Gack Yack

30 minutes (10 min prep, 20 min cooking)
6 muffins

3/4 cup all-purpose flour ( I used whole wheat)
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup brown sugar, unpacked
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/8 cup skim milk or soy milk (I used almost 1/2 C since I used whole wheat flour)
1/8 cup applesauce
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup mashed bananas
** I added about 1/4 C mini chocolate chips to seal the deal on these babies.

1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
2 In a bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, soda, and salt.
3 In another large bowl, mix together milk, applesauce, and vanilla.
4 Add the mashed bananas, and combine thoroughly.
5 Stir the flour mixture into the banana mixture until just combined.
6 Lightly grease and dust 6 muffin cups (or line with paper bake cups), and divide the batter among them.
7 Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 20 minutes.
** For mini muffins you only need about 15 or so mins.

Sweet Potato Molasses Spinach Muffins – via metropolitanmama

Makes 4 dozen mini muffins

Ingredients:
* 1/4 cup chopped organic raisins
* 2 eggs
* 1 tsp baking soda
* 1/4 cup canola oil (could substitute apple sauce for some of this to make healthier)
* 1 cup chopped, fresh spinach (I used frozen)
* 1/4 tsp salt
* 1/3 cup molasses
* 1/2 cup buttermilk
* 1 tsp cinnamon
* 1/2 cup light brown sugar
* 1 3/4 cup unbleached flour (I used 1 cup white and 3/4 cup whole wheat)
* 1/3 tsp ginger
* 1 cup mashed cooked sweet potato (microwaved or baked, not boiled)
* 1 tsp baking powder

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375ºF. Line mini muffin tins. Mix raisins and wet ingredients in a bowl till smooth; mix dry ingredients in another bowl. Combine the two, mix till blended. Spoon batter into muffin tins and bake on middle shelf till lightly browned (about 10 min. for mini muffins). Delicious and loaded with vitamin A and iron!

sweet potato muffins via www.rebeccablood.net

these muffins are sweet but not overpoweringly sweet–and they use applesauce instead of oil
[preparation time: about 50 minutes plus 1 hour to bake the potatoes]
yield: 9 muffins

Bake 2 medium sweet potatoes until soft (about 1 hour). let cool, then remove skins.

1/2 cup water
1 3/4 cups of baked, mashed sweet potato
3 eggs, beaten (I use Eggbeaters)
3/8 cup of applesauce

1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 TB cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

Mix the wet ingredients and the dry ingredients in separate bowls. Mix all of it together, adding water as necessary. Oil a muffin tin; fill cups to the top. Bake at 375 degrees for about 40 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.