Banana & Chocolate Muffins

A perfect weekend breakfast or accompaniment for a coffee break!  The banana makes the muffins stay moist days after baking when most would go stale.

• Difficulty: Easy
• Category: Baking Days, Breakfast, Cooking with Kids
• Cuisine: American
• Cooking Method: Baking

Ingredients

• 3 ripe bananas
• 125 ml vegetable oil
• 2 free-range eggs
• 100 g soft dark brown sugar
• 225 g plain flour
• 3 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C Fan/Gas Mark 6 and line a 12 bun muffin tin with papers or muffin cases.
2. Place the bananas in a bowl and mash with a fork, mix in the oil, eggs and sugar.
3. Mix together the flour, cocoa powder and bicarbonate of soda, add to the banana mixture beating gently.
4. Spoon into the muffin cases and then bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes. Allow to cool in the muffin tin and then place on a wire rack... enjoy!!