If you haven't caught the ripe banana train yet, you best get on board soon!  Seriously, what are you doing?  Take those brown bananas, peel and chop them up and freeze those suckers! But save a few for this recipe, first. They're like gold!   

I made these in 30 minutes exactly, start to finish. Baked to perfection in exactly 25 minutes and prep time was minimal as I just blended it all together step by step.  Bananas = easy peasy!

​Maple Banana Blueberry Muffins

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:
3 large ripe bananas
1/2 cup coconut sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 egg (or flax/water egg replacer)
1/3 cup melted coconut oil
​1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup flour
1 cup blueberries

What to do:

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.

2)Using a mixer, blend bananas until smooth.

3) Add sugar, maple syrup, flax or egg, and coconut oil.  Blend until combined.  

4) Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl and mix into banana mixture. 

5) Gently fold in blueberries. 

6) Spoon into 12 well greased or lined muffin cups. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Let cool and enjoy! 

Yes, that's a mouthful, I know.  

Maple Blueberry Walnut Oatmeal Cookies. 

But it's a delicious mouthful... !  

Seriously though.  I couldn't resist leaving out any of those delicious ingredients from the title.  And that title in itself was hard enough to narrow down!  There's still some other yumminess I left out of the title.  

Maple Blueberry Walnut Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 5 min prep + 14 min baking

Ingredients:
2/3 cup sunflower seed butter
2/3 cup maple syrup
3 tbsp melted coconut oil
1 flax egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup oat flour (process oats in a food processor for a few seconds!)
1 1/2 cups oats
Handful Walnuts
Handful Dried Blueberries

What to do:

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.  Grease baking sheets or line with parchment paper. 

2) Process 1 cup oats in food processor to turn into a 'flour'.  Remove from food processor and set aside. 

3) Using a food processor or mixer, combine sunflower seed butter and maple syrup.  Add coconut oil and then flax egg until combined. Then vanilla, baking soda, baking powder, and oat flour.  Mix thoroughly until smooth and sticky. 

4) Switch to using a large spoon and add oats, walnuts, and dried blueberries.  Stir to combine. 

5) Spoon onto lined/greased cookie sheet about an inch apart from each other.  Bake on middle rack for 12-14 minutes, until crisping up just on the edges.  Remove from oven and cool on a cooling rack.  Eat 'em up or freeze them.  They are delicious straight out the freezer, too! :)

insert substitute for crunchy, store-bought cereal - GRANOLA! 

Who doesn't love granola?  It's sweet, crunchy, versatile, can be a meal or snack! So good.  And not loaded with random ingredients you don't want.

Total time: 5 min prep + 30-45 minute baking

Ingredients:
3 cups rolled oats, old fashioned style
1 tbsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 cup almonds
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted

What to do:
1) Preheat oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit. Grease large cookie sheet (with sides).

2) Mix together oats, cinnamon, sea salt, almonds, seeds and any other nuts/seeds you are using.  

3) In a small dish, combine maple syrup and oil.  Add to the oat mixture.  Stir well to combine so that all pieces are coated. 

4) Spread evenly on greased baking pan.  Bake in oven for 30-45 minutes, until golden brown.  Stir once, around the 20 minute mark.  

5) Remove from oven but let sit in pan, cooling, for another 15 minutes or so to let it crisp up even more.  Then remove from pan, adding in any dried fruit, if any, at this point.  Store in an airtight container, in the refrigerator.  Yum!