I LOVE to cook. I LOVE to bake. I HATE recipes.
Take today, for instance. I went out for brunch with a friend, then came home and looked in my cupboard. So much food just waiting to be consummated in deliciousness. But I needed to do some homework first. So I did.
I made risotto for dinner. Yum. Garlic, onion, olive oil, Arborio rice, chicken broth, Parmesan cheese, and a little love. Makes me want to move to Italy just for the risotto. And the rest of the food. Gelato. Wine. Men.
More homework.
But the food composition wasn't over for the night. I had some bananas in the freezer that were begging to be used. But I was up for a challenge: healthy banana muffins. Like really healthy. No oil. No butter. No sugar. Yep. None.
Here they are:
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Delicious. The roomies and I almost died.
So what's in them? Well.....
2 cups of flour
3/4 cups oats
4 thawed, mashed bananas
1 egg
1 large splash of vanilla
a big glob of plain, non-fat Chobani (maybe 1/3c? No clue.)
A moderate splash of unsweetened applesauce
a scant tablespoon of baking powder
4 or 5 tiny packets of Splenda (until I realized I had...)
...2 good squirts of honey
2/3 regular-sized bag of chocolate chips (technically optional, but not for any sane person)
Oops. I just realized I didn't add any salt. Normally I would add a slightly large-ish pinch.
Obviously, my methods are very scientific.
Satisfactorily,
Amy
