Anna's Banana Cacao-Nut Muffins

Banana muffins get a nutrition upgrade in this recipe that includes whole wheat flour, cacao nibs, flax seeds, and nuts.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 260 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 pinch salt
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup melted butter
• ¾ cup whole wheat flour
• ¼ cup flax seeds
• ½ cup coconut flakes
• 3 ripe bananas, or more to taste, mashed
• ¼ cup unsweetened cacao nibs

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line cups with paper liners.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

Step 3

Spoon batter into the muffin tin.

Step 4

Use a wooden spoon to mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Sprinkle baking soda and salt over the mixture and blend in. Add all-purpose and whole wheat flours; mix just until combined. Gently mix in coconut, walnuts, cacao nibs, and flax seeds.