These healthy peanut butter banana muffins with chocolate chips make a delicious, satisfying breakfast that’s high in protein and low in sugar. Perfect also as a healthy snack, easy lunchbox idea or even low carb dessert!
These protein packed healthy peanut butter banana muffins with chocolate chips make a delicious, satisfying breakfast as well as snack on the go. If you are craving chocolate these muffins will take care of that too, without contributing too many calories.
How to make healthy peanut butter banana muffins
In addition to being healthy and delicious these muffins are also very easy to make. Simply create two mixtures: one containing the dry ingredients (i.e. flour etc) and the other with the wet ones (egg, oil etc). Then combine the mixtures and stir until the flour is no longer visible. The mixture should be lumpy.
All you’ll need is a whisk and a spoon.
Fill your muffin cases with the batter and pop in the oven for 23 minutes.
If you are a fan of chocolate chips you may also like these nutritious beetroot chocolate muffins with chocolate chips.
Is peanut butter nutritious
Yes, it is! Peanuts are good for us so peanuts turned into a paste should be too, and they are! Provided of course there aren’t too many extras, such as salt and sugar. Peanut butter is high in fat so is very calorific, but it also contains lots of protein, fibre, Magnesium and vitamins, so it’s super nutritious.
In addition to being a popular baking ingredient it also makes a great healthy snack (eaten moderately).
Can I swap the wheatgerm for another ingredient
Yes, you can! If you can’t find it or prefer not to use it ground almonds is a good alternative to use in this healthy peanut butter muffin recipe.
However, if you do decide to use the wheatgerm here is what it will contribute to your breakfast muffins recipe.
Is wheatgerm nutritious?
It’s super nutritious! Wheatgerm is a nutritional powerhouse, containing several important vitamins and minerals, including Vitamin E, folic acid, fibre, and many others.
So if you are not gluten intolerant it’s a good idea to include wheatgerm in your diet. You can add it to muffins, scones, shakes, sprinkle on cereal or porridge, add it to your apple crumble, or French toast casserole.
Wheatgerm has a mild, pleasantly nutty flavour and adding small amounts of it won’t affect the overall flavour of your recipes. In fact, you won’t even taste it in this peanut butter banana muffins recipe.
More easy peanut butter snacks
If you are a fan of peanut butter you may also like these easy Peanut Butter Prune Thumbprint Cookies. Check out also these semi-sweet Healthy Chocolate Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies recipe. In addition to the peanut butter it also contains currants. Great for breakfast or snack to go. You might also like these super easy and nutritious breakfast/snack Peanut Blackberry Oat Bars with Cacao.
See also this collection of 18 healthy, easy vegetable breakfast recipes.
Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Muffins with Peanut Butter
Ingredients
- 4 heaped tablespoons peanut butter
- 2 ripe bananas mashed
- 1 cup wheatgerm
- 1 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 egg
- 3 heaped tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 100 g dark chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F/ 200 C/ gas mark 6. Line a muffin tin with 12 muffin cases.
- Combine the flour, wheatgerm and baking powder. Set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together the egg, sugar and oil. Add the peanut butter and banana and whisk together well to combine. Add the milk and stir. Pour in the dry mixture, add the chocolate chips and stir to combine only until the dry ingredients are no longer visible (the mixture will be lumpy). Spoon the mixture into the muffin cases and bake for 23 minutes. Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack. Yields 12 muffins.
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I am sharing these healthy peanut butter muffins with banana with Tasty Tuesdays.
Hi, I am Monika, welcome to Everyday Healthy Recipes! This blog is all about creatively simple recipes with a healthy twist, old classics with a modern take, and an occasional Polish dish thrown into the mix - all easy to make, healthy and delicious, perfect for everyday cooking. 
wow these sound awesome. Thanks so much for this recipe. can’t wait to make these.
Simon
Thank you! Hope you like them:)
Oh yummy, peanut butter and banana… a match made in heaven! I use wheatgerm when making wholemeal bread, but I’ve never tried it in cakes.
Thank you! I try to make my baking as healthy as possible and I find wheatgerm to be quite neutral, maybe a bit nutty tasting so it works in cakes too:)