Wheat Germ and Banana Muffins

Name: Wheat Germ and Banana Muffins Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cups sugar; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup toasted wheat germ; 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3); 1/2 cup milk; 2 large eggs; 1/3 cup vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Minutes to Prepare: 5
Minutes to Cook: 25

Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour3/4 cups sugar1 tablespoon baking powder3/4 teaspoon salt3/4 cup toasted wheat germ1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3)1/2 cup milk2 large eggs1/3 cup vegetable oil1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 400�F. Line 16 muffin cups with foil muffin papers. Sift first 4 ingredients into medium bowl. Mix in wheat germ. Combine bananas, milk, eggs, oil and vanilla extract in large bowl and whisk to blend. Mix in dry ingredients. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, dividing equally.

Bake muffins until tops are golden brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user YUZAWA.

Servings Per Recipe: 16

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 164.2
Total Fat: 5.8 g
Cholesterol: 26.5 mg
Sodium: 246.8 mg
Total Carbs: 24.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
Protein: 3.9 g

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Member Reviews

CHILLROSE
This is a good recipe, but there's no way it can be healthy! - 7/30/09

Reply from YUZAWA (7/30/09)
168 calories in a hearty muffin with whole grains doesnt sound too bad to me.