Avocado Banana Muffins

Many of my recipes are on the savoury side of things. But I do have kiddos who love sweet treats too, well one especially. I also have tonnes of avocados at the moment. So I have been playing around with these healthier Avocado Banana Muffins, with choc chips of course, my kiddos wouldn’t let me forget the choc chips.

Sugar content wise I have managed to get the recipe down to 2 Tbsp of honey per batch. which is not too bad. You could definitely sub in maple syrup or regular sugar if you prefer. For some reason, honey just seemed right to me. And by all means, try it without sugar. It is still fine, but maybe not quite as palatable as with a little honey.

If your family is not used to lower sugar baking, or if the bananas you are using are not super ripe and sweet, I would actually recommend trying 3 Tablespoons of honey, to start with, then try a smaller amount the next time you make them.

Avocado is a great dairy free alternative to butter in this recipe, and the end muffin has a nice soft texture.

Since writing this recipe I now have a tonne of muffin recipes on my site, so be sure to check out my 7 low sugar muffin recipes for kids for other ideas!

Ingredients

• 1 ripe avocado
• 2 ripe medium bananas
• 2 eggs
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 1tsp vanilla 
• 2 Cups standard flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 cup dark choc chips

 

Instructions

1. Add the avocado, banana, eggs, honey and vanilla to a food processor or blender
2. Blitz until smooth
3. In a large bowl sift the flour and baking powder, if you cant be bothered sifting just make sure you fork through the baking powder so it is well mixed
4. Add the avocado and banana mix to the dry ingredients including the chocolate chips
5. mix gently until just combined (this is the secret of a good muffin texture, do not over mix them)
6. Spoon into a greased or lined 12 hole muffin tin 
7. Bake at 180 degrees celsius for 20-25 mins
8. Leave to cool in the tray before you attempt removing them
9. Serve
10. Yum

Notes

• If your kiddos are under 1 yr, sub the honey for maple syrup or sugar, or even try it with no sweetener at all
• This recipe is dairy free as long as the choc chips are dark chocolate and dairy free

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