Blueberry-Lemon Muffins

Choose your favorite extract, spice, and fruit to make nutritious muffins with the ingredients you have on hand.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 147 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
• ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease twelve 2 1/2-inch muffin cups.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove muffins from pan, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.

Step 3

Stir together bananas, brown sugar, applesauce, egg, and lemon extract in a large bowl. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, ginger, and baking soda in another bowl.

Step 4

Add flour mixture and oats to banana mixture; gently stir just until combined. Do not overmix. Fold in blueberries. Spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin cups.