A dark chocolate coconut crushed flax seed banana mini muffin!
These mini muffins have a really nice texture from the sweetened shredded coconut and the crushed flax seeds. With the combination of black cocoa and bananas you get a perfect morning muffin! Not too sweet, not too boring.
Cooking/Grocery Tips
You can buy pre crushed flax seeds or you can crush the flax yourself. I put some flax seed in a deep dish and use a spoon to crush the seeds if I am not using a lot. If I am using a lot, I will “crush” the seed in a food processor.
All you need:
4 bananas – if you have 3 that’s fine but the more bananas the more sticky the texture becomes.
White Sugar – use brown sugar if that’s all you have or half and half.
Black Cocoa – I love this cocoa from Bulk Barn, it’s so rich!
Sweetened Shredded Coconut – you can use unsweetened too.
Flax Seed – crushed or not crushed.
Butter – butter is expensive right now, you can use canola or vegetable oil.
Eggs – pretty standard for baking.
Baking soda and salt – Must haves!
It’s in the method!
- In a large bowl mash the bananas and mix in the white sugar until combined
- Pour in melted butter and mix well, add both eggs and mix again
- Add crushed or blended flax seeds (you don’t have to crush them but it does help digest the health benefits)
- Mix in the coconut and mix well
- In a separate bowl mix all the dry ingredient together
- Before adding the dry ingredient to the wet banana mixture, give the banana mixture one last good stir
- Now combine the dry to the wet banana mixture until combined
Storage & Reheating
Store in the freezer for up to 6 months, properly sealed. Let sit to defrost, do not microwave.
The coconut and flax add texture to this muffin as well as some health benefits:
Flax seed is commonly used to improve digestive health or relieve constipation.
I grind up the flax seed because our bodies do not naturally break the seeds down, so we don’t digest all the nutritional value from them.
Shredded coconut is a source of healthy fat that contains no cholesterol and contains selenium, fibre, copper and manganese.
A main difference between shredded and desiccated coconut is the texture. Desiccated coconut has a fine texture and shredded coconut has a larger particle size.
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Chocolate Coconut Flax Banana Muffins
Ingredients
- 4 ripe bananas
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup black cocoa bulk barn
- 1/4 cup sweetened coconut
- 1/8 cup flax seed blended or crushed
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350F
- Prepare your muffin tin with butter, spray or cups
- In a large bowl mash the bananas and mix in the white sugar until combined
- Pour in melted butter and mix well, add both eggs and mix again
- Add crushed or blended flax seeds (you don’t have to crush them but it does help digest the health benefits)
- Mix in the coconut and mix well
- In a separate bowl mix all the dry ingredient together
- Before adding the dry ingredient to the wet banana mixture, give the banana mixture one last good stir
- Now combine the dry to the wet banana mixture until combined
- Spoon into muffin pan
- Bake for 12-14 minutes or until the tops are not shiny anymore
- Check with tooth pick, enjoy!
