Do y’all know what a muffie is? Yes, muffie. It’s the top, fluffy part of a muffin. & also the name of my alter ego.

Every modern woman needs one. A pseudonym. A name you tell the Starbucks chick. A name you tell the bartender for your tab. A name you write down on the cocktail napkin & slide across the table to a cutie. (I have never actually done any of this but I am prepared in the event.)

Muffie just suits me. She is snooty & cute – just like the real me except in pearls & sweater sets. She sips white wine (red stains her teeth) & is the first to start the dance party. She lives by the “no new friends” rule & only likes socializing in intimate exclusive groups. She really just enjoys good, wholesome fun, ya know?

I really have to take this opportunity to thank Panera Bread for introducing me to muffies. Browsing their pastry selection one afternoon I came across these sweet muffin tops & I just knew. Muffie would be MY cute, fluffy, better half, too.

Muffie also bakes cause y’all know I don’t do that crap.

 

 

Time: 40 minutes (prep + cooking) | Serves: A dozen muffins

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups of whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp. of baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 2 bananas
• 1/4 cup of low fat cream cheese
• 1/4 cup of honey
• 1 tbsp. of vanilla
• 1 tbsp. of olive oil
• 1 tbsp. of skim milk
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup of chocolate chips

How to:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• In a bowl, combine flour + baking soda + salt
• In a food processor, combine bananas + cream cheese + honey + vanilla + olive oil + milk + egg
• Whisk wet ingredients into dry
• Fold in chocolate chips
• Evenly pour mix into muffin tin
• Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
• Eat until you have chocolate all over your face