21 Day Fix Banana Cherry Muffins

We need to talk about muffins for a minute. Because I love me some muffins. I like making them, and I like eating them. But most muffin recipes have so much sugar in them that they’re not even close to healthy. And of course, on the 21 Day Fix, sugar is very limited – making it even harder to find the Perfect Muffin Recipe. 

 

So I think, if you’re a carb-devouring muffin-lover like me, that you’ll like these 21 Day Fix Banana Cherry Muffins.

The bananas and cherries make these muffins sweet, without needing any added sugar (you read that right…NO added sugar, or sweetener of any kind). They’re also chewy, moist, and fluffy, as a muffin should be. 

21 Day Fix Banana Cherry Muffins

 

Of course, all that said, they’re still made with whole wheat. And while my kids are used to whole wheat muffins, I wasn’t entirely sure if they’d love these or not (I figured they’d think the cherries were weird or something). If you’re new to whole wheat muffins, they have more density/heartiness than a traditional muffin. However, I think these are pretty fluffy as fas as whole wheat muffins go.

Turns out, they both loved them – Jack asked me to send some to school with him. I made two dozen, so I’ll be freezing a bunch of these for later.

ALSO – these are not a treat swap! Yay! And, a serving size is two muffins (double yay!). Serve with butter (don’t forget to count the teaspoons), or eat them plain.

Prep time: 10-15 minutes
Cook time: 20-25 minutes
Yields: 12 (see container counts below for 1, 2, and 3 muffins)

 

You’re going to love these easy-to-make, no added sugar banana cherry muffins.

Here’s what you’ll need to make banana cherry muffins for 21 Day Fix: 

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup mashed banana (about two medium bananas)
• 1 cup lowfat Greek yogurt
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup almond milk
• 1 cup cherries, pitted and chopped (I used frozen dark sweet cherries)

Here’s how to make these little golden bundles of deliciousness.

Preheat your oven to 325.

Spray a muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray, or line with paper liners.

In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

In another medium bowl, mash the bananas. Add the yogurt, egg, and almond milk and mix until blended together.

Add the banana/yogurt/egg mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until everything is wet (be careful not to overmix). Fold in the cherries.

Divide evenly into 12 muffin tins. Bake for 20-25 minutes, depending on your oven. Mine were ready right at 20. You’ll know they’re done when they are a pretty golden color and a toothpick stuck in a muffin comes out clean.

You could also swap out the cherries for blueberries (or any fruit, really).

These banana cherry muffins are perfect for the 21 Day Fix, but your whole family will love them.

How to track these muffins on 21 Day Fix: 

The 21 Day Fix program is always changing, and while I do my very best and never want to mess up, please always double check the container counts yourself. 

I figured out the container counts for 1 muffin, 2 muffins, and 3 muffins. Most of would normally have 1 or 2…but the container counts worked out best for 3. You’ll see what I mean below (the container counts are awkward numbers for the first two).

Container counts for the ENTIRE recipe:

• 4 yellow
• 5 purple
• 1.75 red
• less than 1 tsp for the almond milk

Container counts, per serving (serving size = 1 muffins)

• .3 yellow 
• .4 purple
• .15 red

Container counts, per serving (serving size = 2 muffins)

• .7 yellow
• .8 purple
• .3 red

Container counts, per serving (serving size = 3 muffins)

• 1 yellow
• 1.25 purple
• .5 red (a little less, but I rounded up)

How do I track these muffins for Weight Watchers? 

The Weight Watchers program has changed over the years. I’ve left the Freestyle points in below in case you have stuck it out with that program. If you are using the newest program which has three color coded levels you’ll want to use these values! 

• Green Plan: 3 Points Per 2 Muffins
• Purple Plan: 3 Points Per 2 Muffins
• Blue Plan: 3 Points Per 2 Muffins

Weight Watchers Freestyle points: 1 point per muffin! And here’s another one point muffin recipe you might like.

Printable Banana Cherry Muffins for 21 Day Fix & Weight Watchers Recipe: 

Don’t forget to track any butter that you might add! 🙂 

Here are some other muffins I think you might like, too:

If you like making muffins for breakfast, a snack, or just to have on hand in the freezer to thaw out when you need them then you’ll want to check out these other awesome muffins! 

• Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins
• Cherry Zucchini Muffins (with frosting!!)

I really hope you (and your family!) love these muffins. Here are some other 21 Day Fix healthy carbs for you, if you’ve got some carb cravings.

• 21 Day Fix Sweet Potato Toast with Avocado and Egg
• Turkey Fried Rice | 21 Day Fix | Weight Watchers