Supernatural Muffins!

Hey guys!

Sorry-- I've totally had "blogger's block" lately... Although, one thing I have been doing (almost excessively) is making muffins!

Yes, these babies are to die for. And they are extremely fibrous, nutritious, and filling! If they don't get you running out of bed in the morning, then I don't know what will!

I found the idea of healthy muffins while flipping through the book Supernatural Cooking by Heidi Swanson. After making the original recipe, I have been experimenting and adding whatever appropriate ingredients that my fridge may have.

Here is the original recipe:

**Makes 12 muffins

• 2 cups white whole-wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup natural cane sugar
• 1/4 dup chia gel
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup non dairy yogurt
• 1- 1 1/2 cups mashed overripe bananas (2-3 bananas)

- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl and stir well (don't forget any ingredients from the recipes below).
- Combine all wet ingredients in a medium sized bowl and stir well (don't forget any ingredients from the recipes below).
- Pour the wet mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients and mix (avoid over mixing, because it will make tough muffins).
- Grease muffin pan, and scoop batter into all 12 cups.
- Let bake for 25 minutes.
- Dump the cooked muffins on a cooling rack after they are done!

Here are my Variations:

**Add the ingredients below to the original recipe above.

Banana Nut Zuccini Carrot Muffins

• 1/2 cup zuccini
• 1/2 cup carrot
• 2 handfuls of any chopped nuts (optional if you have allergies)
• 1 cup (or more) berries (optional). Frozen raspberries are particularly good!

- Chop the zuccini and carrots into pieces.
- Blend the chopped zuccini and carrot together in a blender or cuisinart until there are no chunks left (cuisinart works best).
- Add the blended mixture to the "wet" ingredient bowl (as shown in original recipe above).
- Add nuts and berries to the "dry" ingredient bowl.

Banana Nut Espresso Blueberry Muffins

• 1-1/2 Tbs ground coffee beans (powder texture)
• 2 handfuls of any chopped nut (optional if you have allergies)
• 1 cup (or more) blueberries.

- Add the ground coffee powder, nuts, and blueberries to the "dry" ingredient bowl.

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I hope that you take the time to make these recipes! They are aaaaamazing, and you won't regret it!

Isabella