Hello Canine Kitchen Adventurers!
Recently, I was looking around my kitchen.. & low & behold, there were these brown speckled things that used to look like bananas! Ok, maybe they weren’t that baaaad, but still when they start turning brown & freckled, I start throwing them out! But why waste food & money when I can take advantage of making a wonderfully healthy treat for me & my pack? Besides, it’s also a better choice than to make banana bread that’s packed with sugar!
Baked to perfection
Here it is, something extremely delicious that passed the PrimaDonna taste test with FLYING colors!
Banana Wheat Germ Muffins
Ingredients:
2 cups unbleached white flour
1/2 cup bananas, mashed
2 TBSP wheat germ
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 honey
1 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
Cookie scoops double as muffin scoops too!
Directions:
In a large bowl, mix all ingredients well. Spoon the batter into muffin cups, about 3/4 full. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. The muffins are done when inserted toothpick in the middle comes out clean. Remove muffins to wire rack and let cool completely.
NOTES: I used wheat flour instead of white. I used about 1/4 cup more mashed bananas (i needed to get rid of the ripe ones!) & instead of using standard sized muffin tins, I prefer bite sized mini muffins. If you choose to go the mini route, you’ll need to REDUCE the baking time to about 12 minutes. It yields about 72 muffins… enough for all of us! Make sure you refridgerate these babies, because they will spoil after 3 days if left at room temperature!
Kai wonders if the muffins are cooled down enough...
Muffins? Do we smell freshly baked Banana Muffins??
RESULTS: All 3 pooches were all too excited & really went “bananas” (pun intended) for this bite sized piece of heaven! What’s more is that my friends, family and I really enjoyed these naturally sweetened muffins too!
"Great - now we have to actually WAIT while food is on the ground?"
The process was extremely easy, with the most time spent spooning the batter into the tins, which was a piece of cake since I used my handy-dandy cookie scoop for easy transfer to the muffin cups! So if you have some freckled bananas starting to get browner by the day, why not give this recipe a whirl and see your dogs go bananas too? Let me know how it goes!
Finished product, cooled & in an airtight container.
Happy Baking-
David, CPDT
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