Egg-free, dairy-free, and nut-free, these delicious muffins make a quick and healthy option for breakfast on-the-go or a mid-morning energy boost, and can also be prepared as a cake for dessert.
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
4 ripe bananas, mashed
½ cup oil (or very ripe avocado, mashed)
½ cup sugar (a little less if your bananas are very ripe)
1 tsp vanilla extract
Unsweetened applesauce, if needed for moisture
Dry Ingredients
1½ cups whole wheat flour
½ tsp baking soda
1½ tsp baking powder
Optional Ingredients (add to taste)
chocolate chips
sunflower seeds
crushed walnuts
blueberries (if you use frozen, let them fully thaw and rinse first)
Instructions
Line a muffin tray with paper liners (or lightly grease) and set aside.
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees C.
In a small bowl mix your dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder) until well blended and set aside.
In a large bowl combine your wet ingredients (mashed bananas, sugar, oil, and vanilla). Stir until it takes on a uniform texture.
Add any chosen optional ingredients to your wet mixture and stir until distributed evenly.
Add your prepared dry ingredients and fold it into the wet mixture.
Stir well, looking out for any dry ingredients that fall to the bottom of the bowl.
When well blended, spoon your batter into the muffin tray filling the cups to just below the top.
Place in the oven and let cook 20-25 min until the muffins begin to brown nicely. As a quick check that it is ready, the muffin should spring back if you gently push it.
Remove from the oven and let cool 5-10 minutes before removing the muffins from the pan.
Make sure the muffins have completely cooled before covering them for storage.
Best to store these in the fridge and warm before serving.
Notes
1. If you find the bananas difficult to mash, warm them in the microwave (remove the peel first) for 30s-1 min before mashing. 2. Instead of avocado you can use the same volume of oil. I like to use grapeseed oil for baking because it has a very subtle, clean flavour that doesn't overpower the recipe.