Portions:
12
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 2 pinches salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon or coriander
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup maple syrup (preferably dark for its robust taste)
- 1/4 cup maple butter (to garnish)
- 12 walnut halves (to garnish)
Method
- Preheat oven to 180 °C (350 °F) and butter a muffin pan.
- In a bowl, mix together flour, oats, baking powder, salt, cinnamon or coriander and chopped walnuts (dry ingredients).
- In a second bowl, blend bananas, eggs, canola oil and maple syrup (wet ingredients).
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry, stirring until just moistened.
- Pour batter into muffin cups and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until metal skewer or knife inserted in centre comes out clean.
- Remove pan from oven, transfer to a wire rack and let cool slightly before unmolding.
- Microwave the maple butter for a few seconds to soften it.
- Glaze with maple butter. Garnish with walnut halves.
