Appetizer for 9

Chocolate Banana Date Muffins

Name: Chocolate Banana Date Muffins
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 9 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 very overripe bananas; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 8 large soft medjool dates; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup almond flour; 1 1/4 cups oat flour; 1/4 cup cacao powder; 2 tbsp ground flaxseed; 3/4 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp fine sea salt

$2.86for 435 minServes 9

Overripe bananas and dates sweeten cocoa muffins made with almond flour, oat flour, flaxseed, and olive oil.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Bananas, 0.55 lb$0.62/lb typical	0.55 lb	$0.35Typical price
	Dried fruit and raisins, 10 oz$0.45/oz typical	10 oz	$4.50Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 0.5 oz$0.70/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.39Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$6.44

Pantry staples you likely have

Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlourBaking powder and sodaSalt and pepper

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35 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
9servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$0.72 per serving$2.86 for 4

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Ingredients

2 very overripe bananas
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
8 large soft medjool dates
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup almond flour
1 1/4 cups oat flour
1/4 cup cacao powder
2 tbsp ground flaxseed
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp fine sea salt

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and line a 12-cup muffin pan with 9 liners.
Mash the bananas with the dates, olive oil, and vanilla until mostly smooth.
Stir the almond flour, oat flour, cacao powder, flaxseed, baking soda, and salt into the banana mixture.
Divide the batter among 9 muffin cups.
Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until the tops spring back when lightly pressed.
Cool the muffins in the pan for 5 minutes.