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Flourless Banana Muffins

That's right! These flourless banana muffins are in deed made with chickpeas. No flour is used and they are super easy and quick to make. Made with creamy peanut butter and topped with the most decadent melted chocolate chips they are anyone's dream healthy snack!
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Diet Gluten Free
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 12 muffins
Calories 169kcal
Author Jillian Schneider

Equipment

  • blender
  • 12 cup muffin tin
  • cooling rack

Ingredients

  • 1 can garbanzo chick peas drained
  • ½ cup old fashioned oats
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • ⅛ tsp baking soda
  • 1 large ripe banana
  • ¼ cup natural peanut butter chunky or creamy
  • ¼ cup pure maple syrup
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • coconut or avocado cooking spray
  • ½ cup semi-sweet dark chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 12 cup muffin tin or 24 cup mini muffin tip with cooking spray or line the muffin tin with muffin cups and set aside.
  • In a blender add chickpeas, oats, baking powder, salt, baking soda, banana, peanut butter, pure maple syrup, and pure vanilla extract. Blend until smooth.
  • Scoop mixture into prepared muffin tin halfway up each muffin cup. Sprinkle each with chocolate chips.
  • Bake for 20 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and let cool on a cooling rack.

Notes

Tip: Store muffins in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. 
What can your kids help with?  Measure out ingredients into the blender and help press the blender buttons.  Sprinkle the tops with chocolate chips. They can also line your muffin tin with muffin cups.  I love using the reusable kind, but you can also just spray your tin with cooking spray and place the actual muffin mix straight into the muffin tin. 
These banana muffins are the perfect healthy snack for your little ones. They are loaded with nutrients AND have chocolate chips in them. My one-year-old devoured them!
This recipe yields 12 regular-sized muffins or 24 mini muffins! P.S. you just might want to double the recipe. Yup, they are THAT good!

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 33.5g | Protein: 3.8g | Fat: 3.4g | Saturated Fat: 19.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11.3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 65.2mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 11.3g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 34mg