Banana Muffin Goodness (Paleo and Gluten Free)

Happy Saturday Beauties!

Hurray for our first recipe post!  We hope to bring our favorite, go-to recipes from our homes to yours.  Disclaimer: I am HORRIBLE at food pictures!  Who knew they were pretty much the hardest thing ever?  So, please be patient while I work on that random skill set and I apologize in advance for cray pics that maybe don't portray these delish recipes in the best light. :) 

I know what you are thinking-no way on earth am I trying ANOTHER healthy recipe that ends up tasting like cardboard!

Well , I am here to PROMISE you that this is my go-to, fail proof, AH-mazingly delicious naturally sweetened, gluten free, Paleo, all natural, easy recipe that you just gotta try!  Even though I love the banana recipe, the Dude is a chocoholic and insists I make a chocolate version of everything.  Thus, I included the chocolate version that I make him as well.  :)

(If you don't already have these ingredients in your pantry, most of them can be found at your local health food store. I also linked to my favorite brands on my favorite health webstore.)

Ingredient List:

2 Cups Almond Flour

2 Teaspoons Baking Soda

1 Teaspoon Sea Salt

1 Tablespoon Cinnamon

1 Tablespoon All Spice

1/4 Teaspoon Nutmeg

1 Cup Dates (Pitted)

3 Eggs

3 Bananas

1 Teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar

1/4 Cup Coconut Oil

***For Chocolate Version add:

1/4 Cup Raw Cacao Powder

2 additional Tablespoons of Coconut Oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Mix almond flour, baking soda, salt and spices in a bowl and set aside.

3. In a food processor add dates, eggs, bananas, ACV, coconut oil and mix for about a minute (until dates are pureed and all ingredients are mixed well.

4. Add in dry ingredients into food processor and mix until all ingredients are blended well

5. In a muffin pan (reg size will make about 12, mini size will make about 24) spoon in mix.  I do two spoonfuls per muffin for reg size or one per mini muffin.

6. Bake at 350 for about 25-30 minutes for reg size/ 15 min for mini size.  Check doneness with toothpick until it comes out clean.

***For Chocolate version- add cacao powder to dry ingredients and additional coconut oil to wet ingredients and follow directions above.

Enjoy Muchachas!  Let me know if you give this a recipe a whirl and what you think.  OR email us your fav muffin recipe! 

Xoxo,

Kaitlin