Quick & easy banana muffins

Ingredients

·       3 ripe bananas, mashed

·       1/3 cup coconut oil or olive oil, I used a mixture

·       2 tbs of sweetener, I used rice malt syrup, could use honey etc. If you are using dates then this sweetener is not necessary!

·       2 eggs 

·       1/4 cup plant based milk, I used almond 

·       3/4 cup ground oats (oat flour), I blended up just over 3/4 cups of wholegrain oats until it was a flour consistency

·       1 cup almond meal

·       1 tsp vanilla bean

·       1 tsp cinnamon

·       1/2 tsp baking soda

·       1/2 tsp salt

Optional

·       Roughly chopped walnuts and/or dark chocolate (obviously necessary!). Chopped up dates instead of chocolate is also a great addition! 

Method

Preheat your oven to 180 degrees. Mash the bananas in a mixing bowl until somewhat smooth. Add in the wet ingredients- oil, eggs, sweetener, milk, and vanilla bean. Mix until well combined. Add in all of the dry ingredients into the same bowl, and mix until smooth with no clumps. If adding in the extras, do that now! Spoon into muffin moulds, I use the silicone moulds but if you’re using tin then would be best to grease. Bake at 180 degrees for 16 minutes, until lightly golden and a knife comes out clean. Eat by themselves or with your favourite nut butter!

Tip
If you would like to make this recipe gluten free, then just use gluten free oats!