Streusel
3 tablespoons whole grain pastry flour
3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 teaspoon honey
Muffins
2 cups whole grain pastry flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup pureed ripe banana (about 1 medium banana)
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/3 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup 1% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Coat a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray.
To make the streusel: In a small bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, butter, and honey with a spoon until the mixture forms wet crumbs.
To make the muffins: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt until combined. In a large bowl, whisk together the banana, applesauce, peanut butter, sugar, and egg until blended. Whisk the milk and vanilla into the banana mixture until combined.
Stir the flour mixture into the banana mixture with a spoon, just until blended. Do not overmix. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, dividing evenly. Crumble the streusel mixture on top of the muffin batter, dividing evenly.
Bake for 16 to 18 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Remove from the pan and serve warm.
Makes 18
Per muffin: 93 calories, 3 g protein, 13 g carbohydrate, 4 g total fat, 15 mg cholesterol, 2 g fiber, 150 mg sodium
Decadent (yet smart!) desserts
