Freezer Chocolate Banana Muffins (With Lentils)

 

Freezer Chocolate Banana Muffins (with Lentils)

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Ingredients:

Dry:

⅔ cup rolled oats 

⅔ cup wheat flour (spelt, whole wheat, white whole wheat, etc.) 

¼ cup hemp seeds (optional) 

1 tsp baking soda 

1 tsp cinnamon 

½ cup chocolate chips

Wet:

1 cup cooked green lentils (⅓ cup dry)

¼ cup oil (I use avocado oil)

2 bananas, mashed

¼ cup sugar (coconut, white, or brown)

1 tsp vanilla

1 egg

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

2. Cook lentils (if not already cooked)

3. Prep muffin tins by greasing or using muffin papers.

4. Mix oats, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and hemp seeds. Optional, mix in a food processor until smooth - makes a smooth muffin. Put in a mixing bowl.

5. Puree lentils and oil in a food processor/blender until smooth.

6. Add bananas, sugar, vanilla, and egg to the food processor/blender. Process until smooth.

7. Pour liquid mixture into dry mixture. Mix until just incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips.

8. Scoop muffin batter into each muffin cup. 

9. Bake for approximately 20 minutes. Until a toothpick poked into the center is clean when it comes out.