Mango Lime Muffins

Mango Lime Muffins

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 ripe bananas
• 1 flax egg (or two egg whites)
• 4 tbsp. apple sauce
• 1 tsp. lime juice
• 1 tsp. lime zest
• 1 tsp. agave
• 2 tsp. coconut butter (optional)
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• ½ cup rice flour
• 3 tbsp. coconut flour
• ½ cup rolled oats
• ¼ tsp. ground ginger
• ¼ tsp. baking soda
• pinch of salt
• ¼ cup mango, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp. shredded coconut
• ¼ cup pistachios 

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 375. Grease a muffin tin with cooking spray, set aside.
2. In a large bowl, sift together rice flour, coconut flour, ground ginger, baking soda and salt. Stir in the old fashioned oats. Set aside.
3. In the bowl of a food processor, combine bananas, flax egg, apple sauce, lime juice and zest, agave, coconut butter and vanilla extract. Pulse until smooth.
4. Fold the processed mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Stir the mango, shredded coconut and pistachios into the batter.
5. Divide the batter between six muffin tin moulds. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the tops begin to brown.
6. Cool for 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.