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Mini Banana Muffins

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These perfect bite-sized mini banana muffins are made with whole-grain flour, maple syrup, and heart-healthy olive oil.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 24 mini muffins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Calories: 116
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 mashed medium bananas
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • ⅓ cup whole milk or non-dairy milk
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips , optional

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F and grease or line a mini muffin tin with liners.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together the 2 mashed medium bananas, ⅓ cup olive oil, ⅓ cup whole milk or non-dairy milk, and ¼ cup maple syrup.
  3. Stir in the 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour, 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and ⅛ teaspoon salt Gently fold together until combined. Add 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips if using.
  4. Pour the batter into muffin cups until almost full, about ⅔ the way up the cup.
  5. Place in the oven and bake for about 15 minutes, until and a tester inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out mostly clean. Remove and let cool on a wire rack.

Notes

  • Add nuts - Add ½ cup of crushed walnuts or almonds for a little crunch.
  • Substitute some almond flour - If nuts aren't an issue, substitute ¼ of the flour with almond flour for extra protein and added moisture.
  • Double the batch - You can easily make a double batch of muffins! Just multiply the quantities in the recipe card by 2.
  • Make as regular-sized muffins - Bake these mini banana muffins in a regular-sized (12-cup) muffin tin. You will need to adjust the baking time if you bake larger muffins.
  • Use coconut sugar - For another natural sweetener option, swap coconut sugar for the maple sugar.
  • Adjust the amount of maple syrup - If your bananas are really ripe and sweet, you can lower the amount of maple syrup or omit it altogether.