Monday 8 June 2015

Banana Bread Muffins


These muffins are loved by everyone and you can't tell they are healthy (107 calories each)! They go down a treat for morning or afternoon tea or as a dessert. They are Gluten Free, Dairy Free and Refined Sugar Free. You can also make them completely sugar free (apart from fructose) by substituting the maple syrup for stevia.

Ingredients:

  • 3 brown bananas, mashed
  • ¼ cup maple syrup (or ¼ cup granulated stevia or ½ teaspoon pure stevia extract)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup almond meal
  • ¼ cup coconut flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 Tablespoons coconut oil, melted
  • 16 muffin cups
  • Chopped walnuts to top

Directions:
  1. Pre-heat oven to 175 degrees celcius (350 farenheit).
  2. Whisk together bananas, vanilla extract, maple syrup and eggs
  3. Sift in almond meal, coconut flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt, and stir.
  4. Add coconut oil and mix together very well.
  5. Place muffin cups inside muffin tins.
  6. Spoon mixture into muffin cups, spreading evenly between 16 muffins.
  7. Top with chopped walnuts.
  8. Bake for 18 minutes, or until golden brown on top and springy to touch.
Calories: 107       Carbs: 12g          Fat: 8g         Protein: 3g

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