Author Notes
Banana and coconut lend there sweetness to these hearty, nutty wheat muffins. —Colleen Stem
Ingredients
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2 cups
whole wheat flour
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4
ripe bananas
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1 teaspoon
baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon
baking powder
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1 teaspoon
salt
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1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
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3/4 cup
brown sugar
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1/3 cup
melted coconut oil
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1 tablespoon
chia seeds plus 3 tablespoons warm water
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1/2 cup
flaked unsweetend coconut
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350
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n a small bowl, mix 3 tablespoons warm water to the chia seeds and let sit for at least 5 minutes (10 is better) In a large bowl, peel and mash the bananas until they turn into a kind of chunky soupy puree. Add in brown sugar, chia seed mixture, vanilla extract, and the melted coconut oil (make sure it's melted or it won't incorporate into the mixture) Mix together. In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix the wet mixture with the dry until combined then mix in the coconut flakes.
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Line a 12 cup muffin tin and fill each cup about 3/4 the way up with batter. Sprinkle each muffin with brown sugar and place in oven on center rack. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the tops 0f the muffins are golden brown and a tester inserted into the middle comes out clean.
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Remove muffins from tin and let cool.
Serve as is or maybe with a smudge of coconut butter, or anything you want really.
No need for fork, just use you mouth.
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