Banana Bread Muffin Tops
Vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, sugar-free
Ultra
dense and chewy, these banana bread muffin tops make a great
running-out-the-door breakfast or snack. Sweetened with banana and
dates, there are no added sugars (and the chocolate chips can be easily
swapped for walnuts). Try them warm served with a pat of vegan butter,
nut butter, or coconut oil.
Ingredients:
- 2 large ripe bananas, peeled (230 grams banana without peel)
- 1/2 cup packed pitted Medjool dates (125 grams pitted dates)*
- 1/4 cup virgin coconut oil (applesauce works fine)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 + 1/8 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
- 2 cups gluten-free rolled oats, divided
- 3-4 tablespoons non-dairy chocolate chips (or chopped dark chocolate)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the peeled bananas, pitted dates, coconut oil or applesauce, and vanilla into a food processor. Process until smooth. I let it run for a minute or so.
- Add in the cinnamon, baking powder, and salt and process again until combined.
- Add in 1.5 cups of the rolled oats and process for only 4-5 seconds, just long enough to roughly chop the oats.
- Remove processor from the base and then remove the blade and set aside. Carefully stir in the remaining 1/2 cup rolled oats and the chocolate chips.
- Spoon a large portion of dough (about 3-4 tablespoons or so for each) onto the parchment. Do not press down on the dough to flatten - simply leave it in a mound on the baking sheet.
- Bake cookies for 10 minutes, rotate the pan, and bake for another 7-9 minutes until golden brown on the bottom.
- Immediately transfer the baking sheet onto a cooling rack for 10 minutes. Then lift off muffins and place on the rack to cool completely.
Note: Make sure you use very soft Medjool dates. If you are
using firm dates, be sure to soak them in water until softened before
proceeding with recipe. (NOTE: This is probably kind to your food processor, but it works fine if you use firm dates without soaking them.)
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