Gluten Free Banana Nut Muffins at Home

also, while we’re discussing the struggles that are january: all i want to eat are carbs! I’ve been craving dumplings and cheese and from-scratch pasta. but, like every other human being, i’m trying to do the “new year, fresh start on my diet” thing. it’s going okay (if you don’t count the perpetual fatty carb cravings). these muffins help a LOT….

these muffins are officially my new. regular. thing. i’m eating one right now, in fact. I made a big batch last night and bagged them up for breakfast throughout the week.

let’s talk about these banana nut muffins: they’re gluten free. they’re completely flour-less, actually. they’re made up primarily of almond butter (although pretty much any nut butter would do), an egg, and honey. the fun thing about these is that so much can be added in. i plan to try some plant based protein powder in my next batch.

remember thesebanana protein pancakes? these muffins are the second cousin of those pancakes.

making them is RIDIculously straightforward too. basically throw everything minus the nuts and chocolate in a blender/ food processor, blend, add nuts, pour in muffin tins, top with chocolate, bake, EAT!

but it’s monday morning and i move much slower on monday mornings, so, let’s walk through this. (plus, duh, i took tons of pretty pictures that i have to share with somebody).

all of the ingredients are added to the bowl of a food processor (or blender, i’m a food processor kinda girl). first the banana and egg.

then the almond butter is poured in while i refrain from eating all of it

ditto with the honey. i’ve got some GENUINELY good local honey right now and i only want to eat spoonfuls of it

finally, some salt, baking soda, and vanilla extract are added in.

and it’s all blended up to a creamy, smooth consistency. this is like cookie dough….you’re going to want to eat all of it raw. try not to do that….

add in the nuts after the mixture has been processed and you’re about to pour it into the muffin tins.

divide the mixture up evenly among 6 average sized muffin cups.

i recommend baking for a few minutes before adding the chocolate chips to the top. the batter is rather thin so if you add the chocolate before putting them in the oven, it may sink into the muffins. still flavorful, simply not as pretty.

let cool and EAT ALL THE MUFFINS. or, maybe simply 2 of them. yea, 2 is a good number.

it still surprises me how fluffy and moist these muffins are! AND how much they taste like they are normal muffins (savory normal muffins, that is).

you should probably whip these muffins up tonight. i bet you have bananas going bad in your house AND all the other ingredients lying around. you won’t be sorry, i promise!