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Pumpkin Banana Bread Muffins Healthy Gluten-Free

Gentle Tummy
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Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup light olive oil (60ml)
  • 1 banana
  • 2/3 cup pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
  • 1/4 cup cottage cheese (60ml)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup cane sugar (120g)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1-1/3 cups oat flour (168g)
  • 1 cup almond flour (113g)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips (107g)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 425°F (220°C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners or grease it lightly with oil. Spray the paper liners lightly with non-stick spray.
  • In a blender, food processor, or bowl with an immersion blender, add the 1 ripe banana, 2/3 cup pumpkin puree, 1/4 cup cottage cheese, 1/4 cup light olive oil, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar. Blend until the curdled texture of the cottage cheese is smooth. Transfer to a mixing bowl.
  • Add 2 eggs and 1/2 cup cane sugar to the mixing bowl. Whisk until well combined.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the bowl, including 1-1/3 cups oat flour, 1 cup almond flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mix just until combined. Be careful not to overmix.
    Gently fold in 1/2 cup chocolate chips or your favorite add-ins to the muffin batter.
  • Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full. Press a few additional chocolate chips into the tops of the muffins.
  • Bake at 425°F for 5 minutes. Then, leave the muffin tin in the oven, reduce the heat to 350°F (180°C), and bake for 14-16 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. 
    Allow the muffins to cool in the tin for about 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Notes

Mashed Banana: If you're using greek yogurt, sour cream or ricotta cheese instead of the cottage cheese then you do not need to blend the wet ingrediens in a blender first. You can mash the banana with a fork on a plate and then add to the other wet ingredients.
Oat Flour: If you don’t have oat flour, you can make your own by blending rolled oats in a blender or food processor until fine.
Did you make this recipe?Please let me know in the comments below how it turned out :)