These soft and hearty apple banana buckwheat flour muffins have NO added sugar! They're kid-friendly and make a great breakfast or snack.
I had a tough time naming these...
They have equal amounts of buckwheat AND oat flour, as well as equal amounts of banana and applesauce (take a peek at my Homemade Instant Pot Applesauce for a way to make your own!).
I decided on the above as the best description because my aim was to include banana, applesauce, and buckwheat flour. Another angle was that I didn't want to add ANY sweetener.
You know me, I'm all about eliminating added sugar wherever I can, and with additions of both banana and applesauce, these can totally stand on their own.
How to make these muffins
Mix the dry ingredients...
Mix the wet ingredients (use a bigger bowl than I did, lol)...
Mix all to form the batter...
Dollop batter into muffin cups...
Top with a few blueberries, if you like...
My kids all love them, so I figure they're not too terrible, lol! In fact, they're pretty darn good!
Lightly sweet with a soft and moist crumb, these are a heartier muffin with a light rise, which is what I was personally going for.
My husband is particularly sensitive to dry baked goods, which can yield from too much of any baking agent, so I prefer to go easy on the leavening.
In lieu of mixing in fruit, I like to actually top these with a few juicy berries, just to give the eater a taste. The blueberries aren't really the focus here, so you could potentially top these any way you like.
Recipe notes
I grind raw buckwheat groats in my Nutribullet to make the buckwheat flour. I use this same method with rolled oats to make the oat flour.
Other buckwheat flour recipes
Low Sugar Chocolate Chip Buckwheat Muffins
Sweet Potato and Date Buckwheat Muffins
Apple Banana Buckwheat Muffins (No Added Sugar)
Ingredients
DRY INGREDIENTS:
- ½ cup buckwheat flour (ground from raw groats; see Notes)
- ½ cup oat flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
WET INGREDIENTS:
- ⅓ cup mashed banana
- ⅓ cup applesauce
- ¼ cup plain, full-fat yogurt
- 1 large egg
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons milk of your choice
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the wet ingredients.
- Add the wet ingredients into the dry mix and gently stir until the dry ingredients are moistened.
- Divide the batter among 10 muffin cup liners.
- Top with blueberries or other fruit, if desired.
- Bake 11-15 minutes until tops of muffins are springy to the touch.
Notes
Nutrition
If you have a chance to try this recipe, please leave a star rating and a comment below letting me know how you liked it!
Ruth
This is a great recipe and easily customised. Thanks Lauren!
Lauren
I'm so glad you liked these, Ruth, and thank you for the recipe rating! 🙂
Kris
Looks great! Could I use additional oat flour instead of the buckwheat?
Lauren
Hi Kris,
I think that would work...buckwheat flour can be a bit more absorbent, so you may or may not need the added milk. Let me know if you try it out!
Genevieve
These are marvelous! I love seeing your yummy pictures and trying your creative recipes. Keep'em coming. 😉