COCONUT AND BANANA MUFFINS

1 cup Brown Rice Flour
1 cup Buckwheat Flour
2 1/2 tsp Baking Powder (Alum. Free)
1/2 cup Rapadura Sugar
1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1/2 cup Coconut Flakes
1 tsp Dulce Flakes
1/2 cups Walnuts
1/2 cup Pepitas (Pumpkin Seeds)
1 cup Grated Carrot
1 Banana, chopped
1/2 cup Sultanas
90g Butter, chopped
1 Egg
1 cup Kefir milk (or 1/2 cup Milk, 1/2 cup Yoghurt)
1 inch piece Vanilla Bean, chopped (or 1 tsp Vanilla Extract)


1.  Preheat oven to 180 C and grease your muffin tray.

2.  Place flours, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, coconut, dulse flakes, nuts and seeds in a food processor.  Blend to a slightly fine powder.  Transfer to a large mixing bowl.

3.  Place banana, carrot and sultanas into the food processor and chop to desired consistency.  Add butter, egg, kefir and vanilla and mix well.  Now add the dry ingredients and blend away until your mixture is ready.

4.  Transfer to muffin tray and bake for about 25 mins.


This recipe makes at least 12 large muffins and is a healthy sweet snack the whole family can enjoy.

Adapted from Jude Blereau's "Wholefood for Children".  A fantastic book written by a fantastic lady..