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October 19, 2015 6 Comments

Whole Wheat Grape Nut Banana Muffins

Whole-wheat-frape-nut-toddler-banana-muffinsI’m pretty darn excited about these Whole Wheat Grape Nut Banana Muffins. They’re awesome!

A few weeks ago when I was trying to be healthy I purchased a box of Grape Nuts thinking that maybe somehow in the last 10 years they had become delicious….they haven’t, but they are super healthy and full of fiber so I found and alternate way to incorporate them into our diet.

MUFFINS!!!

Whole-wheat-frape-nut-toddler-banana-muffinsMuffins are my go to snack for the kids, and I love sneaking healthy ingredients in because, basically, my kids will eat anything if I give it to them in the shape of a muffin. So, I came up with this yummy banana muffin recipe that tastes awesome with Grape Nuts in it.

Grape Nuts are just a hint softer than rocks so the first step in the recipe is to soak them in milk. Let them sit for about 15-20 minutes until all the milk is absorbed and they are softened up.

They’ll look like this.

Whole-wheat-frape-nut-toddler-banana-muffinsThe rest of the recipe is really typical so, without further ado, lets do this!

A pinterest collage photo of whole wheat grape nut banana muffins. it has two pictures in it.

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Whole Wheat Grape Nut Banana Muffins
 
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Prep time
25 mins
Cook time
18 mins
Total time
43 mins
 
Healthy, scrumptious muffins that your kids, and you, will devour. A much more delicious way to eat up healthy Grape Nuts Cereal. 🙂
Author: Maria
Recipe type: Muffins
Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • 1 cup Grape Nuts Cereal
  • ⅔ cup milk
  • ½ cup canola oil (can use half applesauce, but if you do do not use liners. The muffins stick to liners when you cut out part of the oil)
  • ½ cup brown sugar, do not pack
  • ½ cup granulated white sugar
  • 2 large egg
  • 1¼ cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 3 over ripe bananas, smashed
Instructions
  1. In a bowl combine 1 cup Grape Nuts Cereal with ⅔ cup milk, set aside for 15-20 minutes or until milk is absorbed into cereal.
  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  3. Prepare muffin tins with liners or with a light coating of cooking spray.
  4. With a hand mixer or in your stand mixer, combine oil, brown sugar, and regular sugar and eggs
  5. beat until thoroughly combined
  6. Add Grape Nuts Mixture and give a quick mix to combine
  7. Add Salt, baking soda, baking powder, whole wheat flour and all purpose flour, mix on low for about 20-30 seconds or until mostly combined, Add smashed bananas and mix for another 20-30 seconds until everything is evenly combined.
  8. Fill muffin tins ⅔ full with batter (I use a large cookie scoop to do this)
  9. Bake for 15-18 minutes at 375 degrees
  10. Remove from tins and transfer to a cooling rack
  11. Store cooled muffins in an air tight container or in a large Ziploc bag.
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A pinterest collage photo of whole wheat grape nut banana muffins. it has one picture in it.

After School Snacks, Breakfast/Pancakes/Waffles, Healthy Recipes, High Fiber Recipes, Only Pantry and/or Freezer Ingredients, Quick Breads/Muffins
Banana, Grape Nuts, Healthy, muffins, Protein and Fiber, whole wheat
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6 Comments

  1. Mary kerr

    February 21, 2018 at 6:48 pm

    I have 4 girls and a boy, ages 1.5-11. They all love these muffins! Thank you for a great recipe! Can we get the nutritional information? Fat, calories and sugar per muffin?

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    • Maria

      February 26, 2018 at 2:28 pm

      Awesome! My kids are similar ages and love them too. I am so sorry I have not figured the nutritional info on this recipe.

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  2. Zoe

    February 13, 2019 at 5:22 pm

    The amount of 3 mashed bananas can vary greatly due to size of bananas.. what quantity are we looking for ie 1 cup mashed or 1.5 cups mashed.. don’t want a dry or a mushy muffin..

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    • Maria

      February 26, 2019 at 9:42 pm

      Hi Zoe, The great thing about these muffins is as long as there is about a cup, they will be delicious. I have found that it does not effect the recipe, except making it even better, to have more then 1 cup. 3 banana’s generally gives at least 1 cup of smashed banana.

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  3. Lori

    July 8, 2022 at 8:47 pm

    Amazing! These are incredible! Moist and full of great flavor! I used almond milk and sugar substitutes, both for the brown and white sugars and they are so good!

    Try these! Delicious!!

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    • Maria

      July 23, 2022 at 5:12 am

      Yay! I am so glad you gave these a shot, I feel like they are one mom my most under-rated recipes and I love hearing that you made them and found out how great they are!

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