Banana and chocolate chip muffins recipe

I’m all for lowering meals waste, and bananas are a type of meals in our home that both are eaten quick, or sit and fester as soon as they’ve gone previous the proper (nonetheless barely inexperienced) level. So this banana and chocolate chip muffins recipe is an effective way to make use of up any brown bananas.

It seems N actually likes these, though the OH gained’t eat them. That doesn’t matter after they get demolished by a snacking teen.

I prefer to assume they’re barely wholesome with the banana in however actually, they’ve nonetheless acquired plenty of sugar. They’ll freeze although, so in the event you gained’t eat all of them, freeze them and you may defrost at room temperature forward of while you wish to eat one. (Nice for taking to work!).

If you happen to’re not a whizz at baking, it doesn’t matter as a result of the recipe for banana and choc chip muffins is easy.

You may make them cupcake dimension in the event you’ve solely acquired that dimension of paper circumstances (and even mini muffins). Simply scale back the cooking time for the smaller truffles.

inside of a banana and chocolate chip muffin

The recipe actually is so simple as mixing the dry components collectively. Melting the butter (I used the microwave, however in a pan over a low warmth is okay). Mixing within the mashed banana and different moist components. Mix moist and dry, add the chocolate chips, and the batter is able to be cooked.

I take advantage of a silicone muffin tray, however these muffins work simply as properly in a metallic one. Personally I favor baking in metallic, however I solely have smaller cupcake trays, not muffin ones. You may discover in the event you’re utilizing silicone, they might want a couple of minutes longer to prepare dinner by way of.

If you wish to go fancy on the presentation, you possibly can use fairly muffin circumstances, however something goes. I simply have white.

Testing in the event that they’re prepared solely wants a cocktail keep on with go in and are available out dry. I additionally attempt to carry one out to test the underside of the case. If the muffin’s a bit too squashy it wants a little bit extra time. However not an excessive amount of as a result of they are going to be fairly moist as a result of banana.

Depart them within the tin on a baking rack to chill barely earlier than eradicating them from the tin to chill totally on the rack.

There are fairly a number of components on this banana and chocolate chip muffins recipe, however solely what you’d normally have for different truffles. As with most recipes you possibly can swap components if wanted. For the sugar, I take advantage of mild brown, however you possibly can use caster sugar. If you happen to don’t have chocolate chips, you should buy mini chunks, and even simply chop up chocolate of your selecting. I favor darkish, however milk chocolate works too.

These muffins at all times go quick in our home, however they’re simply saved in an hermetic container for as much as 3 days. Alternatively, you possibly can freeze them, then simply defrost separately at room temperature in the event you’ve acquired a glut of bananas to make use of up, and never sufficient time to eat the muffins!

Recipe for banana and chocolate chip muffins

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