I’m always trying to find snacks for my kids that aren’t super overly processed and filled with ingredients I can’t pronounce. Not to mention, not LOADED with sugar. My two little’s are absolute snack monsters. I will sit there for 45 minutes trying to get them to finish their breakfast/lunch/dinner but as soon as they are up…its mom can I have a SNACK??? grrrrrr! So Its so great to have snacks that are filling and nutritious on hand so it doesn’t matter so much that they NEVER want to eat an actual meal. Of course apples, bananas, nuts, seeds, yogurt are great and come in really handy but its fun for them to make it feel like a ‘treat’ and not just the same boring thing every-time. This is where these super yum banana muffins come in. I kind of make these different every time, depending on what I have on hand. It is necessary that the bananas either be super ripe or frozen bananas thawed. I usually use two ripe bananas, eggs, coconut flour, baking soda, vanilla, butter or coconut oil and sometimes if I want to get really crazy I will use a little bit of pure maple syrup. You really don’t need any sweetener at all because the bananas are already so sweet but the maple syrup does give it a nice nutty flavor and the kids like them more when I add it ;). Have you seen how much fiber is in coconut flour?! A little goes a long way, I use 1/4 cup coconut flour where you would normally use 1 cup of wheat flour. We are more or less grain free in our house. For lots of reasons but I’m not super strict about it, especially with the kids because I want them to be able to eat fun birthday cake at parties etc. But for cooking at home I always use coconut flour or almond flour. So anyway there is lots you could add to these, walnuts, raisins, brown sugar, honey, blueberries. You could also leave the maple syrup or honey out of the recipe but than drizzle a little on top when you eat them :). This can also be a bread recipe too! Just put in a bread dish and change the time to 30-45 minutes or so. But here is my typical banana muffin recipe, enjoy!!:

Grain Free Banana Muffins:

• 5 eggs
• 2 ripe bananas (or 2 frozen bananas thawed)
• 1/4 cup butter or coconut oil
• 1/2 cup coconut flour
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 Tablespoon maple syrup

preheat oven to 400 ℉. I use a silicone muffin pan but if you have a metal one grease it up! Put all ingredients in a bowl and mash/mix it all up. Batter should be thick but if its too thick add a little almond milk or milk. Fill up your muffin cups and bake for 14 -16 minutes.