Banana, Mango, Avocado Mini Muffins!

I went to the store today, and I just happen to pick up bananas, mangoes and avocados. I wanted to make something with all three and I came across a recipe for muffins. With a bit of tweaking, I came up with a super easy, super fun recipe!

Banana, Mango, Avocado Mini Muffins

Adapted from: Food.com

Ingredients:

1 mango, cubed

2 bananas (extra ripe)

1 avocado (soft)

1 stick butter

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

1/8 - 1/4 cup molasses

2 3/4 cup flour

1/4 oat bran

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons vanilla

1/2 - 1 cup pitted dates, chopped

1/2 - 1 cup dried cranberries

Instructions:                                    

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Place bananas, avocado and butter into bowl. Beat in stand mixer until mostly smooth (it won't be perfectly smooth, but that's ok)

3. Add eggs, sugar, molasses.

4. Add flour, oat bran, baking soda, baking powder, and vanilla.

5. Add about 1-2 cups dried fruit (I used dates and cranberries, but anything would work) and cubed mango, stir in by hand.

6. Bake in mini-muffin tins for 15 minutes, at 350 degrees.

Tropical Cookies

These cookies aren't really seasonally appropriate, but I thought they might be fun anyways!

Tropical Cookies:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
1/2 butter
1 cup oats (any kind)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon lime extract
1/2 - 1 teaspoon banana extract
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup dried mango

In the one batch I added about 1/4 cup dried cranberries. In another I added a bit of cinnamon. These are pretty versatile depending on which flavors you want.

Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Adapted from: Bread + Butter