Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

If you are a banana lover like myself, you probably go through a lot of bananas on a weekly basis. But every now and then, bananas will turn overly ripe so it's important to have a few go-to recipes so those bananas don't go to waste. If you find that your bananas are extra brown and spotty but you aren't ready to use them just yet, peel them, slice them into chunks and place in a resealable plastic bag and store in the freezer. You can also use frozen banana chunks in smoothies.  BANANA NUT MUFFINS Serves: 12 muffins Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes Ingredients Topping: 1 cup chopped walnuts 1 tsp cinnamon  1 tbsp honey Muffins: 1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 stick unsalted butter (room temp) 1/4 cup sugar 1 tbsp honey 2 large eggs 1 cup mashed bananas (3 medium overripe bananas)  1 tsp vanilla extract 1/3 cup 2% or 4% yogurt Instructions  Preheat oven to 350 degree...

I don't know how it happened (since I am known to be a monkey when it comes to banana) but somehow we ended up with 4 extremely ripe bananas on our counter last week. Since the bananas were too ripe for my liking and I don't like to waste food, I decided to make banana muffins - with a chocolate twist. This recipe was super easy and quick and you likely have all of the ingredients at home. So the next time you find yourself with 4 spotty brown bananas, be sure to refer back to this recipe so that you can yum over your delicious homemade chocolate chip muffins. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS 4 medium-sized ripe bananas 1/4 cup melted butter (cooled) 1/4 cup applesauce 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup shredded carrots 1 tsp baking soda 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour 3/4 cup Ghirardelli chocolate premium baking chips 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate 1/4 cup chopped walnuts DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease your muffin tin Peel bananas and place them in a bi...