Peanut Butter & Banana Streusel Muffins

(makes 18 servings)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups + 3 Tbsp. whole grain pastry flour
  
• ½ cup + 3 Tbsp. packed brown sugar
  
• 1 Tbsp. butter, melted
  
• 1 tsp. honey
  
• 2 tsp. baking powder
  
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  
• ½ tsp. salt
  
• ½ cup pureed ripe banana (about 1 banana)
  
• ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
  
• ⅓ cup peanut butter
  
• 1 egg
  
• ¾ cup 1 percent milk
  
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray or line with cupcake liners.
  
• Stir 3 Tbsp. of the flour, 3 Tbsp. of the sugar, butter and honey with spoon in small-size bowl until mixture forms wet crumbs then set aside.
  
• Whisk baking powder, cinnamon, salt and remaining flour in large-size bowl until combined. Whisk banana, applesauce, peanut butter, egg and remaining sugar in another bowl until blended. Whisk milk and vanilla into banana mixture until combined. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture just until blended. Don’t overmix.
  
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, dividing evenly. Crumble streusel mixture on top of muffin batter, dividing evenly. Bake 16-18 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center of muffin comes out of clean. Remove from pan and serve warm
  

Make 18 Servings:

Weight loss recipes Amount Per Serving : 93 Calories, 3 g Protein, 13 g Carbohydrates, 2 g Dietary Fiber, 4 g Fat, 1 g Saturated Fat, 147 mg Sodium