Fabulous GF and sugar-free banana PB muffins

[diablita]

This morning I wanted pancakes.  I was taking DD to a pancake breakfast at the JCC and wanted something I could eat beforehand. 
These were freaking delicious:

http://www.topwithcinnamon.com/2013/01/2-ingredient-healthy-pancakes-gluten-free-dairy-free.html

I used 1 ripe banana, 2 eggs, the baking powder, 1 tbls of peanut butter and 1 tbls of cashew meal.  (almond meal would have been just as good; not sure I love coconut flour but I could see that working too)  I used my stick blender to blend it well (no flour = no overworking the batter)


So this evening I was sick of my 2 staple snacks and wanted something sweet so I mixed this:

2 bananas
3 tbls peanut butter
4 eggs (could have used 3; they're a little spongy but still good; will make good breakfast muffin)
1 tbls baking powder
1 tbls vegetable oil (not necessary but on this diet I need extra fat and it is nice for the texture)
2/3 cup cashew flour/meal (cashew flour/meal is just finely ground cashews.  you can pulse cashews enough that they turn into little pieces but not so much that they turn into butter.  you could also use almond meal or possibly coconut flour?)
cinnamon
nutmeg
pinch of salt
I also added a tbls of date syrup (it's just dates and water).  You could add sugar if you're not doing the whole life challenge but it's good with no sweetener, too.

I filled a 12-cup muffin tin (they don't rise much) and baked until they toothpick came out clean (20 minutes for mine)

SUPER GOOD

[merigayle]

I love coconut flour, but a little goes a long way. Almond flour is my favorite! This recipe probably would not work without eggs.

[diablita]

no? 

[merigayle]

usually when there is that many eggs in a recipe, the swap outs do not work very well. 1 egg seems to be ok, but not more in my experience. But anything peanut buttery sounds delic in my book

[diablita]

I think you should try it with your sub for one egg and report back.  Then it's science and you'll have to eat them all to be thorough.

[merigayle]

i do not have 2 ripe bananas, but maybe i can half the recipe??? I have one. LOL.

[diablita]

1 banana, 1 egg equivalent maybe?  DO IT!

[merigayle]

let me see if i have time tonight

[onawhim]

you could use pumpkin or sweet potato instead of banana