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You know what I love? I love when a muffin has a nice, round, poofy top. Big fan of a robust muffin top over here. It's so disappointing when you try to bake up a nice treat in your muffin tin and it ends up all flat and sad. Muffins with no muffin top shouldn't even call themselves muffins.
I was so so happy when I flipped on the oven light while these particular muffins were baking because they popped right up with gorgeous chocolate studded domes!
Just look at that picture up there. That top is poppin'.
Now, while a bulbous muffin top is key to optimal muffin goodness, there is most definitely more to a muffin than it's top. A muffin should taste good, too! Duh!
Some muffins are super sweet and each bite is like sugar-laden heaven. I adore a beautiful, buttery, brown sugar crumble on a warmed up muffin, don't you? Or how about the sugar crunch on orange strawberry jam muffins? Heavenly! My mouth waters just thinking about it.
Sometimes, though, I like to try to lighten up sweet baked goods with better for you ingredients. Honey makes a great substitute for refined sugar, oats can be subbed for bleached flour, and Greek yogurt keeps things perfectly moist.
This muffin batter is actually blended in the blender as opposed to using a stand mixer. It's a brilliant way to blend up the oats with the rest of the ingredients! My blender is kind of ancient, so it needed a little help to get going (I had to stop the blender and stir the mix a few times) but, all in all, it was a super way to get the batter made.
If you really want to go super healthy with these muffins, you can lighten up on, or even omit the chocolate chips. I do suggest keeping some kind of sweet add-in in the mix because the batter isn't terribly sweet on its own. I think raisins and a dash of cinnamon would be great!
The last thing I should mention about these muffins is that I baked them in my silicone muffin pan, which I adore. I have both the full size and the 24-cup mini muffin pan. They make getting the muffins out of the pan a breeze and the pan is super easy to clean. I seriously love them.
You can check them out here:
12-cup silicone muffin pan: http://amzn.to/2aproGD
24-cup silicone mini muffin pan: http://amzn.to/2aG1aeU
Looking for a few more muffin recipes to try? Here are a few of my favorites from the archives:
If you do feel like mixing it up sometimes, I also really love these Pumpkin Muffins. Make a batch of pumpkin and a batch of banana and you'll be ready for the week with a yummy variety of delish muffins to go alongside your morning coffee!
I hope you love these better for you muffins as much as we did. They didn't last long around here, that's for sure. If you try them, I'd love to know how they turned out for you!
Flourless Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Flourless Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins are made with a batter that has no flour, no butter, and no oil and is mixed together in your blender instead of a mixer. They are moist, delicious, and could pass for breakfast or dessert!
prep time: cook time: total time: 25 MIN
INGREDIENTS
2 cups old fashioned oats
2 ripe bananas
2 eggs
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (10% milkfat)
3 Tbsps honey
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In your blender, pulse together all ingredients except for the chocolate chips. Pause to stir if ingredients do not blend well at first. Blend until well combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
2. Pour batter into a 12-cup muffin pan lined with paper cups. (If using a silicone pan, you can skip the paper cups.) Sprinkle with additional chocolate chips, if desired. Bake for 15 minutes until the tops are puffed and golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
NOTES
You can sub all or some of the chocolate chips with nuts, dried fruit, or whatever other mix-ins you like in your muffins! I liked using the mini chips, but normal-sized chocolate chips would work just as well. The way the recipe is written, there is chocolate in every bite. I think you could even reduce the amount of chips and they'd still be delish!
Author: Adapted from Creme de la Crumb
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Do you think Kefir would work in place of the greek yoghurt?
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried it, but I did some digging online and I think you can! Strain Kefir through a cheesecloth or coffee filter and use at a 1-to-1 ratio. Let me know how it works if you try it!
DeleteI've been loving banana muffins lately and how delicious and healthy they are. These look so good ... especially all those chocolate chips! Yum!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Kristen! We love banana muffins, too. These were definitely a treat!
DeleteIf you switched the honey with sugar how much would u use?
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried it, but if I did I would use 1/4 cup sugar. If you try it, I'd love to know how it turns out!
DeleteCan i substiute greek yoghurt with sour cream?
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried it, but I don't see why not.
DeleteI didn’t have yogurt so I used applesauce (1/4 cup) and light sour cream (1/4 cup) and the muffins were delicious and light! Also, I used agave instead of honey!
DeleteCan eggs be substituted?
ReplyDeleteBlender muffins DO NOT work. it overworks the batter and they come out dense and rubbery. had to throw all of them away. couldnt even swallow it
ReplyDeleteCan these be frozen and warmed up at a later time?
ReplyDeleteI’ve made this recipe many times with great results. Sometimes i replace 1/2 of the yogurt with applesauce. I did this once out of necessity because I ran out of yogurt. I’ve also made this recipe with nuts in place of chocolate chips and added spices so the muffins would be more like banana bread. Thank you!
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