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Chai banana pecan muffins
Make a batch of our chai, banana, pecan muffins, so easy and quick to make in 20 minutes, low FODMAP, dairy and gluten free, keep a stash of these in the freezer for a healthy snack or breakfast.
Serves: 12
Time to make: 20 mins
Ingredients
- 3 large ripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup macadamia oil (see tips)
- ¹/³ cup chopped pecan nuts
- 1²/³ cups self-raising flour
- 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
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Instructions
1 Preheat oven to 180ºC. Line a 12-hole, ¹/³ cup-capacity muffin tin with paper cases.
2 In a large bowl, mash banana until smooth. Add eggs, honey and oil and stir to combine. Stir through half of the pecans.
3 Sift dry ingredients into the banana mixture and stir until just combined. Do not overmix.
4 Divide mixture among prepared muffin holes. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Bake for 18-20 minutes. Set aside on a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes before removing from tin. Serve warm, or at room temperature.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free flour and check spices are gluten free.
Make it low FODMAP: Use just-ripe bananas (yellow – no brown spots), maple syrup instead of honey and gluten-free self-raising flour.
HFG tip
Muffins are best eaten the day they are made or freeze them for up to one month.
If you don’t have macadamia oil, you can use another mild-tasting oil.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 199cal
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Kilojoules 830kJ
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Protein 4g
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Total fat 9g
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–Saturated fat 1g
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Carbohydrates 25g
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–Sugars 11g
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Dietary fibre 2g
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Sodium 70mg
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Calcium 20mg
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Iron 1mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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Just wondering about the chia?
Hi Sarah
Thanks for your question. It looks like the person who popped this recipe up made a typo. These are Chai banana pecan muffins, not chia. Sorry for the confusion. That has been amended.
Warm regards
Jenny