What to do with Winter Bananas

I don't know what has happened with the bananas in my home town as of late, but they're coming off of the trucks spotty. My kids like green bananas. Yuck! Imagine, flavourless, hard, green bananas. They LOVE them.  Needless to say, it's been hard to provide my turkeys with their favourite snack. Upside...spotty...overripe bananas are on sale everywhere!

I love baking. So, I have been making muffins. Tons of them! Banana Muffins freeze so well and they're such a great hit in lunches. My bestie and I have been modifying our Banana Muffin recipe for years.  This is the option I make most often. I feel that the following recipe balances health, goodness and the level of kid happiness!

 

Oatmeal Banana Muffins

7-8 Ripe Bananas

1 1/2 cups of sugar 

2 eggs

1/4 cup of butter, melted

1/4 cup of coconut oil, melted

3 cups of flour 

1 tsp of baking soda 

1 tsp of baking powder 

1/2 tsp of salt

2 tsp of vanilla 

1/2 cup of oatmeal

1/2 cup of chocolate chips (optional)

Preheat oven to 350° F

Mix dry ingredients in a bowl (soda, baking powder, salt and flour).  I use unbleached flour but feel free to substitute whole wheat or try out a gluten free option...be careful make sure you use something that can be substituted cup for cup. Some flours require extra modification with wet ingredients. 

Mash bananas with sugar.  Feel free to substitute your favourite sweetener or reduce the sugar...it'll work out. 

Stir in eggs. 

Melt butter and coconut oil together in the microwave, stir into the mixture. 

Add vanilla.  

Blend in dry ingredients. 

Add oatmeal and if your kids have been behaving really well, chocolate chips. 

Fill muffin cups or greased muffin tins to 3/4. Makes 24 muffins or two loaves. 

For 24 muffins bake 20-22 minutes. Two loaves will take 45-50 minutes. 

Remove from the oven, cool for two minutes before removing from pans. Enjoy!

Cook times may vary depending upon altitude and appliances. 

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