Light Banana Muffins

Total Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup banana, mashed
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 to prepare cupcakes, combine 1/4 cup granulated sugar and banana; set aside.
• 3 beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar, butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about 3 minutes).
• 4 add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. add banana mixture to sugar mixture, beating well.
• 5 lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
• 6 combine flour, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl, stirring well with a whisk.
• 7 add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with yogurt, beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix after each addition.
• 8 spoon batter into 12 muffin cups lined with paper liners.
• 9 bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 10 cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. cool completely on wire rack.