Paleo Maple Pecan Banana Bread Muffins

Paleo Maple Pecan Banana Bread Muffins

 Healthy Snack  Ideas - Paleo Maple Pecan Banana Bread Muffins

A Paleo Maple Pecan Banana Bread Muffin recipe that is made in one bowl with a few simple ingredients. Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, and Sugar-Free. They are better than anything you will find in your local bakery and perfect for meal prep!

Are you in search of those baked fresh but healthy snack ideas to indulge those midnight munchies? Well, we’ve got just the treat. Banana bread muffins are quite the moist, tasty morsel. Plus, it’s rather easy to make with a few easy to find ingredients that will simply exceed your expectations. You will have no choice but to add these delicious banana bread muffins to your list of go-to healthy snack ideas. Also, this awesome, healthy snack idea is gluten, grain and sugar-free! Yup! In 45 minutes you can have a batch of freshly baked banana bread muffins to snack on, relish and enjoy.

Paleo Maple Pecan Banana Bread Muffins

How Long Can these Banana Muffins Last For?

The shelf-life of banana bread muffins is totally dependant on how they are stored. Yup, storage. When properly wrapped or covered in foil or plastic wrap, freshly baked banana muffins will last for one to three days, at room temperature. These awesome, stackable, freezable, bakable, large meal prep containers may be ideal for your storage needs.

The key to keeping those muffins fresh and tasty overnight is to ensure, first off that they are properly cooled before you wrap them. Then you store away in glass meal prep containers, airtight containers or sealable plastic bags. That way, your muffins can retain their moisture and not dry out. However, in the fridge, banana bread muffins can last up to a week, when properly stored.

Can Banana Muffins Be Frozen?

Indeed! They CAN be stored in the freezer. As a matter of fact, they can remain for about 2 to 3 months in the freezer. However, this time frame is achieved only if the freezer conditions are kept constant and the stored banana bread muffins are kept frozen at 0° F. If this happens they can be kept passed the three months time period. However, if when you remove them from the freezer they smell somewhat off or have mold, do discard.

Paleo Maple Pecan Banana Bread Muffins

How Do You Make Banana Bread Muffins?

First off, collect your main ingredients which include ripe bananas (overripe ones are sweeter), coconut oil, eggs, maple extract, chopped pecans, and almond flour (not almond meal). Let’s also include baking powder, sea salt, and liquid stevia. Once these ingredients have been gathered in their required quantities, banana bread muffins are a batter away. 

Let’s get our healthy snack ideas on the go! Preheat your oven to 350° F. Use paper liners to line 10 muffin cups. Mix the bananas and coconut oil in a bowl and place it in the microwave for 1 minute or until the bananas are really soft. Mix well! Add in eggs, maple extract, and stevia until thoroughly mixed. 

Once that’s done, stir in the almond flour into the mix, along with the baking powder and sea salt. Don’t overmix. Once they have been combined, divide the batter among the 10 muffin cups. Sprinkle on your pecans and bake for about 35 minutes or until golden. Yummy!

Paleo Maple Pecan Banana Bread Muffins

How Do You Portion Banana Bread Muffins?

This recipe provides 10 delicious healthy snack idea muffins to munch and enjoys guilt-free.

More Healthy Snack Ideas - Banana Meal Prep Recipes

Love bananas? Well here are a few other healthy snack ideas with bananas which you may also enjoy:

Paleo Maple Pecan Banana Bread Muffins

Other Tips for Making Banana Muffins

When preparing your batter you may include your chopped pecans in the mix if you wish to enjoy a nutty surprise throughout your banana bread muffins. You may also:

  • Cut back on sugar substitutes, such as stevia, if the bananas are very sweet 
  • Previously frozen bananas are proven to produce very moist banana bread muffins. MMMM.
  • Don’t use bananas that have already broken the skin and begun fermenting as these could have harmful bacteria acting upon them.
  • Use a toothpick to test to see if the muffins are ready by pricking the center, left and right side of the muffin.

Can you taste it yet? These deliciously healthy muffins are calling you. Try our banana bread muffins, and let us know what you think of our healthy snack ideas recipes.

Paleo Maple Pecan Banana Bread Muffins

Paleo Maple Pecan Banana Bread Muffins Ingredients:

  • 3 small bananas (250g), very ripe
  • 2 tbsp. coconut oil
  • 5 large eggs
  • 2 tsp. maple extract
  • ¾ tsp. liquid stevia
  • 1 ¾ cup almond flour
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. sea salt
  • ½ cup chopped pecans*
Paleo Maple Pecan Banana Bread Muffins

 

Paleo Maple Pecan Banana Bread Muffins

Paleo Maple Pecan Banana Bread Muffins

A Paleo Maple Pecan Banana Bread Muffin recipe that is made in one bowl with a few simple ingredients. Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, and Sugar-Free. They are better than anything you will find in your local bakery and perfect for meal prep!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Lunch, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Meal Prep, paleo
Servings: 10 muffins
Calories: 208kcal
Author: Sarah Kesseli

Ingredients

  • 3 small ripe bananas
  • 2 tbsp. Coconut Oil
  • 5 large eggs
  • 2 tsp. maple extract
  • ¼ tsp. liquid stevia
  • 1 ¾ cup almond flour (not almond meal)
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. Sea Salt
  • ½ cup pecans chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  • Line 10 muffin cups with paper liners
  • Add bananas and coconut oil to a bowl and microwave for 1 minute or until bananas are very soft. Mix well
  • Add in eggs, maple extract and stevia. Mix until fully combined
  • Stir in almond flour, baking powder, and sea salt
  • Mix until just combined (do not over mix)
  • Divide batter between 10 muffin cups
  • Sprinkle with pecans
  • Bake for about 35 minutes or until golden

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Notes

*Pecans can be mixed directly into your batter or sprinkled on top
Nutrition for 1 out of 10 muffins:
9g Carbs, 7g Protein, 16g Fat

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 208kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 16g
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AboutSarah Kesseli

Sarah Kesseli is a Certified Eating Psychology & Intuitive Eating Counselor at www.sarahkesseli.com She spent the first eight years of her career working in the fitness industry before making the jump into the food, ‘mood’ and nutrition side of the wellness world. Sarah also creates healthy and simple recipes on her website Ingredients Of A Fit Chick as well as for a few well-known, industry leading companies. In her free time, Sarah loves to attend yoga classes, hike, read and spend time at the beach.

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