Here is a recipe that can go vegan/low-fat OR it can have a bit of a higher fat content and a more creamy texture... all up to you and your dietary needs! But no matter how you slice it... or spread jam on it... these muffins are delish :)
Quinoa Flake Banana Muffins: (Vegan + Non-Vegan Versions below)
Ingredients
1/2 cup Quinoa Flakes
1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose Flour (OR quinoa flour OR almond flour OR whole wheat flour... you get where I'm going with this...)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 VERY ripe bananas
2 eggs (OR 1/2 cup apple sauce for vegan version)
3 teaspoons honey
1/2 cup butter - melted (skip this ingredient if making these vegan)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Mix together quinoa flakes, unbleached flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Set aside
3. In a separate bowl mash the bananas until they turn to a chunky paste, beat in 2 eggs, add honey (or sugar.) At this point, slowly mix in melted butter (unless you leave out the butter in which case... well... don't.)
4. Add the contents of the flour bowl to the wet ingredient banana bowl and mix thoroughly.
5. Scoop into greased muffin tins filling only HALF WAY (these things rise!)
6. Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown on top.
ENJOY!
I think the thing I love the best about this recipe is the simplicity of creation... you can pop these out in no time for an easy but healthy snack or a quick and hearty breakfast. A delectable treat, a drool-worthy muffin...
Adios!
Xo
Organic Eats
Oh yum, these look delicious. They look very low in sugar too, which would make my mom happy. :-)
ReplyDeleteIf your bananas are sweet enough, you can leave out the sugar entirely! (Or else cut it down to 1-2 teaspoons of honey...) :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback, let me know if you try them!
yum! I made something very similar to these minus the quinoa (oatmeal and whole wheat flours) because I had black bananas. love them as a healthy snack! these look yummy!
ReplyDeleteOooo great idea with the oatmeal substitute!!
ReplyDeleteLove these, Melissa! I have quinoa flakes + quinoa flour here so I'll just wait for some bananas to go really ripe :) I see your blog had a mini facelift, love it! xoxo
ReplyDeleteSo glad you like the new look... :) These came out great... although the regular recipe is a bit tastier than the vegan one lol
ReplyDeleteGreat recipe! Instead of butter I used coconut oil and it gave it a really nice pina colada flavour, with the bananas.
ReplyDeletewill bake it again. was a very good find!
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