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My very first post was 100% whole grain banana bread and it’s one of maybe four or five baked goods that Mr. Texanerin really loves. The first four months after making that first post, he’d ask to check the page’s stats to see if anyone had commented. But nobody did and it was always the least viewed recipe. For some reason I’m not really sure I understand, this made him very sad. I made him these muffins a while back as a, “Hey! We know the truth. Don’t be sad about your banana bread. At least we know it’s a star.” He’s one of those eat-Nutella-from-the-jar types and I thought he’d really enjoy these. But noooo. I “ruined” his banana bread and “wasted” his Nutella. He’s crazy. These are way better than boring banana bread.
The second time I made these I made them with chocolate hazelnut spread, but the chocolate taste wasn’t strong enough. They were much better with real Nutella but then that’s not so surprising, is it?
These are nice and moist and in my opinion, don’t taste “healthier.” And like I said, way better than plain banana bread.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups (180 grams) whole spelt, whole wheat pastry, or whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/3 cup (66 grams) unrefined sugar, or normal brown sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup (80 grams) honey
3 tablespoons canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 medium super ripe bananas, mashed
1/3 – 1/2 cup (85 – 128 grams) Nutella
Directions:
Line 12 muffin tins with liners. Preheat your oven to 350°F / 175°C. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and sugar. In another medium-sized bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Add honey, canola oil, vanilla and mashed bananas. Add the wet mix to the dry mix, but just until combined. Spoon about 1/4 cup of the batter into each liner. Then drop about 1 tablespoon of Nutella over the batter. Then fill the liners with the remaining batter. Add another spoonful of Nutella to the top and swirl around with knife. If the Nutella is giving you trouble, you can put some in a bowl and microwave it for a few seconds until it’s a little melted. Bake for about 18 – 22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Yields 12 muffins.
Adapted from my 100% whole grain banana bread
17 comments on "100% Whole Grain Nutella Swirl Banana Muffins" — Add one!
I've been adding chocolate chips to my banana bread for years. Makes it disappear! And I use whole wheat flour, wheat germ and flax seeds to get some extra good stuff into the kids…as long as there are chocolate chips, they don't suspect it being healthy!
If my banana bread doesn't have chocolate chips in it, then it doesn't disappear as quickly! And I use whole wheat flour, wheat germ and flax seeds to get up the nutritional value, too.
These are fantastic! I had a lot of trouble with the swirling, so I ended up with delicious Nutella GLOBS in each muffin, and everyone who had one went a little crazy with joy. Awesome recipe. I blogged it too.
OOPS wrong link. Blog entry is here.
Globs are good, too! :) I'm so happy that you liked the muffins and thanks for letting me know! I LOVE feedback. :) Off to check out your post.
Nora – Thank you! Do you have a gluten-free banana bread recipe that doesn't use a mix? Although it's kind of pointless for me. I don't even eat banana bread and the banana bread eater around here can not tolerate change to banana bread. Booooo! He's boring.
OH YUM! Nutella + Banana in a muffin with a delicious swirl in the middle – YES PLEASE!!! I must try this combo, sounds and looks incredibly yummy! Love the shot of the swirl…perfection!
Amy – Thanks! And I think Nutella makes almost everything better. I hope you're able to try them out. :)
these look fantastic! i've made nutella swirl poundcake, but never muffins – i'll have to give these a try!
Anon – That's okay! We all have our preferences. I never thought about adding dried berries to banana bread but then again, I'm against add-ins. Except chocolate. Chocolate is always good!
purabi naha – Thanks and welcome! Let me know how you like the recipes. I hope you enjoy them. :)
Amanda – Wow, thank you! I really appreciate it. :) I'm honored that you'd even think of me. Really, thanks a lot!
Miryam – Pound cake without butter? Hmm. That's something I want to see! Do it do it! I'll definitely make it if you post it.
Heidi – I want to try the banana bread recipe you posted recently! Much healthier than this one and I'm sure it'd go well with Nutella too. I went and looked at your first post and you win at best-first-post-pictures. They're so much better than everyone else's. Really. And definitely better than my single sad picture.
Cassie – Thanks! And with these, you really can't tell they're whole grain. There's enough sugar and cinnamon to hide the whole grain flavor to fool most people. :)
These are absolutely lovely. I love sneaking in whole grains to treats like muffins. The Nutella swirl looks so good!
I love the idea of nutella in banana bread. I even have bananas waiting to be used on the counter – I need to do something like this :D
Funny side note – my first post ever was a whole grain banana bread too!! LOL! Awesome!
These look superb!! I have been wanting to make nutella pound cake without the pound of butter :-) Really like the nutella filling in the muffins. I am sure they are super nutella infused :-)
Beautiful! I love how pretty the swirl is in the middle of the muffin. Wanted to let you know that I just nominated you for a Liebster Blog Award. Maybe you already have one, but I love your blog so much that I couldn't leave you out :)
You had me at Nutella swirl! Yum!
I love you blog! Discovered it 2 days ago and I’ve been bookmarking recipes I want to try…. I have about 10 so far! http://cosmopolitancurrymania.blogspot.com
sorry but i tend to agree w/ your husband and like the "plain" banana version better myself. though i would likely add some dried cranberries or those blueberries you have so many of …..