A good day. May 9th. Ryan and I are celebrating our FIVE year wedding anniversary today. Over the last five years, we’ve walked through good and bad. Suicides and car accidents. More funerals than I ever thought we’d have to attend. We’ve moved across the country….three times. We’ve traveled across Europe and started creative businesses. We’ve fallen deeper in love. We’ve experienced unspeakable heartache and uncontainable joy. And of course, we brought this little light into our world. We are so blessed. This morning, we went to the church we got married at and took these pictures.
I am still very much in love.
And because this post is full of good things, I had to share my favorite banana muffin recipe. I make these every single week. Four large and ripe bananas lead to a moist and sweet muffin that needs no additional sweetening. No sugar, no maple syrup, no honey. Once you make them, you won’t go back. You don’t need sugar when you’ve got a bunch of ripe bananas! These are especially ideal for little ones. I love baking treats that aren’t loaded with preservatives and sugar. I think you will too.
Very Banana Muffins
4 LARGE and RIPE bananas (if bananas are small, use five)
4 TBSP butter, melted and cool
1 egg
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour (whole wheat flour works well too)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line six regular muffin tins (you can also make a batch of 12, but the muffins won’t be quite as large).
In a bowl, mash together bananas until smooth. I will often use my kitchen aid and paddle attachment to achieve the desired consistency. Add in melted butter and egg. Stir until well combined. Add flour, baking soda, sea salt, and cinnamon. Fold in dry ingredients with a spatula. Do not overmix. Distribute batter into prepared muffin tins. If using six muffin tins, your batter will almost overflow. Don’t worry. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
What a sweet post! I hope you and Ryan had a wonderful anniversary. 🙂 And those muffins are so huge and delightful! I can just imagine how moist they are inside. Yay!
Happy Anniversary!!! I love these pictures <3
and the banana muffins look so delicious and comforting!
Happy anniversary! Five years, and your first with little Lucy
nice to go back to the church and have those photos taken, very beautiful!
So glad you guys have held on to each other through the good and the bad in the last five years! Wishing you many years of joy to come 🙂
Five years?! Time flies! And your family is seriously the sweetest. Lovely post and awesome recipe, friend! xx
You guys are living, loving, and doing it well. Congrats.
xoxox
Happy Anniversary! Beautiful photos. 🙂
And thanks for this fantastic recipe! These muffins look gorgeous!
What a touching post! I hope that you and your hubby enjoy a lovely anniversary together – you have such a beautiful family! And for this recipe? I love love love the simplicity of it and the fact that they are seriously lightened up without any sugar! I am going to have to make these once I have some ripe bananas around!
The more the better! The muffins look delicious!
Happy Anniversary, you beautiful people!
🙂 ela
Congratulations to you both! This is a simple and beautiful post, as is that banana muffin recipe. I’m always in search of the best banana bread, and it’s refreshing to see such a short and honest list of ingredients 🙂 Can’t wait to try it.
love the banana muffins! congratulations on your anniversary! we just celebrated our 6th in April! you are such a great looking couple! 🙂
Wow, five years! Happy anniversary!
These muffins look great! I don’t think I have ever made muffins without sugar. I should really try it out sometime!
Happy belated Anniversary, Monet! Here’s wishing you smooth sailing and many years more! Lucy is the best!
Your muffins sound delicious and it’s great with no added sugar! Wish I had one now!
Happy Mother’s Day!
Congrats on five years, I love the banana muffins, what a lovely recipe…
Congratulations on your wedding anniversary! I just love this recipe as it has no sugar – perfect for me 🙂
Happy Anniversary! You two are such strong people made even better as a team. Your muffins look amazing!!
I love this recipe, love the idea of muffins without sweetener!
And happy five years to you. You have been through much, and it’s wonderful to see you blossoming with joy.
Happy Anniversary to both of you! It is great to see a couple who has overcome so many harsh events in life and still together!!! Your daughter is precious!
These healthy banana muffins look super delicious and great to have both for breakfast and as a snack. I hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day!
This is the sweetest post! Happy anniversary! I hope that in 4 years I can say the same! Anything can happen as long as our bond grows stronger. These banana muffins look delicious and PACKED with bananas!
That red door looks like the door of St. Marks United Methodist Church in Atlanta. Is it?
Happy Belated Anniversary!
Definitely pinning these. What a simple recipe! They look gorgeous. Happy Anniversary and Happy Mother’s Day!
What handsome muffins! Banana bread is never quite banana-y enough for me, so I can’t wait to try this one. I love how simple the ingredient list is, and so healthy, too. Thank you for sharing!