Banana Muffins with Almond Flour… And Dark Chocolate… and Espresso
The dark chocolate and espresso additions are optional, but insanely delicious and highly recommended.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 1 3/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour*
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 ripe bananas mashed
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup oil
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup cane sugar
- 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 tsp instant espresso powder***
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips or chunks***
- Mini chocolate chips and coarse sugar for sprinkling.***
Instructions
- Mix together the flours, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the bananas, eggs, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, sugars and espresso powder. Mix well.
- Add in the flour mixture and mix until just combined.
- Fold in the chocolate.
- Let the batter rest 15 minutes while the oven heats.
- Fill the greased or lined muffin cups with the batter and sprinkle each muffin with coarse sugar and mini chips, if using.
- Bake at 425 for 5 minutes, then lower the heat to 375 and bake for 10-15 minutes more.
- Makes 14 muffins.**
Notes
*can use all purpose flour
**I usually fill a 12-muffin tin and then bake a couple of muffins in ramekins.
***optional
**I usually fill a 12-muffin tin and then bake a couple of muffins in ramekins.
***optional
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