Kashi Hearty Banana Muffins

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups kashi heart to heart cereal, crushed*
• 1 1/4 cups unbleached flour or 1 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/2 cup evaporated cane juice or 1/2 cup raw sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup mashed banana (about 3 medium bananas)
• 1/2 cup nonfat milk or 1/2 cup plain soymilk
• 2 egg whites (or equivalent egg substitute)
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 1 teaspoon real vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 place heart to heart cereal in a freezer bag and crush with a rolling pin until the cereal resembles coarse flour without any large chunks. to save time, you can place the cereal in a blender or food processor and pulse into coarse flour instead.
• 2 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 3 combine the first five ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
• 4 in a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients.
• 5 add liquid mixture to dry mixture and stir until just combined.
• 6 spoon batter evenly into lightly oiled muffin tins.
• 7 for garnish, place three hearts from the heart to heart cereal on top of each muffin.
• 8 bake until a toothpick inserted in the centers of the muffins comes out clean, or about 20 minutes. let cool and serve warm or at room temperature.