Baked goods are the best, aren't they? Too bad we can't eat them all the time! But we can find ways to make them healthier, like this recipe for Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Muffins. It contains no flour, just a bunch of good for you ingredients like fruit, yogurt, and flaxseed.
Before baking them I wasn't too sure of how they would turn out, but they were good! I found the texture to be a little different, a bit crunchy, and while I made half of them with chocolate chips, the plain ones were the best. Regular flour muffins are still my favorites, but these are a good, healthy option. Try them out and see what you think!
Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Muffins
(Recipe Adapted from Here / Original Recipe from Here)
2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
1 cu
p vanilla yogurt (regular or Greek)*
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoons ground flaxseed
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Line muffin pans with cupcake liners.
2. Grind the oats in a food processor until they resemble a coarse powder. Pour the oats into a bowl and add the dry ingredients. Add the bananas, beaten eggs, yogurt, and vanilla, and mix until everything is well incorporated. Add chocolate chips or nuts if desired and mix lightly.
3. Pour batter into cupcake liners and bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Makes around a dozen muffins.
* Some changes: I used regular yogurt because it's what I had at home and doubled up on the baking soda since my baking powder had expired and had to leave it out (good thing I checked before using it!).
The recipe I used called for honey, but the
original recipe used sugar. I
went with the original on that aspect, but you could use honey if you'd
like instead. I have included links to both reci
pes.
Image: Ana Elizabeth
"Moreover, when God gives someone
wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and
be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God." Ecclesiastes 5:19 NIV
