Kids

Banana Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins

Breakfast. Snack. Dessert. You name it, these will fit the bill. So quick, easy, healthy, and delicious you’ll probably want to make a double batch because they freeze beautifully and you just never know when you might need them…can I get an “amen”?

I use eggs in these (and most of my recipes) but fear not egg-free people of the world, you can still have your banana chocolate chip mini muffins and eat them too. Here’s a simple sub for the two eggs required in this recipe (and many others): 2 Tbsp ground flaxseed + 4 Tbsp water. It’s called a flax egg and it makes egg-free baking doable. Easy peasy. Now here’s the goods:

Ingredients:

2 very ripe bananas, mashed

2 eggs (or 2 Tbsp ground flaxseed + 4 Tbsp water)

1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/3 cup unsweetened, vanilla almond milk

1/4 cup almond butter

1 tsp baking powder

2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 cup almond flour

2 Tbsp coconut flour (or sub more almond flour)

Mini chocolate chips (I like EnjoyLife Foods dairy-free)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease a mini muffin tin and fill with batter. Bake 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool slightly then transfer to wire rack.

Back-To-School Breakfast Bites

We started our last full week of summer off a little sweet with some Mini Blueberry* Pancake Bites. These bite-sized bits of breakfast heaven are not only quick and easy - perfect for busy school mornings - but are packed with brain-boosting goods like blueberries and collagen for just the fuel those little heads need. How I did them…

Ingredients:

1 cup Kodiak Cakes Power Pancake Mix

1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

2 scoops Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides

1 Tbsp maple syrup

splash of vanilla extract

fresh blueberries*

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease mini muffin tin.

  2. Mix all ingredients except blueberries in large bowl until well incorporated.

  3. Fill muffin tin wells 3/4 full with batter. Press 2-3 blueberries into each filled well.

  4. Bake 8-12 minutes or until pancakes are browning on sides and cooked all the way through.

*Other options include mini chocolate chips, cinnamon and pecans or more brain fuel with some chopped walnuts.