Banana Oat protein muffins

These muffins will fill you up, delight your tastebuds, and give you energy. With about 6g protein and less than 200 calories per muffin these morsels of joy make great snacks on their own or as part of a balanced meal. No need to feel bad about eating 2 at a time because nutritionally that equals approximately 1 bowl of oatmeal with the fixins.

These muffins might sound too good to be true but I'm here to tell you that they are real and they get even better because they require minimum effort in the kitchen. They're easy peasy to whip up. Have a go at it.

TO MAKE 12 MUFFINS YOU WILL NEED:

• 2 Bananas

• 2 Eggs

• 1/2 Cup Nut Butter - unsweetened

• 1/2 Cup Maple Syrup

• 1/4 Cup Milk

• 2 1/4 Cup Rolled Oats

• 1-3 teaspoon Vanilla

• 2 teaspoon Cinnamon and/or Cardamom

• 1/4 teaspoon Salt

• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda

• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder

• 1/2 Cup Dark Chocolate, chopped or chips

1. Preheat oven to 375*F

2. Put all ingredients except dark chocolate in a blender and blend until mostly smooth. Put wet ingredients in first, dry ingredients on top. A bowl and an immersion blender are a good alternative to a blender just inverse the order of ingredients: dry on the bottom, wet ingredients in top.

3. Stir in dark chocolate.

4. Pour into greased muffin pan or muffin cups.

5. Bake for about 20 minutes or until the tops turn into golden brown domes.

6. Let cool & enjoy 😉

* Let cool completely before storing in an air-tight container. They'll stay good on the counter a few days, about a week in the fridge, and several months in the freezer.

* Variations: try swapping the chocolate for fruits and/or nuts, play around with different spices, swap the banana for 1/2 cup pumpkin puree, incorporate different syrups or honey instead of maple syrup, try different nut or seed butters.