MY HEALTHY “BANANA NUT-CRASINS BREAD” MUFFINS

​YES, if we substitute some of the ingredients when we make muffins, (look at the bold ingredients) there will be no guilt in eating a muffin any day soon! And don't be scare with the ingredients list, you have most of them in your pantry. Smile.
 
Category: Dessert _√__    Breakfast _√__   Snack _√__
Approx. Prep and Cook Time:  35 to 40 minutes
Approximate Cost:    $6.27 or .52 cents per muffin
Difficulty Level:  Easy
Allergens, Other:  This is NOT Gluten Free     
Servings: 12
 
Ingredients
1 ½ c. Flour (for gluten free cupcakes, please use the 1 to 1 GF flour) ($1.00)
¾ c. ORGANIC sugar (.40)
2 egg whites (whisked) (.32)
¼ c. unsweetened applesauce (.20)
¼ c. Fat Free Greek Yogurt (.20)
2 tsp. melted unsalted SMART BALANCE BUTTER @ room temp (.15)
½ tsp. vanilla extract ($1.00)
½ tsp. almond extract (.20)
½ tsp. Lemon Extract (.20)
1 ¼ tsp. baking powder (.15)
½ tsp. baking soda (.15)
½ tsp. ground nutmeg (.15)
1/8 tsp. regular salt (10)
2 med size mashed banana, super black if at all possible (.50)
½ c. Craisins - Cranberries (.65)
1/4 c. chopped mixed unsalted nuts (.90)

Directions
Preheat oven at 350 F. degrees. 
Use a 12 muffin cup baking pan sprayed with good olive oil spray or place muffin wraps instead and set aside.
 
In a med size bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients; the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, sugar and salt. Set aside.
 
In a separate bowl mix the wet ingredients: First, mash the bananas, set aside.
Whisk the egg whites, then add the applesauce and yogurt, melted unsalted butter at room temp, vanilla, almond, and lemon extracts, mix to combine, then add the chopped nuts and craisins to the bananas.
 
Now, add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix just until moistened and incorporated, the batter will not be soft. Now pour the batter into your baking mold.
Bake for 20 to 30 minutes depending on your oven calibration.  ENJOY!