Healthy Banana Nut Muffins

These Healthy Banana Nut Muffins are given added nutrition and health benefits by added flaxseed powder and made with coconut oil. These banana muffins are great for breakfast or a snack.

These Healthy Banana Nut Muffins are good food with all the flavors that you will love.

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When these Banana Nut Muffins were baking in the oven, I said to myself that I would start making these muffins once a week just so I can smell them again. I really wished I could’ve captured the scent and put it in a jar. I also wish that there was such a thing as “smell-o-net” where you could smell the muffins while they were baking. You would fall in love and rush to your kitchen to make them immediately and you will not feel guilty about eating them.

What are the ingredients in these healthy banana muffins?

These healthier banana muffins have no sugar (table sugar that is)in these muffins. That’s right, only honey babe! Let’s see, I also used ripe bananas, walnuts, coconut oil, and flaxseed powder for added protein and fiber. Let’s talk about that for a minute. I used Barlean’s Organic Virgin Coconut Oil and Barlean’s Organic Flax-Chia-Coconut Powder.

Thanks to the Barlean’s brand, these products have turned my ordinary Banana Nut Muffins into Super Banana Nut Muffins. First, let’s talk about Coconut Oil and how its health benefits are shaping the condiment to be the newest superfood. Coconut oil has been consumed for thousands of years in tropical cultures and not only is it used for food, it is also used for skin and hair. The properties that are found in coconut oil are known to help with heart and metabolic health and contains anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-viral properties. Now I know coconut oil also has received a bad reputation for being a very fatty substance. However, using Virgin Coconut Oil does not contain trans-fat (the bad fat) thus making Virgin Coconut Oil an awesome plant-base replacement for oils and even butter! Now that you have plenty of reasons to start using Barlean’s Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, let’s talk about why you need to use their Flax-Chia-Coconut blend in your meals.

One of the most amazing reasons why using this Flax blend by Barlean is because it is a nutritional powerhouse that is high in Omega-3, dietary fiber, antioxidants, minerals, amino acids, and it’s a plant-based protein. So for all of you vegans and vegetarians who are looking for new ways to get more protein in your diet, this product will be a great addition to your diet. Not only have I used this product in these Banana Nut Muffins, but I have also used this mixture in my oatmeal, burgers (I promise you can’t tell), and smoothies! If you are struggling to get the amazing nutritional properties into your daily diet, I highly recommend using these products for more nutritional benefits.

If you would like to learn more about these products, tips, and recipes please visit Barlean’s website and follow them on Twitter and Facebook.

Recipe partially adapted from Honest Cooking

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