Here is a quick and easy muffin recipe you can whip up for the kids lunch boxes, after school snack or weekend sporting event. Plus a great way to use up overripe bananas!
I made these or the kids weekend sports, took what we needed and froze the rest for lunch boxes for through the week, I grabbed one out of the freezer for myself, left on the bench for a little, thawed rather quickly… it tasted as fresh as the day I made them… so good!
I have shared a recipe previously for Chocolate Banana Muffins, but on this occasion I couldn’t use the recipe as I didn’t have any butter. I loved this version, was moist and so banana-ry!!
Chocolate Banana Muffins
- 3 overripe bananas, mashed
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1 egg
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 1 1/2 cup self raising flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C
- Grease 12 hole muffin tin, or line with cases
- In a large bowl combine bananas, oil and egg, mix.
- Add in sugar, flour, cocoa and choc chips, then gently stir until combined.
- Spoon batter evenly into muffin tin.
- Bake in oven or 20-25 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
By Kat – The Organised Housewife
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19 comments
These look great Kat! I love having a supply of muffins in the freezer, they make such a great treat.
they are a great snack to have ready and the defrost so quickly too!
These muffins were so quick and easy. my 5 yr old twins loved them!
I am so pleased they enjoyed them, you could also make them as mini versions for snacks for their lunchboxes, easier to fit in their hand too!
Wow how easy are these! I can imagine they would be so lovely and moist from the oil – what a perfect mid afternoon snack!
they were so moist and yes your right it was such an easy recipe, one I will be using often!!
Does it matter what kind of oil?
My kids begged me to make these and since my cupboard is bare there were a few changes. I used coconut oil, only had 1/2 cup of sugar left so that was it, I had 4 bananas so in they went and I mixed wholemeal and white self raising flour. Chocolate chips were left over Easter eggs. The kids loved them and they froze beautifully. Now to restock the cupboards for next round!
I made these to use up over ripe bananas and a block of Cadbury choc that I would have eaten all by myself otherwise. I just cut it up into small pieces in place of the choc chips as I didn’t have enough left. They were a big hit. My son has taken one to school today and I brought some into my office for morning tea.
Ooh yum! I bet they were a big hit in the office too.:)
do you mash the bananas?
Hi Sarah, yes i give them a good mash. Makes it so much easier when they are nice and a little over ripe.
What sort of oil is best for this recipe?
Hi Andrea, I use either canola or vegetable oil, I have just adjusted the recipe to show canola. Hope you enjoy them.
I love these muffins and the kids do too! I often throw in a few spoon fulls of black chia seeds into the batter for a bit of crunch and an Omega hit.
I only have olive oil would this be ok? Or could I use butter?
I only have a oil that gives me good amount of receipe.
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