Dream Come True Photo artistic photoshoot of a boy eating healthy banana muffinDream Come True Photo - artistic photoshoot adorable boy is eating a home made healthy delicious ripe banana muffin in Marlboro NJ Ok, I admit it!!  I am hoarder.  It literally hurts me to throw things out… especially, good things.  Especially, good food, like fruits and vegetables. Especially, perfectly good food, that just doesn’t look so pretty any more, like those poor overripe speckled bananas!!!  

Dream Come True Photo delicious healthy best ripe banana muffins to do with kidsDream Come True Photo delicious healthy best ripe banana muffins to do with kids at home in Holmdel NJ Fellow mamas and dads! I was looking for a healthy recipe to get kids excited and me…avoid feeling the guilt of stuffing them with unhealthy junk. This one got me really curious: absolutely no processed ingredients, no sugar and… just 5 healthy items in addition to overripe bananas!  We tried it: yes!!! Healthy, yummy, easy, kid approved and quickly devoured by three tough little critics :)

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10-20 min (depending on a size of your muffin pan)
Total time: 25-30 min

Ingredients: 

• 2 large ripe bananas
• 1 cup of whole wheat flour (you are welcomed to use regular or mix it together - go as healthy as you are comfortable)
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup of melted extra virgin coconut oil (feel free to substitute for any vegetable oil if you are not a fan of coconuts;  I personally love cooking with coconut oil - you can’t ever taste it and it is such a healthy option!)
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda Dream Come True Photo artistic photoshoot of a boy eating healthy banana muffinDream Come True Photo - artistic photoshoot adorable boy is eating a home made healthy delicious ripe banana muffin in Marlboro NJ
• ¼ cup of maple syrup (sugar free one, or not sugar free, or, again, substitute it for your favorite way to sweeten it up - keep in mind you don’t need much with sweet ripe bananas in a tow)!
• Optional (but my kids LOVED it): 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon 
• Optional: chocolate chips (ok, I don't even need to say who was the driving force behind this ingredient, ha-ha!)

Preparation:

1. Preheat the oven for 350’F.  
2. Mix all ingredients in this order: flour, coconut oil, eggs, mashed bananas, baking soda, maple syrup - and cinnamon, if you enjoy it’s aroma as much as we do :). I love my food processor, so I just used a metal S blade attachment and let it rip: batter was ready in less than a minute, cutting our prep time in half! Dream Come True Photo delicious healthy best ripe banana muffins to do with kidsDream Come True Photo delicious healthy best ripe banana muffins to do with kids at home in Holmdel NJ
3. Pour (or use a spoon) the batter into the muffin pan.  You can prep the pan by rubbing it with more coconut oil to avoid muffins getting stuck. I just inserted little paper cups and poured the batter right in.
4. Ok, that's where my kids sneaked in a few dark chocolate chips on the top ;)
5. Off into the oven it goes! Our muffin pan openings are fairly small, so in 15 minutes all of them were ready.  Check when your ones are ready by inserting a toothpick into a few until it comes out all nice and clean!  Dream Come True Photo delicious healthy best ripe banana muffins to do with kidsDream Come True Photo delicious healthy best ripe banana muffins to do with kids at home in Holmdel NJ
    
6. Let it cool off before eating and… enjoy!!! My boys gave it two thumbs up pairing it with a nice cup of vanilla soy milk, and really raved over it when they enjoyed it with a cup our own healthy Homemade Hot Chocolate after a fun snowy day! 

Nutrition
Serving: 16 medium muffins | Calories: 61 kcal | Protein: 1.1g | Fat: 2.7g | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 3.2g

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