Anna's Banana Cacao-Nut Muffins
Description
Banana muffins get a nutrition upgrade in this recipe that includes whole wheat flour, cacao nibs, flax seeds, and nuts.
Ingredients
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1/3 cup melted butter
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3 ripe bananas, or more to taste, mashed
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1 egg, beaten
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 pinch salt
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3/4 cup all-purpose flour
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3/4 cup whole wheat flour
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1/2 cup coconut flakes
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1/2 cup chopped walnuts
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1/4 cup unsweetened cacao nibs
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1/4 cup flax seeds
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line cups with paper liners.
2
Use a wooden spoon to mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Sprinkle baking soda and salt over the mixture and blend in. Add all-purpose and whole wheat flours; mix just until combined. Gently mix in coconut, walnuts, cacao nibs, and flax seeds.
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Spoon batter into the muffin tin.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.