Meatless Monday: Argan Banana Muffins

There’s not much baking that goes on in this house. There are two reasons for that 1) I don’t like to measure things and 2) baking usually equals something sweet and generally not good for me so I try to just avoid it altogether. I promised that I would make something this weekend for breakfasts as my new work schedule has severely limited the time I have in the kitchen. I didn’t get as much done as I wanted to but I did come up with these beauties. I like them because they are not overly sweet – in fact I don’t really think they are that sweet at all. You could add some more sugar if you wanted a sweeter taste.

Make sure to pay attention to these as they near the end of baking. Overcooking them will make them very dry. I would add a little more yogurt if you’re worried about them getting too dry. I also added a crumble to the top of these – you can easily do this by mixing flour, melted butter and sugar to create a grainy consistency (think Moon Sand).

Argan Banana Muffins

yields: 12 large muffins

Ingredients:

2 ripe-overly ripe bananas mashed

1 cup greek yogurt

1 egg

2 c whole wheat flour

3 tbsp argan oil

3 tbsp honey

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

Mix banana, yogurt, egg and honey together. Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a seperate bowl. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients mixing well. Drizzle the argan in and combine. The muffin mix will be a little thicker than normal – it’s ok. Fill muffin tin (or liners) 3/4 of the way full and bake in a 350 preheated oven for 10-12 minutes until the tops are golden and the dough starts to pull from the edge of the liner/tin.

They are the best warm with a little bit of honey drizzled on top.

But wait…argan? Maybe you’re not familiar with this lovely oil? Guess what my lovelies keep following because I’m going to be giving away a bottle straight from Morocco the only place in the world that argan is produced. Would you like some? I’ll tell you how to win tomorrow!