Trail Mix Banana Muffins

I love banana muffins and I love trail mix! This recipe combines the two.  What’s better than a muffin with a little salty, sweet, and crunchy?  Just grab 2 cups of your favorite trail mix and you can have a satisfying breakfast treat too.

Ingredients:

2 ripe bananas mashed up

1 egg

¼ cup nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt

1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 banana sliced and quartered

2 cups your favorite trail mix

½ cup whole wheat flour

½ cup almond flour

1 scoop vanilla protein powder

2-4 tablespoons powdered peanut butter

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray 12-15 muffin tins with nonstick spray.
2. Add 2 bananas, vanilla extract, egg, applesauce, and yogurt to a stand mixer and mix on medium to combine.
3. Whisk flours, protein powder, peanut butter, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
4. Gradually add in the dry ingredients.
5. Fold in the chopped banana and trail mix.  You can reserve some trail mix to sprinkle on top of each muffin if you want.  I folded it all in.
6. Use a large cookie scooper to fill muffin tins.
7. Bake 20-25 minutes until muffins are done.
8. Let cool on a wire rack for at least ten minutes before removing from tins.
9. Store in an air-tight container.  I refrigerate muffins after 48 hours.
10. Enjoy!