iron:1.6mg
Sodium:155mg
Calcium:61mg