Skinny Banana Nut Muffins with Chocolate Chip Streusel

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Makes 15 muffins. 1 muffin per serving. Nutrition: Weight Watchers Points + 5 ~ Calories 169 ~ Fat 4.8 g ~ Carbs 28 g ~ Fiber 1.9 g ~ Protein 4.3 g

These Banana Nut Muffins with Chocolate Chip Streusel have the perfect texture and taste while providing you a “skinny” version of a popular bakery favorite.  The combination of the banana, oatmeal, walnuts, brown sugar and chocolate chips provide your taste buds with a variety of flavors and textures that your mouth will crave.   These muffins are perfect for rounding out those grab-and-go breakfasts,  as a fabulous addition to any weekend brunch or a great mid-day snack with some coffee or tea.  One bite, and they may just become one of your “go to” recipes.

Dear Health Conscious readers….. you can now have tasty muffins again 🙂 Enjoy!!

 

AuthorSheenaCategory, DifficultyBeginner

These Banana Nut Muffins with Chocolate Chip Streusel have the perfect texture and taste while providing you a “skinny” version of a popular bakery favorite. The combination of the banana, oatmeal, walnuts, brown sugar and chocolate chips provide your taste buds with a variety of flavors and textures that your mouth will crave.

Yields15 Servings
Prep Time10 minsCook Time25 minsTotal Time35 mins

Ingredients:

 2 Extra ripe bananas mashed
 6 oz Chobani 0% Vanilla Greek Yogurt
 1 Large egg
 1 tsp Vanilla extract (good quality)
 ½ cup sugar
 2 cups Multigrain baking mix
 ½ cup Chopped walnuts
 1 Packet of original flavor Oatmeal (I used Quaker Organic .98 oz)
 Butter flavor cooking spray
 Streusel
 ½ cup Brown sugar (not packet)
 ¼ cup Mini chocolate chips

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2

Prepare muffin tin with butter flavor cooking spray. (spray each compartment)

3

In a large mixing bowl whisk together the mashed bananas, yogurt, vanilla and egg.

4

In another mixing bowl mix together the dry ingredients which include: multigrain baking mix, oatmeal & sugar

5

Combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients.

6

Fold in walnuts.

7

Fill muffin tins 2/3 full and then add 1.5 tsp of streusel on top each muffin bake for 25 minutes **For extra fluffy & moist muffins do not over mix

Nutrition:

Nutrition Facts

15 servings

Serving size

1 muffin


Amount per serving
Calories169
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4.8g7%
Total Carbohydrate 28g11%
Dietary Fiber 1.9g7%
Protein 4.3g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

 2 Extra ripe bananas mashed
 6 oz Chobani 0% Vanilla Greek Yogurt
 1 Large egg
 1 tsp Vanilla extract (good quality)
 ½ cup sugar
 2 cups Multigrain baking mix
 ½ cup Chopped walnuts
 1 Packet of original flavor Oatmeal (I used Quaker Organic .98 oz)
 Butter flavor cooking spray
 Streusel
 ½ cup Brown sugar (not packet)
 ¼ cup Mini chocolate chips

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2

Prepare muffin tin with butter flavor cooking spray. (spray each compartment)

3

In a large mixing bowl whisk together the mashed bananas, yogurt, vanilla and egg.

4

In another mixing bowl mix together the dry ingredients which include: multigrain baking mix, oatmeal & sugar

5

Combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients.

6

Fold in walnuts.

7

Fill muffin tins 2/3 full and then add 1.5 tsp of streusel on top each muffin bake for 25 minutes **For extra fluffy & moist muffins do not over mix

Notes

Skinny Banana Nut Muffins with Chocolate Chip Streusel

8 Replies to “Skinny Banana Nut Muffins with Chocolate Chip Streusel”

    1. @Emily, I purchase my Multigrain baking & pancake mix from Trader Joe’s. I know that Hodgsons Mills also has a multigrain baking mix that is available in the regular grocery stores.

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