Headaches and Muffins.....

Day 3 at home and I'm still feeling the bug especially the headaches :( Anyway, of course I'm restless and thinking of something to cook lol. I still don't really have a taste for anything in particular so I decided to just raid the fridge and pantry...again! Look what I found......
                                                      

EXTRA RIPE BANANAS?? Umm...

For the past two weeks, daddy keeps buying bananas with every quick trip to the store...smh! This has resulted in lots of over-ripe ones in the fridge. He keeps hinting that I should do something with them lol *oh dad* Today is his lucky =) I'm thinking MUFFINS!

Look what else I found.....

I also had some coconut oil, unsweetened apple sauce, eggs and vanilla. Thankfully, I had all the ingredients I needed at home. Hmmm let's see how this turns out, since I'm about to free-style it lol. I started by pulling a basic muffin recipe and then altering it to make it more nutritious for us =) The full recipe will be listed below. Ok here goes....

Preheat oven to 350. Measure out all the dry ingredients(except sugar) and set aside!

Mashed about 4 bananas(made 2 cups) & set aside!

In a separate bowl, first cream the sugar & coconut oil(I used a hand mixer) until combined..~smells sooo good!

Then stir in the rest of the wet ingredients (the eggs, mashed bananas, applesauce and vanilla)

Add dry to wet with a spatula. Combine till all dry is moist. DO NOT OVER-MIX!

Fill the muffin cups and bake =) YUM!

I call these: My Bunny Approved Banana Oat Protein Yummy Muffins...LOL! My sister(bunny) is the PICKIEST eater EVERRR(who hate oats for no apparent reason *side eye* so I didn't show her the recipe lol) & she said these were yummy & requested more....this means they are good =) Mommy ate 3. Daddy ate 4. I ate 3...I think we have a Winner =)

Ingredients:

The Dry: 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour( may use regular flour)

1/2 cup whey protein powder

3/4 cup quick oats

2 Tbsp of ground flax

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 to 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

The Wets: 1/4 cup Splenda Sugar blend (I'm not a fan of splenda but daddy likes it)

1/3 Organic Unrefined Coconut oil

1 whole egg + 2 egg whites

2 cups mashed ripe bananas

1/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce

1 tsp Vanilla extract

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees;

In a bowl, measure out all dry ingredients except the sugar and set aside.

In another bowl, mash bananas and set aside. In a third bowl, cream sugar and coconut oil (this solid at cooler temps) till combined then stir in the eggs, the bananas, the apple sauce and vanilla.

With a spatula, gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Gently combine till all the dry is moist. Be careful NOT to over-mix!

Spoon into lined muffin cups (may sprinkle left over walnuts on top) and bake for 20-25mins or until golden brown. I usually just stick a toothpick in it to check for doneness. Makes 18 medium muffins or 12 large muffins!

~I'll definitely be making these again maybe with some lemon zest next time....Oooooh YUM!!! I'm gonna work out a leaner but still tasty version as well!

I sure hope to be 100% fever & headaches free soon. So grateful for the gift of life =)

~Fitgirl4Life~