Healthy Pumpkin Banana Muffins

Pumpkin banana muffins topped with walnuts arranged in a muffin tin

Healthy Pumpkin Banana Muffins

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Course: Desserts and Sweets, Healthy Baking, Snacks and Bites

Cuisine: dairy free, gluten free, vegetarian

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 25

Total Time: 40

Servings: muffins

Calories: 275kcal

Ingredients

3 bananas as overripe as possible
0.5 cup mashed pumpkin
1.5 cups gluten free plain flour
1 cup almond meal
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
2 large eggs
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup walnuts roughly chopped

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F) and line a 12 cup muffin tin with muffin liners.
Mash the bananas thoroughly to form a thick puree. Add in the mashed pumpkin, eggs, maple syrup, olive oil and vanilla, whisk together.
Add in the gluten free plain flour, almond meal, cinnamon, salt and baking powder. Stir to form a thick batter. Stir in the chopped walnuts.
Divide the mixture evenly between the 12 lined muffin holes. Bake for approximately 25 minutes or until the tops of the muffins are turning a deep golden brown at the edges and the centres feel firm but still a little spongy.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months. For maximum softness and enjoyment, I recommend slightly warming the muffins in the microwave before eating (especially if coming straight from the fridge).

Notes

*I haven't tried these with regular plain flour, but I think the recipe should turn out quite similar if you don't need to make it gluten free. Gluten free flours tend to be a bit more dry, so you may need to increase the flour by 1/4 cup or so if you use regular plain flour.

*You can swap the walnuts for pecans if you prefer! Or, add a chocolate hit and use dark chocolate chips instead.

*Nut free option

For a nut free version, I used 2 cups of gluten free plain flour and 3 tablespoons of coconut flour. I found the end result to be slightly more dry/crumbly, but when they were warmed up slightly before eating the result was still pretty darn good.

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