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×$0.11 per serving
1 likes
Ready in 45 minutes
Spoonacular Score: 8%
Mini Chocolate Chip & Flax Banana Muffins might be just the morn meal you are searching for. This recipe makes 12 servings with 55 calories, 1g of protein, and 2g of fat each. For 11 cents per serving, this recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Foodista has 1 fans. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. Head to the store and pick up salt, xanthan gum, baking soda, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 10%. This score is improvable. Try Video: Power Flax Chocolate Chip Bananan Oatmeal Muffins, Banana Flax Chocolate Chip Muffins (Healthy, Gluten-Free Snacks for Kids), and Chocolate Chip Banana Mini Muffins for similar recipes.
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If you really want to benefit from chocolate's health benefits, use cacao nibs instead of chocolate chips. They are much less processed than chocolate chips and have no added sugar!
Although the body needs salt to survive, most of us get too much. The problem with consuming too much salt (what chemists call "sodium chloride") is actually the sodium part, which is why people concerned about high blood pressure go on low-sodium diets. If you are trying to reduce salt in your diet, you can try salt substitutes like potassium chloride or try to make do with less salt by using more black pepper, herbs, and spices.
If you're trying to cut back on sugar, consider replacing some of the sugar in this recipe with a sweetener like Stevia or Splenda. If you're against these kinds of sweeteners, start reducing the amount of real sugar you use until your tastebuds adjust.
If you're following a vegan diet (or avoiding dairy), make sure the brand of chocolate chips you buy is suitable for your diet! Always read the labels carefully. If you cannot find chocolate chips free from milk or other dairy in stores near you, look online.
Corn starch, potato starch, arrowroot powder, and tapioca powder are all comparable in terms of thickening ability, so you can usually substitute them 1:1. Flour, on the other hand, is only half as effective, so if you are using flour instead of corn starch or one of the others named, you'll need to use twice as much.
There are two types of cinnamon. The more expensive and rarer type is Ceylon cinnamon (considered to be "true cinnamon"). The cinnamon most common in North America is cassia cinnamon. Though the flavor is certainly similar, Ceylon cinnamon is said to be more subtle yet also more complex.
Xanthan gum is made from corn and is therefore gluten free. It is commonly used to thicken sauces and pie fillings and to improve the texture of gluten-free baked goods.
If your recipe calls for ripe bananas and you only have green ones, stick the green bananas in a closed paper bag to speed up the ripening process. You can even put an apple in the bag with them since apples produce a lot of the gas that encourages ripening (called ethylene). This process takes some time, of course, so if you need ripe bananas immediately you might give the oven method a try.