I pretty much love any food that involves bananas and this receipe sounds like a delight. I always tell myself that I'll use that last banana that wasn't eaten to make a banana something or other, but it usually ends up being thrown out. It's my firm resolve to make these muffins with my next mushy banana.

The muffins sound wonderful! Thanks for the recipe!

Yum! Do you think these could be made with pumpkin puree instead?

Valerie, yes, you could definitely sub in pumpkin for apple sauce, although they may be a little denser (which isn't necessarily a bad thing).

Also, you can use regular flour instead of whole wheat I just always bake with whole wheat flour.

You bring up a really interesting topic concerning the way people tend to view comfort food. I had always though of comfort food as the instant gratification type of food like a pint of cold stone but wow, I feel far from comfortable afterwards! I think I need to readjust my views on comfort foods to reflect choices that not only comfort me at the time, but after as well.

These remind me of the baked oatmeal recipe I love. I love recipes in muffin tins--it's instant portion control! (Not sure I could be trusted with a whole loaf of warm banana bread--regardless of it's healthy merits! ;-) But a muffin? Sure!

You could substitute honey for the sugar; I use honey as the sweetener in all my bread recipes. It's just a little bit healthier; less processed, with easier-digestible sugars. I also always put pecans in my banana bread/muffins... more calories, yes, but protein! lol

Your recipe sounds great....I am going to give it a try. Sent it to my daughter too. Thanks, Kim.