Flourless Banana Apple Muffins
Flourless Banana Apple Muffins made in the blender with only a handful of simple ingredients! They’re gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar free and 21 Day Fix and 80 Day Obsession meal plan approved; so they make a deliciously healthy treat for when those cravings hit.
If you follow me on Instagram and watch my stories, you may have noticed the meal plan and workout program I’m following, 80 Day Obsession. I’ve been posting a little here and there. Well, I’m loving it.
The plan is written by fitness trainer, Autumn Calabrese, the same trainer behind 21 Day Fix, Fix Extreme and more. For the meal plan, she continues with the use of her container system for portion control and adds in something new – timed nutrition. Autumn calls it her secret weapon! It’s not complicated, but it’s extremely effective.
If you’re already familiar with the portion control system (that was introduced with the 21 Day Fix) the timed nutrition plan is very similar, with a few SPECIFIC tweaks.
This plan isn’t just about eating X food throughout the day but eating EXACTLY as she outlines for EACH meal.
No guesswork, totally simplified to get the BEST results.
She covers it all, providing a “workout block” which provides choices for what to eat BEFORE you work out, during, after and as your first post workout MEAL to follow.
She also takes the allotted containers for the ENTIRE day that remains and gives you specific combos so you don’t have to figure it out…you just FOLLOW IT! According to my specific meal plan, Meal Plan B, there is one point of the day where I need a blue (healthy fat) and purple (fruit) container. That’s where these muffins work perfectly!
We all eat all throughout the day, timed nutrition is no different, you are just going to be more precise with your timing while keeping your macro nutrients balanced throughout the day.
It’s based on a combination of healthy carbohydrates, healthy fats and lean proteins to keep your metabolism burning like a furnace so you shed fat and build lean muscle no matter what time you work out and what your day looks like! Winning!
Not only is the meal plan awesome, but the workouts are amazing. I’m no stranger to exercise and I’ve been a little sore after every single workout!
It might sound a bit overwhelming and challenging, but I’m loving that it totally takes the guesswork out of what workout I’m going to do and when and what I need to eat to get results. I’m at the two week mark of the program (but, you can join in at any time) and I’ve lost 5 pounds so far. I cannot wait to see where the next couple of months takes me!!
And back to the yummy muffins – they’re so easy to make, with only 6 ingredients (+ a dash of salt) and they only take about 5 minutes to toss together ingredients like bananas, almond flour, and egg into a blender; mixing it up for around 15 seconds to get everything all nice and smooth. Pour the batter into your muffin pan, pop it into the oven for about 22 minutes and you have yourself a batch of scrumptiously tender muffins that literally melt in your mouth.
You guys are sure to love these flourless banana apple muffins! They’re:
Tender
SO moist
Perfectly sweet
Easy to make
Naturally sweetened (!!)
& So delicious
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Flourless Banana Apple Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed ripe banana (approx. 2 medium bananas)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil*
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour or almond meal
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 dash sea salt or Himalayan salt
- 1/2 cup chopped apple (approx. 3⁄4 medium apple)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Line muffin pan with nine muffin papers or lightly spray a muffin pan with cooking spray or better yet, use a silicone muffin pan. Set aside.
- Use a blender to mash bananas. Add eggs and coconut oil to the blender with the banana and blend until smooth.
- Next, add almond flour/meal, baking soda, and salt to the blender; blend until well combined.
- Stir chopped apple into the batter.
- Divide batter evenly between 9 muffin cups, 3⁄4 full.
- Bake for about 22 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Let muffins cool for about 10 minutes and then run a knife around the sides of the muffin to remove from muffin cups.
Notes
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Something to think about….
Have you heard about 80 Day Obsession? Are you doing it too?
If you’re interested, be sure to comment below or feel free to shoot me an email at kim@kimscravings.com.
We love these! Make them weekly especially for hubby who loves these with his morning coffee. So easy and basically foolproof! Thanks!
That makes me so happy to hear! Thanks so much for taking time to leave a comment!
Hi! Do these freeze well?
Yes, they should freeze well in a freezer safe bag or container for up to about 3 months.
Fabulous!
And since I am feeling adventurous, I am going to make a loaf (doubling the recipe). I don’t have enough muffin cups to make enough of this delicious treat at one time.
And I Googled how to do the conversion properly. lol
Let us know how it turns out!
Absolutely delicious!!!! Just finished them and my family and I love them.
Yay! So glad you enjoyed!
I make these all the time!!
I sometimes add carob chips instead of the apples. And these muffins are definitely kid approved!!
They are so yummy!
So glad you love them, Nancy!! Thanks for taking time to leave feedback!
These were so perfect! I made them for a ladies tea I was attending where all the treats were traditional carb and sugar overload. These did the trick to keep me from being left out while I work on being sugar free- thanks so much!
I love hearing this!! So glad you enjoyed!! And thanks so much for taking time to comment with your feedback.
How many muffins is a serving?
One muffin. Hope you love them!
How about substituting unsweetened applesauce instead of using apples…wonder how much applesauce would be used?
I really couldn’t say, since I’ve never tried this. I would probably substitute a little of the mashed banana with the mashed banana and then leave out the chopped apple completely. Sorry I’m not more help.
Do you have any suggestions for replacing the egg?
I have an egg allergy☹️ and have been looking for new breakfast options without them.
I haven’t tried it, but I definitely think using flax eggs would totally work. Follow the instructions found here https://minimalistbaker.com/how-to-make-a-flax-egg/ for two eggs. Please do let me know how it works. Good luck!
These sound great, do you think I could swap the almond flour for coconut flour? How would that effect the container count?
Hi Megan,
Coconut flour soaks up liquid like a sponge. You would need far less coconut flour than almond flour for this recipe. These are similar and made with coconut flour. https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/2016/08/paleo-banana-zucchini-muffins/ Not sure how this would effect the container count. Good luck!
Thank you for a great recipe! My picky teen thought these were great – that’s high praise! I love having another healthy muffin to add to the breakfast rotation!
Oh. Em. Gee. Add some chopped walnuts and these muffins could be mistaken for the banana bread my mom used to make. Except these are so much healthier! So delicious!!! (One of the challenges of living alone: took every ounce of willpower to not eat these all in one day! ? )
I’m so glad you enjoyed the muffins!! I agree, they do taste a lot like banana bread and they are very hard to stop eating!