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Blueberry Banana Muffins

3/14/2019

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There are so many people on reduced sugar diets today, either out of necessity or choice, and luckily there are more options available now than ever before.  Whether you're a fan of sugar substitutes, like Splenda or stevia or you prefer more natural sweeteners, like fruit and maple syrup, you've got great choices for making sugar free and reduced sugar baked goods.  

When I'm baking for my own family, I like to use bananas, applesauce and dates as sweetener in my baked goods whenever possible.  If I need to sweeten something even more, I opt for a less  processed sweetener like honey, molasses, maple syrup or agave nectar.  As a last resort, I use stevia or brown sugar to make my baked goods sweet.   And then there are times when I use a combination of all my favorite sweeteners.  My homemade Fig Newtons for example, have a blend of dates, apple juice, applesauce and brown sugar all to create the perfect blend of fruity sweetness.  
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Because I have a baking business, I probably use more sugar in a week than most people use in a year so I'm certainly not opposed to baking with sugar.  I've actually considered buying sugar in 50 pound bags because I go through it so quickly.  😂 

I crave sugar and it takes a whole lot of will power to NOT eat all of the desserts that are baked in my kitchen everyday.  Even though I COULD consume every leftover brownie and imperfect cupcake or cookie that I make, believe it or not, I TRY and show some restraint when it comes to sugar consumption. 

​I substitute fruit or more natural sweeteners for white sugar whenever possible.  These Blueberry Banana Muffins have a natural sweetness from the banana and some added stevia to boost the sweetness.  I think you will agree that these muffins are pretty SWEET.  😆
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Blueberry Banana Muffins
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 mashed bananas
3/4 cup stevia sweetener or sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup blueberries

Streusel
2 Tablespoons stevia sweetener or sugar
2 Tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 Tablespoon butter 
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Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Mash bananas with a fork. 
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Stir sweetener, egg, vanilla and melted butter into banana. 
Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients.  
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Fold in blueberries.  
Spoon into muffin cups. 
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Process streusel ingredients in food processor.  
Sprinkle over muffins. 
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Bake 14 minutes at 350 for mini muffins.
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I've had really great luck substituting stevia for sugar in my recipes.  I use Truvia in a one to one substitution for the sugar in my recipes and it doesn't affect the texture or quality of the end result.  Just in case you want to give it a try - brownies sweetened with stevia are amazing.  

Ciao!
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5 Comments
Terry Capps
11/7/2020 01:17:00 pm

I suppose I could substitute Monk Fruit or Xylophone sugar substitutes...at a 1:1 ratio??? Thanks

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Amy Amy Davis link
11/7/2020 07:34:16 pm

That is a GREAT question. I have never used monk fruit or xylophone sugar in a recipe but I would LOVE to know how it works. If you give it a try - be sure and send me the results. I am interested in giving them both a try. Thanks for stopping by the blog. Looking forward to hearing from you again.

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Terry Capps
11/14/2020 01:42:27 pm

Tried your muffins yesterday...and BTW, am kind of new to baking. Am 75 year old male. Girlfriend is the baker in the family, but she has been dieting a little bit and giving up sugar. Me??, somewhat of a pre-diabetic. Therefore, try to find baking recipes with white/brown sugar and then use the xylitol or monk fruit substitutes to keep sugar at bay.Or use recipes that only use non-sugar sweeteners like bananas, pumpkin puree, etc.

In these muffins, used only 2/3 cup of xylitol (not 3/4 cup) and used pumpkin puree instead of butter. One cup Almond Flour and 1/2 cup wheat bran. Only glitch was how long to cook? since I used regular muffin cups. End result was delicious taste and texture; however, I think they might be a little under-baked - 22 min at 350, even though toothpick came out okay. Will definitely bake again, but you might pass along a better time I should use for 12 muffin tin....Thanks. Terry

Amy Davis link
11/16/2020 07:53:54 pm

I am so glad that you were able to make modifications to my recipes with great success. I'm appreciate your insight on xylitol because although I haven't yet experimented with it - I would like to give it a try in the near future. Thank you for stopping by the blog and sharing your baking success story.

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Alem1962 link
3/9/2022 03:30:11 am

Thank You for Sharing this informative article! It is very useful to everyone Stay healthy and keep safe!

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