Super Low Calorie Banana (No Sugar Added) Muffin Recipe!

Has anyone tried finely ground oatmeal in place of flour in a arecipe like this? I don't always keep all kinds of flour in the house as that just makes me want to bake more. I am one of those people who just can't have it around or I EAT IT! But I always have banana and oatmeal..... so any experience with putting oatmeal in the blender untill it is fine as powder to use? I have a cookie recipe that uses ground oatmeal but it comes out crisp. Wondered if it worked in a cakey type recipe?

Thoughts friends???

Oat flour should work, but I can't guarantee it... Isn't that how everything is these days?! Lol. Let us know if it works when you try it!

can you get wholewheat pastry flour in the grocery store?

Yes, you can get it in the grocery store. You could also just use plain all purpose flour or unbleached flour. I prefer the whole wheat pastry flour and unbleached flour because they are less processed (and don't contain bleach obviously... Haha).

sounds great, I might try making a gluten free version

Let me know how it goes. Since posting this recipe I have developed allergies to wheat and eggs, so I'm interested to hear what ingredients you use!

Bump, and can this be baked as a loaf or just muffins? :happy:

I would say just as muffins. They collapse a little when coming out of the oven. They are more just to hit a craving than to replicate a banana bread muffin.

My go-to "healthy" banana bread recipe is as follows:

2 cups unbleached flour (can sub half with oat flour)
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
4 bananas (or 2 cups mashed)
1/2 cup egg beaters
1/2-1 cup sweetener (sugar, splenda, stevia will all work)
2 tbsp canola oil (optional)
1/2 cup nuts (optional)

Combine wet ingredients + sugar. Then add in dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

With a no-calorie sweetener and without the optional add-ins, it is 105 calories per slice (12 slices).

Hope this helps!


If you want another type of loaf recipe, here is a sugar-free oatmeal banana bread recipe that is awesome: http://katshealthcorner.wordpress.com/2010/12/25/im-going-bananas/