Whole wheat banana bread muffins with apples and pecans

to 1 cup sugar

unsalted butter, very soft, room temperature

egg

very ripe bananas, mashed

Greek yogurt

vanilla extract

and 1/2 cups sifted white whole wheat flour, I am using Prairie Gold: Flour 100% Whole Wheat by Wheat Montana (see my very important note about aerating the flour!)

baking soda

baking powder

cinnamon

and 1/2 cups apples, cored and chopped. Use sweeter and crisper apples, such as Fuji apples, especially if using 3/4 cup sugar.

chopped pecans, lightly toasted

carameal sauce or homemade dulce de leche

pecans, chopped