Banana chocolate chip corn muffins

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• 1 1/2 cups corn flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 bananas
• 1/8 cup honey
• 1/8 cup maple syrup
• 1 tsp chia seeds
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon grape seed oil
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup nonfat plain greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare muffin tin with butter or non-stick spray.

In a large bowl combine all ingredients. Gently fold in chocolate chips.

Divide batter evenly into muffin tin and bake for 18-20 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean or with just a few crumbs attached.

[Adapted from Ambitious Kitchen: http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/2014/09/30-minute-skinny-banana-chocolate-chip-muffins/]

Lemon Chia Muffins

It was labour day Monday at 11pm and all I wanted was lemon poppy seed cake. I opened the cupboard, pulled out the following ingredients, and twenty five minutes later I had delicious muffins ready to be devoured.

    
  
  

1 tbs lemon zest

2 & 1/2 tbs freshly squeezed lemon juice

2 & 1/2 tbs honey

2 tbs sugar (or use maple syrup, honey or agave)

1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt

1 & 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 large egg

1 tbs chia seeds

1/2 cup chickpea flour

1/2 cup oats

1 tsp cinnamon

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. I used muffin liners but the muffins stuck to them. Probably best to grease muffin container.

Zest and juice lemon. Combine lemon zest and lemon juice in a bowl with the honey, sugar, yogourt, and vanilla. Stir together and then add in an egg. Stir until combined.

In another bowl, stir together the chia seeds, chickpea flour, oats, cinnamon, and baking soda.

Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Over stirring the muffins will make them dense.

Pour muffin mixture into the prepared muffin tin. Make them pretty full because don’t rise too much.

Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly golden on top and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center. All ovens are different! It may take 13 minutes in your oven, or 20. Remove and allow to cool.

Makes 10 muffins. Freeze in freezer-friendly ziplock bag for up to one month.
*** if possible, use unpasteurized local honey. It makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE***

C4 Banana Bread

Who doesn’t have a banana [or seven] turning a delightful shade of brown in the back of their freezers? Lezbehonest. I had twelve [yes, twelve] in my freezer and enough was enough. I was craving banana bread, but knew I wanted to riff on the traditional one and make a healthier version. I wanted to make a loaf with a shit ton of fibre [all puns intended]. The chia and flax seeds I had in my pantry were calling my name and I was CRAVING cinnamon. Google: bananas + chickpea flour [i had a ridiculous amount because I was clearly drunk last time I went to #bulkbarn] + chia/flax seeds = a ton of recipes but nothing spectacular. So I made up a combo of about four different recipes and the banana bread turned out to be the crazy moist with a perfectly crispy crust. Definitely the most delicious one I’ve ever made. C4: Coconut, Chickpea, Cinnamon, Chia. Enjoy!

3 Tbs chia seeds

9 Tbs water

1/4 cup honey [or maple syrup]

3 Tbs flax seeds

1/4 cup coconut oil

2 Tbs yogurt [you could use vegan or coconut if you’re dairy free]

1 tsp lemon juice

4 bananas, thawed from frozen [or fresh if you don’t have frozen ones]

2 cups chickpea flour

1 Tbs cinnamon

1 Tbs baking powder

1/2 cup blueberries or chocolate chips [optional]

Coconut oil for greasing loaf pan

1. Preheat oven to 350°

2. Whisk chia seeds with water and let stand at least 15 minutes to overnight

3. Whisk chia mixture with honey, then flax seeds, coconut oil, yogurt, lemon juice and mashed bananas.

4. Sift flour, cinnamon and baking powder together and add to wet mixture. Mix well. Add blueberries or chocolate if using.

5. Grease loaf pan with coconut oil and cook for 45 to 50 minutes [check after 30 mins, every oven is different], or until top of loaf is deep brown and toothpick comes out clean.

Store in fridge! Enjoy!

With blueberries:

Without blueberries:

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