Yummy Gluten Filled Desserts

Yes, I'm gluten intolerant... but I do love my husband so much that I will make him these delicious gluten(poison...at least for me) desserts!

So what to do when the bananas start going bad... those brown spots do show up way to fast! Must look that up... how to keep bananas fresh longer. The other option is to buy smaller bunches of bananas but where is the fun in that? Brown spotted bananas give me the opportunity to experiment with banana desserts! Like so:

Banana Chocolate Chip and Walnut Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

Ingredients (thanks to Gina Neely)

Batter:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 stick butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 large ripe bananas, peeled, and mashed
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, (reserve some for garnish)
• I added chocolate chips because everything it better with Chocolate add 1/2cup of chocolate chips

Directions

Batter:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 1 (12-cup) muffin pan with paper cupcake liners.

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

In a large bowl, add the butter and the sugar. Beat with a hand-held mixer until combined. Add the sour cream and the vanilla extract. Slowly beat in the eggs, 1 at a time. Incorporate the dry mixture and wet mixtures together until thoroughly combined. Add the bananas and walnuts, being careful not to over mix. Using an ice cream scoop, fill each cupcake liner 3/4 way full. Bake in the preheated oven until the tops turn golden-brown and when a toothpick, inserted in the middle of the cupcake, comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Remove the cupcakes from the oven to a wire rack and let cool before frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 4 ounces unsalted butter, softened
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer. With the mixer on low speed, add the powdered sugar a cup at a time until smooth and creamy. Beat in the vanilla extract

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

- 1 cup of butter

- 1 1/2 cups of sugar

- 2 eggs

- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

- 2 cups all-purpose flour

- 2/3 cup cocoa

- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda

- 1/4 teaspoon salt

- 1 cup chocolate chips (these taste amazing with chocolate chunks)

1. Heat the oven to 350

2. Beat the butter, sugar, eggs. and vanilla until light and fluffy .

3. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt and add to butter and beat until well blended.

4. Mix in chocolate chips

5. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or just until set

6. ENJOY! Because...according to my gluten eating husband they are amazing!