Southern Banana Praline Muffins (healthy)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups bisquick reduced-fat baking mix
• 1/4 cup pecans, chopped (1 ounce)
• 2 tablespoons splenda brown sugar blend
• 1/2 cup splenda granular (sugar substitute)
• 2/3 banana, ripe and mashed (2 medium)
• 1 egg (or equivalent in egg substitute)
• 1/3 cup applesauce (unsweetened)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 spray 8 wells of a 12 hole muffin pan with butter-flavored cooking spray or line with paper lines.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine baking mix, pecans, brown sugar splenda and the splenda.
• 4 in a small bowl, combine bananas, egg, applesauce and vanilla extract.
• 5 add banana mixture to baking mix mixture.
• 6 mix gently just to combine.
• 7 evenly spoon batter into prepared muffin wells.
• 8 bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 9 place muffin pan on a wire rack and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
• 10 remove muffins from pan and continue cooling on wire rack.
• 11 hint: fill unused muffin wells with water, it protects the muffin pan and ensures even baking.