Looking for a healthy banana nut muffin recipe?  Here is a low fat version that I think you will enjoy:

Low Fat Banana Nut Muffins Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon allspice, or pumpkin pie spice
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 each egg beaters (4 eggs)
• 1 1/2 cup bananas, mashed
• 1/2 cup macadamia nut coffee creamer, fat free
• 1 each liquid butter buds powder (Do not use butter Buds Sprinkles)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Lightly coat a muffin pan with nonstick spray.
3. In a large bowl combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, allspice and baking soda, set aside.
4. In another large bowl, beat egg beaters until foamy.
5. Add bananas, dry envelope of liquid butter buds (don’t reconstitute, just throw in dry), coffee creamer and vanilla.
6. Stir into dry ingredients until just blended. Fold in nuts.
7. Pour into prepared muffin pan and bake at 400 degrees for 20-22 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.

[Recipe Courtesy of Recipe Search]

Here is a great low fat muffin recipe for pumpkin muffins.   Give it a try and let us know how it is in the comments below!

Low Fat Pumpkin Muffins Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 C. old-fashioned (or quick) oatmeal
• 1 C. whole wheat flour (or white)
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/3 C. milk (1% or skim)
• 1 C. canned pumpkin
• 1/2 C. honey or 3/4 C. brown sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 tsp. salt (optional)
• 1/4 C. egg replacer (or 1 egg)
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. mace
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. allspice or 1 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

Directions:

1. Combine dry ingredients in one bowl, wet ingredients in another.
2. Combine both, stir.
3. Place in muffin tins.
4. Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
5. Makes 12 muffins (recipe can easily be doubled)

[Recipe Courtesy of Cooking with Pumpkin]

I’m a huge bran muffin fan, and I have to admit I was excited to find a good recipe for a low fat muffin.  Here is a recipe for low fat apple and orange oat bran muffins.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups oat bran
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 peeled and diced apple
• 1 cup raisin

Directions:

1. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, oat bran, baking powder and soda, salt and cinnamon.
2. Combine buttermilk, egg, orange rind and juice in a separate bowl.
3. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients, mixing just until moistened.
4. Stir in apples and raisins.
5. Spoon into greased muffin tins.
6. Sprinkle with wheat germ.
7. Bake at 400 for 18-20 minutes.

[Recipe Courtesy of Recipe Zaar]