Whole Wheat Banana Crumb Muffins

Whole Wheat Banana Crumb Muffins
I thought these muffins were so delicious, I had to put the recipe on here so that I don't ever lose it! Just typing it up is making me crave them!

This is my adaptation to a recipe I found online. In an effort to make them healthier, I've added whole wheat flour in place of the white flour, replaced the butter with canola oil, and sweetened them with honey instead of sugar (I did leave the sugar and butter in the streusel topping because I just don't know how to make a satisfying streusel topping without brown sugar and butter!). I just hope that leaving the sugar and butter in the topping did not defeat the purpose of trying to make these muffins healthier! They were definitely delicious and we ate the whole dozen throughout that day and the next morning. (And that's saying something because it's not uncommon for us to end up throwing away extra muffins because we just don't eat them.) (Just a side-note: I remember thinking that 1/2 the topping recipe would have been sufficient for the 12 muffins because it made quite a lot. I went ahead and sprinkled it all on though and it turned out great. I may try doing half next time to reduce the amount of sugar in the muffin and see if they still turn out as delicious.)


Oven temp: 375 degrees F
Bake time: 18 - 20 minutes
Yield: 12 Muffins

Muffin Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 bananas, mashed (they don't need to be brown or extra ripe. Just ripe enough for eating is delicious, and maybe even better than over-ripe bananas in this recipe!)
1/4 cup honey
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 Tbsp canola oil

Crumb Topping Ingredients:
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 Tbsp whole wheat flour
1/8 - 1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 Tbsp butter

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease 12 muffin cups, or line with muffin papers.

2. (Muffins) In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups w.w. flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, beat together bananas, sugar, egg and oil. Stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.

3. (Crumb Topping) In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, 2 Tbsp w.w. flour, and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle topping over muffins.

4. Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.