Mint Chocolate Hazelnut Muffins

• 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3/4 cup Truvia baking blend
• 1 egg white
• 3 very ripe bananas
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups Gluten Free baking flour
• 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
• 1/2 cup mint chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup toasted hazelnuts

1. Preheat oven 375 degrees F
2. Toast hazelnuts on medium heat in a small pan on the stovetop ~5-7 minutes or when you just smell the nuts
3. Remove nuts from heat, allow to cool then chop nuts finely
4. Meanwhile mash bananas, add sugar, egg, mint extract & applesauce in a large mixing bowl
5. Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients then fold chocolate chips & hazelnuts into the batter
6. Place muffin liners in a muffin tin & fill liners 1/2 way full of batter
7. Bake 15-18 minutes at 375 degrees F

unsweetened applesauce, baking blend, egg, very ripe bananas, baking powder, baking soda, baking flour, mint, mint chocolate chips, hazelnuts

Taken from food52.com/recipes/40887-mint-chocolate-hazelnut-muffins (may not work)