Good Grief Banana Nut Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. flax seeds, ground
- 6 tbsp. warm water
- 2 bananas, ripe
- 1 c. flour
- 1 c. rolled oats
- 3/4 tbsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 tbsp. chia seeds
- 3/4 c. almond milk
- 1/4 c. agave syrup
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 c. dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 c. walnuts, chopped
- coconut oil for serving, optional
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray your muffin tins, or use paper liners.
- In a small bowl, mix the ground flax seeds with the warm water, and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mash the bananas, and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, oats, baking soda, salt and chia seeds, and stir well.
- Add the flour mixture to the bananas. Lightly mix the ingredients together.
- Add the milk, syrup, vanilla and flax mixture to the banana mixture, and stir well.
- Fold in the dark chocolate chips and the walnuts.
- Scoop the mixture into the muffin tins, about 3/4 of the way full. This will get you about 18 muffins.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven, and let cool before serving. These are delicious on their own, or add a pat of coconut oil to the top for a bit of extra yum.
Notes
I used whole wheat flour for this recipe, but I'm sure all-purpose would work just as well. The best vegan dark chocolate chips I can find are from Enjoy Life. You can pick them up at your local natural grocery store, and I've even seen them for sale at Target.
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