Remember when I
won some of the
Tropical Traditions Raw Honey in a giveaway from
Matt ?
It has quickly become one of my favored sweeteners. I’ve always liked honey; but up until I tried this raw honey, I don’t think I knew what real honey should taste like. I could eat this stuff off of the spoon.
Doing that with the stuff I
had been using, and I’d probably have spat it out and declared hatred for honey.
I love using honey to make glazes for tofu…especially
honey-mustard tofu “nuggets” with sweet potato wedges …
…or
Balsamic-Honey Tofu … (again with sweet potatoes…obsessed, much?)
…and
honey-curry tofu (and, gasp,
sweet potatoes?!)
But it’s great for baking, too!
I think all too often I grab the maple or date syrup, but honey is quite wonderful in breads…
Like this
white whole wheat walnut loaf …
…or in my most recent creation, Banana Honey “muffin tops!”
Muffin tops is only in quotations because I wanted something the size of muffin tops, but had no muffin top pan. So, I just blobbed them onto cookie sheets.
And now that I think about it, I have no idea why I didn’t just make them mini muffins. I guess I’m just a little dense…
…either way, these are fantastic. Super banana-y, but not your average banana muffin!
HealthyExposures
Banana-Honey Muffins/Muffin Tops
yields 14-16 tops or mini muffins
- 1 c. quick oats
- 1/2 c. + 1 T. almond meal
- 3 T. white whole wheat flour
- 1 t. baking powder
- 1/4 t. salt
- 1/2 t. cinnamon
- scant 1/2 t. nutmeg
- 1 1/2 ripe bananas
- 1/4 c. raw honey
- 1 t. vanilla extract
- 1/2 t. almond extract
- 2 T. canola oil
Preheat oven to 350*. In a large bowl, combine the oats, almond meal, flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Set aside.
In a separate small bowl, thoroughly mash the bananas until liquidy. Stir in the honey, extracts and oil. (Note: If the honey is solid, you’ll want to heat it until it is relatively runny.)
Fold the wet into dry until just combine. Drop spoonfuls onto greased/sprayed cookie sheets or mini muffin tins and bake 15 minutes. Allow to cool a minute or two on the sheets before transferring to wire cooling racks
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They make the perfect night-time snack! Moist and just bursting with banana-y goodness.
Even more honey recipes can be found
here!
So! Want to win some honey?
I’ve gotta say…I’ll be a little jealous of this winner. I’m almost all out of mine!
One winner will receive a jar of Tropical Traditions Raw Honey.
How to enter?
Mandatory Entry:
Subscribe to the
Tropical Traditions Sales Newsletter and leave a comment saying you did.
Bonus Entries:
1. Follow myself (@
HLTHYexposures ) and Tropical Traditions (@
troptraditions ) on Twitter and leave a comment saying you did. (one comment, please; this is one entry
)
2. Tweet about the giveaway (you could say @HLTHYexposures is giving away @troptraditions raw honey!) and leave a comment saying you did.
3. Tell me your favorite use for honey in a comment.
I will randomize a winner
Sunday, April 24th. So get entering! (and make sure you leave a
separate entry for each comment!)
(p.s. Open to residents of Canada and the US only, please!)
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Banana-Honey Muffins/Muffin Tops yields 14-16 tops or mini muffinsPreheat oven to 350*. In a large bowl, combine the oats, almond meal, flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Set aside.
In a separate small bowl, thoroughly mash the bananas until liquidy. Stir in the honey, extracts and oil. (Note: If the honey is solid, you’ll want to heat it until it is relatively runny.)
Fold the wet into dry until just combine. Drop spoonfuls onto greased/sprayed cookie sheets or mini muffin tins and bake 15 minutes. Allow to cool a minute or two on the sheets before transferring to wire cooling racks
This was printed from: HealthyExposures
The site URL: http://www.healthyexposuresblog.com
The Title: Sugar Sugar, oh, Honey Honey [GIVEAWAY!]
The URL: http://www.healthyexposuresblog.com/2011/04/sugar-sugar-oh-honey-honey-giveaway/
© Copyright 2011 - All Rights Reserved