Banana Wheat Germ Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup wheat germ
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3 medium sized very ripe bananas, mashed, plus 1 banana sliced approx. 3/4 inch thick for topping
• 1/2 cup agave or honey
• 3 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 large egg

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   Combine flour, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda, salt in a bowl.

3. 3

   In a standing mixer or with a hand mixer, combine the 3 bananas, agave, oil, vanilla and egg. Beat until combined and bananas are mashed.

4. 4

   Gently mix in the dry ingredients in 3 stages until just combined. Do not over-mix.

5. 5

   Grease or line muffin cups or mini loaf pans and fill 3/4 full with the mixture.

6. 6

   Place the slices of banana on top of each filled muffin cup or decoratively over the loaf pan.

7. 7

   Bake 15 minutes for mini muffin cups, 20 for regular muffin cups or 25 minutes for mini loaf pans or until a toothpick comes out clean.

8. 8

   Cool and serve.