Nourishing Banana Chickpea Muffins (protein-packed!)

• servings: 12 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 14.5oz can chickpeas, drained and well rinsed

2 medium very overripe bananas

2 large eggs

1/2 cup natural peanut butter (I used salted)

1/2 cup old fashioned oats

1/3 cup coconut sugar*

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon baking soda

Optional: 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a muffin tin with cooking spray.

Place all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor and blend until very smooth, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula as needed. Fold in chocolate chips with spatula, if using.

Using a 1/3 cup measuring cup, scoop batter evenly into muffin tin. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the muffin comes out clean.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 muffin (without chocol
• Calories: 182
• Total Fat: 7.4 g
• Saturated Fat: 1.2 g
• Trans Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 31 mg
• Sodium: 240.2 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 22.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.1 g
• Total Sugars: 9.5 g
• Protein: 6.5 g