Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2012

Okay so I did my best to make these sort of healthier. I didn't look at any reviews before baking these so sorry if I'm repeating anything anyone has said. I think I got these down to about 80 calories per muffin, 24 muffins per batch. These are my revisions: Instead of 1/2c of butter: I used about 1/4c of butter and filled the rest of the measuring cup with plain greek yogurt. Instead of 1/2c of brown sugar: I used 1/4c of brown sugar and 1-1/2 tbls of organic honey. Instead of reg milk I used almond milk. Instead of 1-1/2c of white flour: I used 1c whole wheat flour, 1/2c of white flour. I only used 1/3c of wheat bran. I don’t like it that much but know its good for me so I had to use some. I used 4 medium bananas. Oh yeah I whisked the eggs really well before adding, then I folded them in. They turned out moist, yummy, kinda fluffy, and overall good. I would make them again. My 3 year old daughter likes them.

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ERICANICOLE27

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Merced, California, USA

Living In: Modesto, California, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2011

I'd actually give this recipe 3.5 out of 5 stars. It turned out well, was easy and healthy "ish", but the muffins were sort of bland in that they weren't sweet enough. I'd make them again, but would work some splenda in there to sweeten things up a little.

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Just-me-24-7

Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2011

Fantastic base recipe. Tried the regular recipe first and they were great. Next time I made them a bit healthier and still were fantastic. I used 1/2 sweetened cinnamon applesauce and 1/2 plain greek yogurt in place of butter. Cut sugar to 1/4 cup (as I used sweetened apple sauce). Used all whole wheat flour and added 1/4 cup flax seed. Thanks for the recipe!

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Crystal

Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2011

Just ate one of these fresh out of the oven, so good! I was looking for a bran muffin and had some over-ripe bananas, so this was a perfect recipe. I used other reviewers suggestions, cutting out some of the butter for applesauce, adding cinnamon, and ground flax seed in addition to the wheat bran. I added some choc. chips so that maybe the fiance would eat them as well.

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Kels'n'Em

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2011

Delicious. I had oat bran, not wheat, so that's what I used.

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DetectiveL

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2011

I LOVE THESE! I make them with just bananas, or they are great with pumpkin. cranberry sauce or all kinds of different things you can think of with the bananas. I always make a double batch and freeze them. Everyone loves them!

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leechar101

Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2011

Baked this for my Mom. She said they were the best muffins she's ever had.

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Kimberley

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada

Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2011

I love these muffins! Taking the advice from previous reviewers, I substituted the butter for 1/4 cup of applesauce (I used chunky, since that's all I had, but I figured chunks of apples couldn't be a bad thing!). I also increased the bran to one cup, used an extra banana because I had it, and added cinnamon and nutmeg. Delicious and nutritious!

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