Vickys Banana & Apple Oat Muffins

• 6 tbsp oil
• 180 g apple sauce
• 1 over ripe banana, mashed
• 180 g gluten-free / self-raising flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum if using gluten-free flour
• 60 g plain dairy-free chocolate chips
• 20 g gluten-free rolled oats
• to taste granulated sugar / sweetener

1. Preheat the oven to gas 4 / 180C / 350F and line a 6 hole muffin tin with paper cases
2. Mix the oil, apple sauce and mashed banana together in a large bowl
3. Stir in the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, xanthan gum if using and the choc chips until just combined
4. Taste the batter and decide if you'd like to add a bit of sugar.
5. The apple sauce and banana is the only sweetener here so you may need to add a little granulated sugar to your taste
6. Spoon the batter evenly into each paper case then sprinkle the oats over the tops
7. Bake for 35 - 45 minutes until the muffins are risen and golden and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean and dry (This pic isn't a good representation of how big the muffins will be.
8. I didn't have quite enough flour so my batter was less and I should have only filled 4 cases but.....)
9. Let cool in the tin for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely
10. Without any added sugar these muffins come in at under 100 calories each

oil, apple sauce, banana, flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, xanthan gum if using, chocolate chips, rolled oats

Taken from cookpad.com/uk/recipes/489764-vickys-banana-apple-oat-muffins (may not work)