Banana Muffins

Name: Banana Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 cups - mashed ripe banana (about 4 - medium); 1/2 cup - avocado oil (or extra virgin olive oil); 1/2 cup - maple syrup; 2/3 cup - cassava flour*; 1 cup - tigernut flour*; 1–1/4 tsp - baking soda; 1/2 tsp - cream of tartar; 3/4 tsp - sea salt; 2 tsp - cinnamon; 2/3 cup - chopped walnuts (optional) (AIP re-intro) OR try sliced TigerNuts

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These Banana Muffins are made AIP compliant and vegan using cassava flour, tigernut flour and mashed banana combine for the perfect taste and texture.

So many other AIP muffin recipes I’ve tried are either gooey on the inside and burnt on the outside, or dry and crumbly. But these Banana Muffins are neither! They’re moist, but not gooey. And they’re textured, but not gritty or dry. And they do it all without eggs or even gelatin eggs!

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Banana Muffins

Yield: 12 muffins

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

♥ RECIPE & IMAGES BY: Andrea - Formerly "Hurried Health Nut" ♥
AIP banana muffins with the best taste and texture, plus they're vegan too!

Ingredients

2 cups - mashed ripe banana (about 4 - medium)
1/2 cup - avocado oil (or extra virgin olive oil)
1/2 cup - maple syrup
2/3 cup - cassava flour*
1 cup - tigernut flour*
1–1/4 tsp - baking soda
1/2 tsp - cream of tartar
3/4 tsp - sea salt
2 tsp - cinnamon
2/3 cup - chopped walnuts (optional) (AIP re-intro) OR try sliced TigerNuts

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a 12-cup muffin pan with liners or grease well with extra oil
Mash bananas well with a potato masher or fork. Measure to make sure you have about 2 cups
Combine mashed banana with all other ingredients*, except walnuts, and mix well with a spatula
If using walnuts, fold them into the batter, reserving a little to top the muffins, if desired
Portion batter into muffin cups and top with reserved walnuts
Bake at 350°F for 35-40minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the muffins comes out mostly clean
Allow to cool completely on a rack, or enjoy once cooled to your liking

Notes

* For dense AIP flours, like cassava and tigernut, measure by scooping with a spoon into your measuring cup and then level itoff . If you just stick your measuring cup directly into the bag and scoop, the flour gets packed down too much and makes fora dense or dry end product.

STORAGE:
Store in an airtight container on the counter for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for a few months..

With thanks to Andrea (formerly Hurried Health Nut). When Andrea decided to close her website I reached out and she lovingly agreed to allow her recipes to live on at the AIP Recipe Collection so that folks around the world can continue to enjoy her whole-food recipes that provide maximum nourishment with minimal effort.