Flourless Chocolate Banana Nut Muffins

Here's a new favourite of Beau's. I made these on a whim for him to take to school to share with his classmates. Apparently it was a hit! :)

Ingredients: 

4 squares semisweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup butter or use coconut oil or margarine for vegan version
3/4 cup cane sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder + more for dusting the muffin tins
3 eggs, beaten or use flax gel for vegan version 
1 cup nuts of your choice, chopped
1 ripe banana, mashed
1 tsp vanilla extract  
 

Preheat oven to 300F. Grease a 12 muffin tin, and dust with cocoa powder. 
 
In a double boiler over low heat, melt chocolate and butter. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, banana, nuts and vanilla. ~~Add an extra banana for extra banana-y goodness~~

Pour batter equally into prepared muffin tins.
 
Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Let cool in tins for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.



Happy Baking my Foodies :)

Love V

2013/03 March Favourites

Hello Foodies!

Listed below are my March Obsessions. I hope you will find something that you enjoy also.

Banana Chips - crispy, buttery and slightly sweet

Clementines - juicy and sweet, great source of vitamin C

Jazz Apples - crunchy semi sweet and tart, just the way I like them

Pineapple - I usually let them ripen in the kitchen fruit basket for a couple days before I dissect it. It takes about 20 minutes to cut up a pineapple and give it a salt water bath. But the results are always worth it.

Cascade Ice Raspberry Lemon Twist - sugar free, caffeine free, sodium free sparkling water

Dried Turkish Apricots - yummy snack

Natural whole almonds - delicious quick snack that is filling when you are hungry.

Cinnamon - love this in my cereal or in my almond or rice milk.

Broccolini - delicious steamed

Homemade Salsa - see my pico de gallo recipe, salsa and chips and great burger topper.
Pico de Gallo Limon Recipe

Homemade Nachos - quick and easy meal that is equally delicious.

Buckwheat Hot Cereal

Although Spring is here, the weather is still cold. I love starting my day with a hot cereal. Here's my personal favourite recipe,  you are welcome to alter it to your preference.

Ingredients:
1 cup buckwheat grouts
2 cups water
3 tbsps cinnamon powder
2 tbsps brown sugar, maple syrup,  honey or agave nectar
1 cup almond milk, rice milk or coconut milk

Cook the twice washed buckwheat in water on medium high heat. Bring to a rolling boil then turn down to medium low heat. Cover the pot with a lid. Let cook for 15-20 minutes until tender.

Remove lid and stir in cinnamon and sweetener. Add milk of your cereal. Stir well and serve. Add fresh or dried fruits, chia seeds, hemp seeds or flax.

Enjoy :)