Healthier Treats
Tart blueberry and banana lemon muffins
These lovely moist and tart muffins are one of my kiddos favorites. They are gluten and dairy free and full of fiber. Also very quick and easy to make!
Yield: 12 muffins Prep: 10 mins Cooking: 25-30 mins
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of coconut oil
- 2 medium bananas
- 1/4 cup of honey or maple syrup
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup of coconut milk
- half teaspoon of baking soda
- 3/4 cup of coconut flour
- 2 tablespoons of chia seeds
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
- Juice from 2 lemons
- zest from half of lemon( optional to make more tart!)
- dash of sea salt
Method:
- Heat oven to 375, line muffin tins
- Mix bananas , coconut oil, honey, eggs, coconut milk well until bananas are mushed
- Add flour, chia, baking soda, salt together and then blend with wet ingredients
- Add lemon juice and zest, mix well
- Add blueberries and fold into mixture with hands
- scoop into 12 muffin trays
- cook for 23-30 mins
- Enjoy with tea or on their own :)
Notes:
After I fold the blueberries into the mixture I just use my hands to scoop it into the muffin trays. Helps to get it done quickly! By adding lemon zest it really kicks up the tartness, I have tried it with and without and love the extra sour spike it gives. But that's just me ;) If you are looking for a sugar free version, you can switch out the honey for monk fruit. Just make sure to add a bit of water to make up for the loss of liquid
banana nut oatmeal bars
Banana Nut Oatmeal Bars
These bars are full of protein and have no added sugar!! They stay together nicely and are also nice and moist. I used mixed berry protein powder from Vega but you could use any other flavor you like! The nut butter, nuts and protein powder help to maintain energy levels throughout the day. Chia is great to help with digestion and has Omega 3s for brain and nervous system health. Apple sauce (unsweetened) is a great sugar alternative and helps make these nice and moist!
Ingredients:
· 2 ripe bananas
· ½ cup of apple sauce
· ½ cup of almond butter (or whatever nut/seed butter u like)
· 1 scoop protein powder of choice
· 1 ½ cup of quick oats
· ¼ cup of pumpkin seeds
· ¼ cup of sunflower seeds
· ¼ cup of chia
· ½ cup of craisins/raisins
Method:
· Pre-heat oven to 350
· Line a casserole dish with parchment paper
· In a large mixing bowl mash the bananas with a fork
· Add in all other ingredients and mix well
· Scoop mixture into lined dish and spread out evenly
· Bake for 20 mins
· Let cool before cutting into squares
· Keeps well in the fridge for a week, can also be frozen for up to a month
Notes: You can make it with seed butter like sunflower seed to make it school friendly! You can also add whatever nuts or seeds u like and omit the ones above.