On the hunt for a low or no sugar muffin, I discovered the Mama.Papa.Bubba blog. She has two yummy recipes that I tried this week: 1. banana muffins, and 2. chocolate coconut banana muffins.
The banana muffin recipe has no added sugar so, of course, they are not sweet treats like what I grew up with. I tried to focus my tastebuds' attentions to the other flavours: ripe banana and chunky walnuts. The walnuts were the perfect distraction, actually. I would feel comfortable raising my kids eating these no sugar treats.
The chocolate coconut banana muffins recipe is a modified version of her normal banana muffin recipe. They are sweeter for two reasons: 1. 2 tbsp of maple syrup (so not exactly no sugar added), and 2. chocolate chips (though, these are optional). I've been looking to try brown rice syrup, for it's low glycemic index properties, so that could be a good future substitute for the maple syrup. And I did semi-sweet chips so I could opt for dark chocolate chips (very high cocoa content) next time.
As a lover of baked goods, it's been a challenge to weed out sugar. These muffins are an admirable start.
The banana muffin recipe has no added sugar so, of course, they are not sweet treats like what I grew up with. I tried to focus my tastebuds' attentions to the other flavours: ripe banana and chunky walnuts. The walnuts were the perfect distraction, actually. I would feel comfortable raising my kids eating these no sugar treats.
The chocolate coconut banana muffins recipe is a modified version of her normal banana muffin recipe. They are sweeter for two reasons: 1. 2 tbsp of maple syrup (so not exactly no sugar added), and 2. chocolate chips (though, these are optional). I've been looking to try brown rice syrup, for it's low glycemic index properties, so that could be a good future substitute for the maple syrup. And I did semi-sweet chips so I could opt for dark chocolate chips (very high cocoa content) next time.
As a lover of baked goods, it's been a challenge to weed out sugar. These muffins are an admirable start.