No More Delays... Here's The Recipe!!

Well, I am relieved to report that I physically survived my first week of classes... but emotionally?? Barely.

While I am quite excited about the content of each class and enjoy my professors, I am quite nervous and extremely stressed out about the workload.

Yes, I realize that none of this is shocking, since I did anticipate a massive workload; but not to the degree that I am actually in for during this semester, in each class. This weekend, I already have several papers to write, presentations to prepare for, quizzes to study for, and interviews to conduct. Welcome back to school, I guess.

But enough about all of this - my next post will be a video post, so maybe I will discuss a little bit more about this topic then (if anyone is actually interested, haha).

Today's post is supposed to be fun, positive, and (most importantly) delicious - so let's get on with it, shall we??


In my previous post, I mentioned that I baked a second treat (other than the cookies) and would be sharing the recipe for it. Well, I always keep my promises; but I am going to share a little more about the treat before actually doing so (I know, I am always teasing, haha).

Treat #2 features a wholesome mix of bananas, figs, and pistachios in a "usually wholesome" form...


(**Photo courtesy of Kath, since she was one of my taste-testers - and I forgot to photograph the muffins myself, haha**)



A batch of Banana-Fig-Pistachio Muffins. Considering how much I love all three of these ingredients, you would think that I would be able to come up with this combination sooner - but oh well, better late than never, right?? ;-)

Even though Treat #1 was presented to you sans recipe, never fear!! Treat #2 is about to be "fully revealed":


(**Once again, photo courtesy of Kath**)



VeggieGirl's Banana-Fig-Pistachio Muffins

(**Adapted from the Banana-Date-Walnut Muffins recipe from the Fatfree Vegan Kitchen blog**)



• 1.75 cups flour (I used Bob's Red Mill GF All Purpose Baking Flour)

• 1 tablespoon baking powder

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

• 1/2 cup sugar (I used organic turbinado sugar)

• 3 overripe bananas, mashed

• 1/2 cup nondairy "milk" of choice, with more added to the batter as needed (**Note: I used Living Harvest hempmilk)

• 1/3 cup applesauce

• 1/2 cup shelled raw pistachios, finely chopped

• Fig spread, for center of muffins (I used the Dalmatia brand of fig spread)




Preheat oven to 400°F (240°C). Lightly coat a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.

In a large bowl, add in the bananas, nondairy "milk," turbinado sugar, and applesauce. Mix well.

In the same bowl, add in the flour, baking powder, and chopped pistachios. As the mixture starts to thicken up/combine, add as much additional nondairy "milk" as you need (but not too much) so that the batter is mixable.

Pour mixture into the 12-cup muffin tin (coated generously with nonstick cooking spray), filling each cup a little less than half-way.

Drop a dollop of fig spread into each muffin cup, and then proceed to top that with the remaining batter.

Bake for about 16-18 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffins comes out clean.


Makes 12 muffins.




The "taste-testers" for these muffins were...

...my parents (who loved the "gooey fig center and hearty pistachios"), Kath (whose fabulous review can be found via this link), and... The Co-Worker!! Yes, he is back and with yet another one of his famous reviews:



**Here is The Co-Worker's official review of the Banana-Fig-Pistachio Muffins**:


"LET ME START OFF BY SAYING THIS REVIEW COULD BE TAINTED…WHY?? WELL, I’VE BEEN TRYING TO EAT HEALTHIER SINCE THE NEW YEAR CAME… AND IN BETWEEN CARROTS, ORANGES, APPLES AND PRETZELS ALL MEASURED OUT TO HEALTHY PROPORTIONS… THE BANANA FIG PISTACHIO MUFFIN TASTED WONDERUL.

I HAD IT LATE IN THE DAY AND IT SEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN ME AN ENERGY BOOST… NO KIDDING. IT WAS MOIST WITHOUT BEING MESSY… IT WAS SWEET WITHOUT BEING TOO MUCH…. NONE OF THE INGREDIENTS OVERPOWER THE OTHERS, BUT RATHER WORK IN PERFECT HARMONY TO CREATE A GREAT MUFFIN….

TRY ONE, YOU’LL LIKE IT!"




(**And again, photo courtesy of Kath**)


One treat. Many reviews. All fabulous. Hooray!! :-) I hope that you enjoyed this "recipe reveal," as well as the upcoming long weekend.



I will "see" you in my next post, on VeggieGirl TV (since it will be a video post).