Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Adjust oven rack to middle position. Grease or spray the muffin tins with non-stick oil.
In a bowl, combined the mashed bananas and chia seeds; set aside.
In the bowl of your electric mixer, cream butter and brown sugar just until mixture is light and fluffy. Add egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in yogurt, milk, and vanilla extract until combined.
Remove bowl from your electric mixer and stir in the all-purpose flour, ground rolled oats, salt, baking powder, and baking soda until dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in the banana/chia seeds mixture.
NOTE: Bake all quick breads as soon as the ingredients are assembled.
Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake approximately 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. A good check is to use an instant digital thermometer to test your muffins. The temperature of the muffin should be at 200 degrees F.
When done, remove from oven and as soon as they have cooled enough to handle, remove the muffins from pan and place on a wire rack to finish cooling.
Makes 12 muffins.
1 muffin = 4.8 fat grams, 34 carb grams, 190 calories
* To ripen bananas, allow green or yellow bananas to ripen at room temperature until the skin is covered with brown spots. Use a potato masher, fork, or spoon to mash the bananas, leaving no chunks of banana.
** Chia Seeds: You may know Chia as the sprouts that grow on the porous clay figurines called Chia Pets, however there is much more to it than that! Chia has both nutritional and medicinal benefits. The seeds are an excellent source of essential fatty acids and are a great addition to a healthy diet. Chia Seeds are an edible seed that comes from the desert plant "Salvia hispanica," a member of the mint family that grows abundantly in southern Mexico. The seeds are either white or black and both types are highly nutritious. Learn more about the Ancient Chia Seed - How it Can Benefit Your Health.
*** You could use any flavor of yogurt that you desire.
**** Make a powder out of the rolled oats by putting into the blender or food processor.
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