Delicious and moist banana muffins studded with strawberry chunks and with a little streusel on top! 100% whole grain and made healthier.
Today I’m guest posting over at Carla’s Confections while she’s down in Orlando having fun. And this won’t be the last you hear of / from her! She’ll be posting over here next month while I’m in the US.
I made strawberry banana muffins. With streusel. And I know y’all like your streusel. And they’re fruity and summer-y. As much as I love stuff like peanut butter and chocolate, in May and during the summer, I just want fruity stuff. We only have apples, oranges and bananas for most of the year so once we have something else around, that’s all I’m eating. The exception being the bananas in these strawberry banana muffins!
As always, these are made healthier. 100% whole grain, too, if you want them to be. If you’re not into whole grains, you can use all white flour instead. Whatever makes you happy! Carla doesn’t post a lot of whole grain goodies so I felt like I had to make something that really doesn’t taste whole grain (which is pretty much what I always do!) because I didn’t want to scare anyone anyway. And obviously I was going to post something whole grain! I have to spread the word that whole grain doesn’t have to and shouldn’t mean cardboardy and yucky!
So although these are made healthier, if you’re watching your calories, perhaps leave out the streusel. Streusel is always bad news when it comes to calorie counting. ;) But it’s so worth it!
So what other spring and summer goodies would you like to see? I usually don’t like baking with strawberries (something about the mushiness doesn’t appeal to me) but loved them in these strawberry banana muffins!
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50 comments on “100% Whole Grain Strawberry Banana Muffins” — Add one!
How can I make the gluten and grain free? Thanks!
It’s unfortunately not possible to convert a wheat-based recipe to a grain-free one. Or it is, but requires reworking the whole recipe. I have a ton of grain-free recipes you might like, though. :)
Awesome! As always!!
Patricia.
Wonderful! Thanks for your feedback. :)
These were absolutely delicious, even without the streusel.
Hi, Heather! Nice to see you again. :) So happy that you liked the muffins! Thanks for letting me know. :)
Hello Erin,
I am so excited I found your site! I love cooking and baking,
mostly healthy recipes. I haven’t tried your recipes yet, as
at this time I am trying to fit to the dress I bought for my
son’s wedding. All your recipes look delicious and I can’t wait to try them! Thank you for an amazing blog!
Oh no. I am so sorry for the slow reply! And on such a nice comment. I hope that your son’s wedding went well and you can now enjoy some of the recipes that you find here. :) Thank you so much for your kind comment! Sorry again for the slow reply. I was in the US for the first three weeks of June and it seems that some comments fell through the cracks. Hope you’ll come back and see this one day! :)
Hello these look delicious but i dont know where the recipe is and would love to know it so i can make them this weekend? Thank you!
The link is in the second paragraph. :) But here it is again! strawberry banana muffins I hope you’ll enjoy them!
These muffins are delicious! Love the strawberry/banana combo and the streusel topping. I’m happy it will soon be strawberry season so I can make lots more.
Oh darn. I didn’t see this until now. Sorry, Heather! I’m happy to hear that you liked the muffins. :) Thanks so much so for rating and feedback!
How you get such beautiful domed muffin tops using 100% whole grains, I just don’t know! I think I gotta try these out just to see how it’s done, haha. Plus you had me at streusel! Going to check out the recipe now :)
These aren’t that domed. Go check out Sally’s muffins to some really domed muffins! I’m so jealous of them. ;)
You are killing me with all of these tasty treats you are making. Your house must smell wonderful Love, love these!!!!!
Thanks, Lisa! :)
You know I am a fan of muffins, and I love making them healthier – these sound awesome!!
Yay! Happy you approve of my muffins. :)
Yay! Thank you so much for posting for me! It was great to have you over there :) I want those muffins now!!!
And thank you for asking me! It was an honor. :)
Oh yeah, look at those fresh strawberries. I’ll take two!
YES! Can’t wait to strawberry season to start. We’re still waiting!
I am always looking for new ways to bake with strawberries, and these look awesome! You can’t beat a streusel-topped muffin, especially when it’s whole grain and more easily justified :)
I like how you think, Tracey! Plus there’s fruit. It’s basically health food, right? ;)
I seriously love all of your whole grain recipes!!
Thanks, Claire! :)
Oh mannnnn, strawberries go exquisitely well with the nuttiness of whole grains. That streusel looks amazing!
You know what’s weird is that this is one of the first times I’ve done whole wheat with strawberries. I’m just not that big of a fan of mushy strawberries. Here I don’t mind! And yeah, streusel. What would we do without it? ;)
I hope that you had a great weekend as well. Did you know about the festival of cultures? Was it a part of Food Revolution Day? Your muffins looks deliciios and connection of bananas and strawberries sound great.
Oh no. I didn’t mean to not reply to your comment! Sorry. Anyway, it wasn’t part of Food Revolution Day. I didn’t go. Did you? I heard it was nice. :)
Looks like the absolute perfect muffin to me, pretty, healthy and very delicious sounding!
Thanks! And they’re almost perfect. They need some chocolate, I think. ;)
Healthy muffins are my favorite way to start the day. Hands down, my favorite breakfast during the week. On the weekends? cinnamon buns. :) But seriously, I’m diggin’ these. Love strawbs + banana together!
Yeah! Especially those cinnamon buns you posted recently. Or no. Actually, all of them look amazingly perfect. Thanks, Sally. :)
I love the combination of strawberry and banana, and that you made these whole grain is so awesome to me. A must-make for sure! Going to check out your recipe now. Thanks, Erin!
Thanks, Georgia! I hope you’ll enjoy them if you do try them. :)
Yay for healthy muffins! I just ate my last banana bran out of the freezer and have been looking for a new recipe. Strawberry Banana to the rescue!
I hope you try them! Maybe not as healthy as banana bran but yummy nevertheless. :)
I’m always in the dark when it comes to foodie holidays. :P These muffins look scrumptious – love the streusely topping!!
Same here, Valerie! I was so happy that I actually knew about this one. I’ll remind you next year! :)
I just LOVE your blog!!! I have made so many recipes and my kids love them too! It’s great to know I’m making a “healthier” version :) I’ve shared your blog with so many people and it has helped so many of my friends with gluten problems!!! THANK YOU!!!! You are amazing!
Aww, thanks Andra! What a nice comment. :) I’m so happy to hear that you, your family and friends have enjoyed the recipes! You have no idea how nice that is to hear. :) Thanks a ton for your feedback! I really appreciate it.
Great looking muffins Erin! I love the cute pink and white liners :)
Thanks, Suzanne! I think they even came from the US.
If only I could grab one through my screen!! They look scrumptious!!
Hehe. I wish that were possible, too!
These muffins look so hearty and delicious, I love the strawberries!
Hearty! Yes. That’s the word I should have used to describe these. :)
These muffins look yummy! Perfect for breakfast!
Thanks, Holly! :)