Even healthful-sounding muffins like blueberry, bran, or banana usually come packed with empty calories from refined flour and sugar.
When a muffin craving strikes, make yourself these no added sugar banana 🍌 bread muffins made with BUCKWHEAT flour instead.
They’re gluten-free, grain-free, vegan and SO delish!
25 minutes • Servings: Makes 12 Muffins Print Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups buckwheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 4 super ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
Preheat to 350.
In large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and sea salt.
In another bowl, mix banana, water, and vanilla. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture. Fold in walnuts
Pour batter evenly into lined muffin tin. Optional: Add a banana slice & walnuts on top for cuteness (it will add about 10 calories to each muffin.)
Bake for 18 minutes.
Lasts up to 5 days in fridge or freeze for up to 3 months.
Serving suggestion:
Because there’s no butter or oil in the batter, you can add a little fat on top.
Consider spreading a little almond butter, coconut butter, or grass-fed butter before you eat it.
Nutritional Facts for No Added Sugar Banana Bread Muffins
1 Muffin
Makes 12 Muffins
Daily Value %*
6%
3%
0%
0%
0%
8%
16%
6%
0%
4%
10%
4%
* Daily Value % based on a 2000 calorie diet.
isabel says
Can’t wait to try these. What a great way to sub wheat flour. Your recipes are always the best. Keep it coming, please
DJ Blatner, RDN says
You’re going to love them. I just can’t believe they have no coconut sugar, honey, maple syrup, etc. No sweetener other than BANANA!!!! And buckwheat is now one of my favorite gluten-free flours! Who knew?!?!!! Can’t wait for you to try them! xo
Sandii says
I have these baking in the toaster oven as I type this and they smell delicious! The batter was dry after adding the banana mixture with 1/2 c of liquid so I added close to 1/4 c extra liquid. I say liquid because I chose to use unsweetened vanilla flavored almond milk instead of water. I also tossed in 1/2 c chopped almonds too! Can’t wait to get these yummies in me belly! Thanks for a super easy and healthy recipe! ❤️
DJ Blatner, RDN says
Oooh! Glad you tried them. YES! Anytime you add extra ingredients like chopped almonds, you will have to increase the liquid! Way to have fun w/ this recipe! xx
Sandii says
I’ve never used Buckwheat flour before and what a surprise it is! The muffins have a lovely dark blue hue and they smell almost flowery! Can this flour be used as a sub for wheat, or dare I say white flour, in most recipes?
DJ Blatner, RDN says
Right??!!!??!!! BUCKWHEAT is a lovely surprise!!! It is NOT wheat and has NO GLUTEN so it won’t rise the same as white flour in recipes…but you can definitely swap out 50% white flour for it. xx
Joanne says
Does buckwheat flour have a lower GI than whole wheat flour? And if I omit the walnuts should I also add less water?
DJ Blatner, RDN says
They are pretty similar in glycemic index, but Buckwheat is gluten-free for people who are trying to avoid it. You can keep the water the same if you remove walnuts. It’s just if you add anything you’ll have to increase the water. xx
Joanne says
I love these muffins!!! They are just sweet enough without being too sweet & I find them very filling & satisfying.
Thanks for a great recipe. I left out the walnuts & didn’t miss them.
Would buckwheat flour work for a blueberry muffin?
DJ Blatner, RDN says
Yes! Not very sweet, but satisfies that carby muffin craving! Ooooohhh! Yes! Buckwheat would be delish w/ blueberries!!! I haven’t tried them, but I’d still use the banana for sweetness & wetness of the batter and then add in the blueberries to the batter and on top. 😉