Healthy Banana Oat Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 mashed bananas
2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
1 egg
1/2 cup nonfat milk
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
2 tablespoons Splenda sugar substitute
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons ground flax seeds (optional)
walnuts (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375.
Combine bananas and next 4 ingredients (through vanilla) in a medium bowl; mix well and set aside.
Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup and level with a knife. Whisk together flour and next 6 ingredients (through flaxseed if used) in small bowl.
Stir the flour mixture into the banana mixture until they are just combined.
Spray 12 muffin cups (for smaller muffins) or 9 muffin cups(for larger muffins) with cooking spray (or use paper liners) and spoon just about 1/4\u00b0C batter into each cup for 12 muffins.
Sprinkle muffin batter with some chopped walnuts.
Bake 18 minutes.