Recipe Tag by Patria

Peanut Butter and Banana Muffins from "Deceptively Delicious."

Ingredients

nonstick cooking spray

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup natural-style peanut butter

1/2 cup pureed carrot or pureed cauliflower

1/2 cup mashed banana

1 large egg white

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Spray muffin tins with nonstick spray.
2. Combine 1/2 cup brown sugar, peanut butter, vegetable puree, banana, and egg in a large mixing bowl. Jessica says use a large wooden spoon.
3. Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. I'd put it in bowl and combine with a whisk, but Jessica suggests putting them in a ziptop bag and shake.
4. Fold the dry mix into the wet mix and combine until just lumpy. Don't overmix, these are muffins. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of brown sugar and stir once or twice. Jessica says this puts a crust on the top of the muffins.
5. Divide the batter between the muffins. Cook until lightly brown and a toothpick comes out clean. 15 to 20 minutes.
6. Store at room temp for up to two days, or freeze for up to a month.

I loved these. They were dense and satisfying...not a cakey muffin. Super yummy.

My cousin, Patria (Beachcombers), tagged me and I am supposed to tell you about my typical menu. I will give you what was on the slate for last week:
Monday: I made the peanut butter and banana muffins for an after-school snack. I loved them and the kids "liked" them. We had frozen pizza for dinner(we had to take the kids out in the canoe for family night and had to get out as quickly as possible before dark, so I had to do something speedy...is this justification?)
Tuesday: Toasted bagels with cottage cheese (and tomatoes and lemon pepper for the adults) and cantaloupe.
Wednesday: Chicken salad on croissants, fat-free lays potato chips and a super yummy veggie-filled green salad.
Thursday: For breakfast, I made sweet potato pancakes from "Deceptively Delicious" and for dinner we had the rice balls and some spinach nuggets (yummy with marinara) from Costco.
Friday: Girl's night out...so who knows what Kevin made them.

Some weeks, I go all out with these recipes and I always feel like a better mom when I do. Plus, I can feel better about the frozen pizza dinner nights when I am trying on a few of the other nights.