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Healthy banana blueberry cup cakes

Healthy, refined sugar free, yummy , moist banana cup cakes, deliciously punctuated with tart blueberries. A great option for breakfast, snack or simply a guilt free indulgence!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 6
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 185

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour sifted
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 medium over ripe bananas
  • 1 cup blueberries fresh or frozen
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ½ cup maple syrup or honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt

Equipment

  • Oven

Method
 

  1. Using a fork mash the bananas completely
  2. In a mixing bowl, add the flour, the salt, the baking powder and soda. Mix well
  3. In another bowl, add the mashed bananas, oil, maple syrup and egg. Using an electric whisk or even hand whisk, mix everything until well combined and light
  4. Next add the flour mixture and whisk again, until nothing looks dry
  5. Then gently fold in the blueberries. Save some to add them on top
  6. Pour this mixture (using an ice cream scoop if you have) into cupcake wrappers lined muffin tray,* until ¾th full
  7. Tap a few times to remove any air bubbles. Add the remaining berries on top and bake these in a preheated oven at 180° C for 40-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre of the cakes comes out clean
  8. Serve your yummy and healthy banana blueberry muffins fresh and warm. Enjoy!
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Notes

  • *Make sure you add the same amount of cake batter into each cupcake wrapper
  • I was able to make 14 cup cakes with these quantities
  • tsp - teaspoon