Recipe: Whole Grain Gluten Free Banana Nut Muffins

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Written by Kyle Eslick / Published in Muffins, Recipes

One of my favorite foods is a good muffin. Finding a good gluten free muffin can sometimes be difficult, but today I ran across what looks like a good recipe for gluten free banana nut muffins. Check it out!

Whole Grain Gluten Free Banana Nut Muffins

Dry Ingredients:

1/2 cup millet flour
1/2 cup sorghum flour
1/2 cup tapioca flour
2 teaspoons chia seed meal -or- 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum (optional)
*1/2 cup walnuts, broken into small pieces

Wet Ingredients:

2 eggs
1/4 cup non-fat yogurt
3 tablespoons heart healthy oil -or- melted butter
2 ripe bananas (about 1 – 1 1/2 cups mashed)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 granulated sugar -or- agave nectar

Baking instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line muffin tins with paper liners or non-stick cooking spray.
In a medium sized bowl whisk together all dry ingredients, EXCEPT walnuts. Set walnuts aside.
In another bowl mash bananas with a fork, cream in sugar or agave nectar.
Add eggs, vanilla, yogurt, and oil or butter. Mix together thoroughly.
Add banana/egg mixture to dry ingredients.
Stir together just until incorporated.
Fold in walnuts.
Pour batter 2/3 full into prepared muffin tins.
Bake 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out mostly clean with just a few crumbs.
Makes 12 nice sized muffins.