Course: Desserts and Sweets, Healthy Baking, Snacks and Bites
Cuisine: dairy free, gluten free, vegetarian
Prep Time: 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 25 minutesminutes
Total Time: 40 minutesminutes
Servings: 12muffins
Calories: 275kcal
Ingredients
3bananasas overripe as possible
0.5cupmashed pumpkin
1.5cupsgluten free plain flour
1cupalmond meal
2tspbaking powder
1tspcinnamon
1/4tspsalt
2largeeggs
1/3cupmaple syrup
1/4cupextra virgin olive oil
2tspvanilla extract
1cupwalnutsroughly chopped
Instructions
Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F) and line a 12 cup muffin tin with muffin liners.
Mash the bananas thoroughly to form a thick puree. Add in the mashed pumpkin, eggs, maple syrup, olive oil and vanilla, whisk together.
Add in the gluten free plain flour, almond meal, cinnamon, salt and baking powder. Stir to form a thick batter. Stir in the chopped walnuts.
Divide the mixture evenly between the 12 lined muffin holes. Bake for approximately 25 minutes or until the tops of the muffins are turning a deep golden brown at the edges and the centres feel firm but still a little spongy.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months. For maximum softness and enjoyment, I recommend slightly warming the muffins in the microwave before eating (especially if coming straight from the fridge).
Notes
*I haven't tried these with regular plain flour, but I think the recipe should turn out quite similar if you don't need to make it gluten free. Gluten free flours tend to be a bit more dry, so you may need to increase the flour by 1/4 cup or so if you use regular plain flour.*You can swap the walnuts for pecans if you prefer! Or, add a chocolate hit and use dark chocolate chips instead.*Nut free optionFor a nut free version, I used 2 cups of gluten free plain flour and 3 tablespoons of coconut flour. I found the end result to be slightly more dry/crumbly, but when they were warmed up slightly before eating the result was still pretty darn good.
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