Chickpea Banana Muffins

Name: Chickpea Banana Muffins
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ cup mashed banana (1 large ripe banana, mashed); 2 eggs; 1 (15-ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed; ⅓ cup coconut sugar or brown sugar; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp vinegar or lemon juice; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; ¼ tsp sea salt; 3/4 cup chocolate chips, optional

5 steps

Flourless gluten-free Chocolate Chickpea Banana Muffins are a lovely breakfast or snack and even boast some health benefits!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:04:27 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories91.4 kcal (5%)

Total Fat1.8 g (3%)

Carbs16 g (6%)

Sugars9.4 g (10%)

Protein3.4 g (7%)

Sodium204.6 mg (10%)

Fiber2.1 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

9 servings

½ cupbanana

mashed large ripe banana, mashed

2eggs

1 x 15 ouncecan garbanzo beans

drained and rinsed

⅓ cupcoconut sugar

or brown sugar

1 tspbaking powder

¼ tspbaking soda

1 tspvinegar

or lemon juice

1 tsppure vanilla extract

¼ tspsea salt

¾ cupchocolate chips

optional

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a muffin tray with 9 muffin papers (or spray with cooking oil).

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Drain the chickpeas into a colander and give them a shake to remove any excess liquid. --------------------------------------- Transfer the beans to a blender (or food processor), along with the rest of the ingredients for the muffins except for the chocolate chips.

Step 3

Blend until a smooth batter forms. Stir in the chocolate chips.

Step 4

Fill the muffin papers up ¾ of the way with muffin batter and sprinkle with additional chocolate chips if desired.

Step 5

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the muffins are golden-brown around the edges and test clean. --------------------------------------- Allow muffins to cool completely before peeling off the muffin papers to eat.