Cozy Banana Choc-Chip Muffins

I had two overripe bananas that I needed to use but didn't want to make something that would go to waste. This recipe ticks all the boxes when it comes to making the most of left over food items, like my bananas, using common pantry items and makes enough for a single or , at most, two helpfuls. If you need to make more, all you've got to do is double the quantity. These banana choc-chip muffins are a beautiful accompaniment to your cuppa and its kid-friendly, which is always a bonus!

Makes approximately 6 muffins | 30 minutes

Ingredients

2 ripe bananas

¹/₃ cup melted butter

³/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1 tablespoon vanilla essence

1 teaspoon baking soda

Dash of salt

1 cup plain flour

¹/₃ cup chocolate bits

1. Pre-heat your oven to 180⁰C. Put the peeled bananas in a mixing bowl and smash them with a potato masher and mix in the melted butter.

2. Add the sugar, egg and vanilla essence to the mix, followed by the baking soda, salt and flour. When all mixed, you should have a nice thick batter.

3. Grease and/or line your muffin pan with cases. Spoon the batter in the cases, filling it up to three quarters of the case so there is room for the muffin to rise. I also add a few chocolate bits on the top of the batter, but that's optional.

4. Bake the muffins in the oven for about 20 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean from the muffins. Leave to cool on a wire rack until the aroma of the muffins gets to you and you have to eat them!

Notes and Variations

You can make this recipe a lot more healthier by partially or entirely substituting the flour with whole wheat flour. The choc-chip component is also optional in this recipe but I find it goes well so nicely with the banana in a muffin size, and its also my way of enticing the kids the eat it. Banana goes great with other things, such as walnuts, oats, peanut butter, or other fruits, which you can use to substitute the choc-chips. Enjoy :)