First, Oatmeal Banana Breakfast Muffins adapted from here
2 Cups Old Fashioned Oats (I used Bob's Red Mill-Gluten Free)
1/4 Cup Gluten Free Flour Mix (if needed depending on the size of the bananas, etc.-I used Hodgson Mill brand)
1 6oz Container Vanilla Coconut Milk Yogurt (used the So Delicious brand-will probably use the Greek next time)
2 Eggs
1/4 Cup Pure Maple Syrup (or honey)
1 1/2 t Baking Powder
1/2 t Baking Soda
2 Very Ripe Bananas (3 if very small)
1/4 Cup Chopped Walnuts
Didn't use the following 2 ingredients the first round but definitely will next time!
1/2 t Vanilla
1/2 t Salt
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line muffin tin with paper liners and spray lightly with oil.
2. Grind the oats into a flour (I used my Magic Bullet)
3. Place ground oats and all the other ingredients (except the flour) in a large mixing bowl and mix until blended. If it's too runny, add the flour and blend.
4. Divide batter among the cupcake liners and bake for approximately 15 minutes or until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
These have a nice texture and are not very sweet if you are used to refined sugar traditional muffins. If most of your sweets are from fruit, you should be fine. I will also try a pumpkin & maybe a strawberry or apple or banana blueberry version of these!
Another few quick ideas are to chop up an apple or a banana and eat with any nut butter. Sometimes I even sprinkle a little cocoa powder on the nut butter as an added treat! Another idea is too eat coconut milk yogurt with some granola sprinkled in or dried fruit (usually apples, bananas or pineapple) with some nuts or dipped in nut butter. I do sometimes eat Larabars or Kind Bars. I'll work on some other good options and write about this topic again! What are some quick breakfast items you eat?
