Chunky Monkey Muffins
Finding healthy snacks for kids can be a real challenge, especially if your kids have dietary restrictions such as being gluten free or dairy free.
Snacks from packets are convenient but it pays to check the ingredients as packaged snacks can be full of preservatives, colours and flavourings. Not to mention, loaded with sugar!
These 'Chunky Monkey Muffins' are not only convenient to make, but they are pimped with goodness from added walnuts and fibre from bananas and dates.
They are made with Clean Mixes Caramel Banana Bread as the base - a mix that is gluten free, dairy free and free of refined sugars.
These muffins have been tried and tested by the Clean Mixes kids Bruno (13 years) and Sabine (11 years) who both gave them a big thumbs up.
Perfectly convenient to make on a Sunday, you can freeze half the batch away, making these the perfect healthy snack for kids to take to school. Makes 12 muffins.
Ingredients:
- 1 Packet Caramel Banana Bread Mix
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup almond milk
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
- 2 bananas, mashed
- 1/3 cup crushed walnuts
- 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips/chunks
- 4 medjool dates, soaked in 2 tbsp hot water
- 1 tbsp almond butter
Recipe:
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius
- Begin by soaking medjool dates (pips removed) in 2 tbsp boiling water. Put aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together the mashed banana, eggs, milk and melted oil. Once mixed, add in the caramel banana bread mix and combine. Now add walnuts and chocolate.
- Mash dates and get rid of some of the water if needed. Then add in almond butter and mix together to create a chunky paste.
- Add muffin mixture to your muffin tin, adding date mixture in on top and mixing it around. Feel free to top with extra banana, chocolate or walnuts.
- Place in the oven for 20-25 minutes. Store in an airtight container and enjoy!
This recipe was created by Shannon Hailes @shannons.plate
