Hearty Banana Muffins

INGREDIENTS

2 1/2 cups Kashi Heart to Heart Honey Toasted Oats Cereal, crushed (can place in food processor/ blender to grind up)

1 1/4 c. whole wheat pastry flour

1/2 c. evaporated cane juice crystals (sugar)

1 Tb. baking powder

1/2 t. salt

1 c. mashed bananas (3 medium bananas)

1/2 c. milk

2 egg whites

1/2 c. canola oil (or olive oil)

1 t. vanilla

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. In a seperate bowlwhisk together the remaining ingredients. Add liquit mixture to dry mixture and stire until just combined. SPoon batter evenly into lightly oiled muffin tins. Bake until toothpick inserted in the certers of the muffins comes out clean or about 20 minutes.

Camdon actually ate these! It was basically a miracle since this kid wont eat anything willingly but candy. And these are super healthy being whole wheat. I love the Kashi heart to heart cereal and Camdon will eat that as well so i always have the cereal on hand. I did mini muffin tins instead of the regular ones. I also added quite a bit of cinnamon and a little cinnamon sugar combination on top.

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Batter

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 cup fresh blueberries

Streusel Topping
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners.
Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt and baking powder. Place vegetable oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup. Mix this with flour mixture. Fold in blueberries. Fill muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle with crumb topping mixture.
To Make Crumb Topping: Mix together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix with fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until done."

2/4/11- I made these for a brunch baby shower i was throwing for my friend Ariel. I found this recipe on "allrecipes.com" And they really are to die for! I used a little more buttermilk then called for and added a few dashes of cinnamon in the batter. I did them in the mini tin muffins and cooked them for about 12 minutes and they turned out great. Camdon "helped" make these with me but i think he just help make a huge mess! -Jill