What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Fab Foodstuff: Xenial Chunky Monkey Banana Muffins! Nix the flour for old-fashioned oats for a healthier version of an old classic. Did you know oats can lower cholesterol and improve blood sugar control? It’s a fact we’re all getting older and from time to time need to make minor adjustments in our food consumption. I’m all for small plates. Portion sizes have become insane! When did it happen? As a collector of vintage dishes, modern day dinner plates are now the size of grandma’s meat platter. Did you know “in Europe, the average plate measures 9 inches while some American restaurants use plates that are around 13 inches in diameter. Research has shown that by switching to a 10-inch plate from a 12-inch plate you eat 22% less.”* Snack healthier.
XENIAL CHUNKY MONKEY BANANA MUFFINS
Ingredients:
1/2 cup shredded coconut
3 ripe bananas, mashed
3 cup old-fashioned oats
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs, whisked
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a muffin tin with nonstick oil. Spread shredded coconut in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake 2-3 minutes, until lightly golden and fragrant. Remove from heat and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine bananas, old-fashioned oats, cinnamon, milk, eggs, brown sugar, vegetable oil, baking powder, vanilla extract, and sea salt. Mix well. Fold in chopped walnuts, chocolate chips, and toasted coconut. Scoop mixture into 12 muffin cups, filling to the top. Bake 30-35 minutes, until tops are golden and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from muffin tin. Serve warm.
*How Big Are Your Dinner Plates And Why It Matters, by Penny Klatell, PhD, RN, May 2012. Eatouteatwell.com
Wonderful combination, Gail!
Joanna
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Did you notice how I slipped mini chocolate chips into the recipe. 😜
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I love it, just the kind of thing to have with my cup of tea!
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Have one now; save another for later. 😋🌿
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Just made a banana bread, very similar ingredients, for a friends birthday. Hubs wanted us to keep it. I’ll do these for him!
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Great timing! 👏👏👏
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Go Bananas! 🍌
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Oh dear, I just used my tired bananas to make banana bread. Maybe this next week.
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It’s good to have a backup recipe for those ripe bananas.
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You are so right about the plate sizes. We went to brunch for my sister’s birthday this weekend and my husband ordered the omelet. It came with so many home fries, we reheated them the next morning and there were plenty for four of us. Just from the ‘leftovers’!
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Most of the time we end up with two or three more meals, too. No waste. 🦋
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Wow, very fulfilling 😋🍌 🥜
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I realize people make smoothies with bananas, but it’s nice to have a form of bread as well. 🍌🥮
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I’ll take both 😍
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Gotcha! 😜
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😁😁😁
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I love the smell of coconut in the morning! 🙂
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Coconut reminds me of days at the beach. Hmmm. Now I have muffins that I can take along as a snack. 🍃🍌🥮🌴🥥
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I am not a banana fan but I must print the recipe anyway since all of my boys are 😂
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My husband will take a banana split any time we visit an ice cream parlor. Could be a “guy thing”. 🤣🍃🍌
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That would support the theory… lol
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You know how to do muffins! Big time!
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Banana, coconut, oats. Winning combo, right? 🍌🥥🍂
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Indeed, it’s in the win column.
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And just like that….it’s a morning meal. ☕️🥮
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Boom!
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💥
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Nice recipe. I tried that trick to use a smaller dinner plate/lunch box. It works for a healthy living.
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I trying. But I really like my French porcelain. 🤣
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