Granola Espresso Banana Muffins

This is an easy and relatively low-carb, low-fat muffin with a twist on the tradional receipe.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 12 muffins

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon butter
• 1⁄3 cup fat free sour cream
• 3  bananas (very ripe)
• 2  egg whites
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  tablespoon instant espresso
• 1  tablespoon milk
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 1⁄4 cups flour (unbleached)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 cup flax seed meal
• 1  cup granola cereal (with almonds)

Directions

1. Melt butter and mix with non-fat sour cream.
2. Beat egg whites a little and mix with butter/sour cream mixture.
3. Smash bananas and mix in instant espresso, vanilla, milk and 1/2 cup granola, and mix with butter/sour cream/egg white mixture.
4. Sift flour and sugar, and mix in flax seed meal, soda and salt.
5. Mix dry and wet ingredients together.
6. Grease 12-muffin tin and divide batter equally.
7. Sprinkle each muffin with the remaining granola.
8. Bake at 350 degrees and until toothpick comes out clean.