Lentil Banana Muffins

These Lentil Banana Muffins are the perfect on-the-go breakfast. They're kid-friendly and packed with fiber and protein. Plus you can't even taste the lentils! 

{Originally published December 2012. Photos and post updated June 2018}

Hi Friends!

I first shared this recipe wayyyyyy back in 2012. Recently I was looking through some of my old blog recipes and I came across these. Honestly, I hadn't made them in about 5 years and had pretty much forgotten about them. I decided to give the recipe another try after making a few tweaks and I gotta tell you, I'm impressed with them.

You may be thinking that these sound pretty gross, but I promise you don't taste the lentils. Trust me…both of my kids ate them and immediately asked for more…so you know that's a good sign since they wouldn't touch a lentil with a 10-foot pole served any other way. If I've learned one thing about bananas it's that they do a great job covering the taste of other things. So this is an easy way to boost the fiber and protein content of your muffins.

So be brave and give these a try. You won't regret it!

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Lentil Banana Muffins

These Lentil Banana Muffins make a healthy, high-fiber breakfast or snack. They're kid-friendly and freeze well. And I promise you can't even taste the lentils!

• Author: Author: Lindsay L
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 20 minutes
• Total Time: 30 minutes
• Yield: 10-12 muffins

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked lentils
• 1/4 cup oil (I used avocado oil)
• 3/4 cup mashed bananas
• 1 egg
• 1/4 c sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2/3 c oats
• 2/3 c white whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Add lentils and oil to a food processor and process until smooth.
3. Add banana, egg, sugar and vanilla and process again until well combined.
4. Add flour, oats, baking soda and cinnamon and process until just combined.
5. Add chocolate chips and pulse a few times to mix in.
6. Scoop into greased muffin tins and bake at 375 for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

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These muffins freeze well so feel free to make a double batch.

Let's chat: Have you ever baked with lentils?

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

 

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