Banana Bread Muffins with Almond Butter Filling

Inspired by Nutritionist In The Kitch recipe

I'm loving these as part of my morning snack this week but I make sure to pair it with 2-3 hardboiled egg whites to get a good protein component into the snack.

These were easy to make, and used ingredients I already had at home (pretty well the two requirements when I select a recipe!).

I changed this recipe to make it more "physique-friendly" (the orignial recipe called for butter & honey)...while maintaining its muffiny-goodness :)

Makes 6 Muffins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce​

• 2 very ripe bananas

• 1 cup whole wheat flour

• 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder

• ½ teaspoon baking soda

• ½ teaspoon cinnamon

• ½ cup natural almond butter

• pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Mash bananas in a bowl & mix in applesauce.

3. In another bowl, measure out flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt.

4. Then mix the dry and wet ingredients together. Be sure not to overmix.

5. Grease a muffin tray.

6. Fill each muffin cup ½ full of mixture.

7. Drop in one teaspoon of almond butter in each muffin cup, then top each muffin cup with a small amount of muffin batter just to cover the almond butter.

8. Bake in oven for about 25-30 minutes. Leave in muffin tin for 5 minutes, then remove and cool.

Nutritional Stats

Serving size: 1 muffin Calories: 120 Fat: 2g Carbohydrates: 24g Sugar: 6g Protein: 4g

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