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Nutella Almond Meal Banana Mini Muffins

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Tomorrow we are having one of our quarterly meetings at work. I always bake a sweet treat for the team. Yesterday I made my banana crunch muffins for a coworker’s birthday and I still had some leftover ripe bananas. I didn’t want to make the same recipe and wanted to add some chocolate to the party.

This recipe yields 27 mini muffins

Ingredients:
1/2 cup almond meal
1/2 cup AP Flour
1/4 cup Whole wheat pastry flour
1 TB canola oil
3 TB Nutella
1 TB Dutch Cocoa
1/2 tsp pure vanilla
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup 1/8 cup raw sugar
1/4 cup egg substitute (or two egg whites)
1 medium ripe banana mashed

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Line 27 mini muffin vessels with paper liners and spray with cooking spray.

Sift flour, almond flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder, baking soda in medium bowl. Set aside.

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In a separate bowl mix buttermilk, egg substitute, oil, vanilla, sugar, banana, and Nutella.

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Mix the liquid batter until thoroughly combined.

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Now gently add dry ingredients to liquid batter.

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Whisk until there is no dry residue present. This is why I like to use the clear bowl, to make sure all the dry ingredients have been well incorporated.

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Portion out using a size 60 scoop into your pre-line and sprayed baking tins.

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Bake for 10 to 11 minutes. Check using toothpick method. Place toothpick in the center of the muffin and remove quickly to see if toothpick comes out with no liquid residue. If toothpick comes out clean remove pan from oven. However if any wet residue still remains on toothpick let muffins bake another minute and check again.

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Remove from pan immediately.

Allow to cool on wire racks.

Enjoy

Hazelnut Spread No Bake Bars

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We had a quarterly meeting today at work. To help improve attendance I try and made a home baked treat. During my research for the perfect mid morning treat, I came across a no bake recipe using hazelnut spread which intrigued me. However I was appalled by the recipes I found adding up two two cups of sugar into the recipe! Yikes! In preparation for this snack I wanted to decease some of the less favorable calories by removing the butter (saturated fat) and significantly decreasing the added sugar to make the bars a little more diet friendly.

Recipe yields 24 bars

Ingredients:
2/3 cup sugar
1 cup Nutella or the New the Jif Hazelnut Spread (or any other Hazelnut Spread)
1/2 cup skim milk
3 1/8 cup of old fashion oats (not the quick oats)
1/2 TB of Mexican vanilla extract (however if you do not have this kind on hand I recommend purchasing it!! However in the meantime you could double the traditional McCormick Vanilla extract for this recipe)
Canola oil cooking spray

Directions:

Line an 8 by 8 inch glass dish or pan with foil. Spray the foil with cooking oil spray and set a side.

Add hazelnut spread, sugar, and milk into heavy sauce pan and bring to a simmer for approximately a minute to dissolve the sugar granules.

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Add vanilla and oats to the sauce pan.

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Mix to fully incorporate and then pour into the lined pan.

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Spread the batter evenly and freeze for at least 2 hours in the freezer.

Remove the bars from the freezer and lift the bars out using the foil to make for easy cutting. Store in a cold dry place for optimal flavor and shelve life .

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Enjoy! WW Plus 4 points per serving.

 

Nutrition Facts 

 

Hazelnut Bar
  24 Servings 
Amount Per Serving
  Calories 139.4
  Total Fat 5.5 g
  Saturated Fat 1.3 g
  Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3 g
  Monounsaturated Fat 0.3 g
  Cholesterol 1.8 mg
  Sodium 15.5 mg
  Potassium 8.3 mg
  Total Carbohydrate 20.2 g
  Dietary Fiber 1.4 g
  Sugars 13.1 g
  Protein 2.1 g
  Vitamin A 0.2 %
  Vitamin B-12 0.3 %
  Vitamin B-6 0.1 %
  Vitamin C 0.1 %
  Vitamin D 0.5 %
  Vitamin E 0.0 %
  Calcium 2.6 %
  Copper 0.0 %
  Folate 0.1 %
  Iron 4.6 %
  Magnesium 0.1 %
  Manganese 0.0 %
  Niacin 0.0 %
  Pantothenic Acid     0.2 %
  Phosphorus     0.5 %
  Riboflavin 0.4 %
  Selenium 0.2 %
  Thiamin 0.1 %
  Zinc 0.1 %