April 20, 2020

Banana and Almond Butter Muffins

This is a vegan twist on the classic banana bread recipe. Soft and moist with sweet chocolate surprises and a hint of almond. Oh, and the perfect shiny glaze on top for an extra sweet bite.

 

I decided to make banana bread muffins as it’s an easy portion size and an excellent option to pack for lunch not to mention a great tea time snack.

 

A lot of my recipes have come about with me trying to add a healthy twist for my daughter and this is no different. I wanted to add more nutrients to the traditional recipe so here we have almond butter which provides more protein and is a great source of calcium so excellent for bone development.

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

25 min

Serves

12

Ingredients

2 mashed up overripe bananas (roughly 450g with the skins)

175ml Maple Syrup (or 1/3 Cup Agave Syrup)

65g Almond Butter

½ Tsp Lemon Juice

160g Plain Flour (or Gluten Free flour can be substituted)

¼ Tsp Himalayan Salt

1 Tsp Cinnamon

1 Tsp Baking Powder

½ Tsp Bicarbonate Soda

25g Chopped Dark Chocolate or Chocolate Chips

Chocolate Sprinkles or Chocolate Chips

Method

  1. Preheat the oven at 180° C and prepare the muffin tray by lining individual muffin cases.
  2. Mix the wet ingredients: bananas, maple syrup, almond butter and lemon juice. Blend these ingredients together making sure the almond butter is well mixed in with no clumps.
  3. Sift through the dry ingredients into the wet mix and blend the two mixtures together.
  4. Add the chopped chocolate or the chocolate chips and gently fold in.
  5. Scoop the mixture into the cases. You can add the sprinkles to the top of the muffin batter.
  6. Place the tray in the oven for 25 mins.
  7. Once you take the muffins out you can glaze them with a little maple syrup to give is a nice glaze and sweetness to the top.

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