Chocolate Oat Mini Muffins

These are REALLY REALLY good...

These are moist and chocolaty !!!!  I LOVE the addition of the raisins, nuts, coconut & almond butter !!

Ingredients:

1 tsp vanilla extract

3 medium to large ripe bananas, sliced

1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce 
1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk 

6 to 8 large medjool dates, chopped

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2 cups Quaker old fashioned oats

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 cup Hershey's Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

2 tsp ground cinnamon 

1/4 tsp ground cloves

1/2 tsp ground ginger 

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

1/4 tsp ground cardamom 

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp raisins 
1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp ground nuts (I used walnuts)

1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp Unsweetened Shredded Coconut

1/4 cup natural peanut butter or almond butter

Directions:
Blend the vanilla, bananas, applesauce, milk, and dates in a blender or food processor until well blended.

Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl.    

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until well combined.

Spoon into mini muffin pans and bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  

My favorite food processor is the  KitchenAid  7-Cup Food Processor. 

For blenders, I use both the  Vitamix Blender and Ninja Master Prep Professional Blender

I like using the silicone bakeware for my muffins.  The muffins  come out so easily and I don't need to grease the pan.  My favorites are:   Casabella Silicone Standard Muffin Pan, Casabella Silicone Large Muffin Pan, Casabella Jumbo Muffin Cups.