Chocolate and banana muffins
Hi Girls!
Here’s a great way to keep the kids occupied for a few hours. These muffins are super easy to make and you can hide a serving of fruit in them too – it’s the perfect Mummy disguise.
I used a piping nozzle for the icing but you don’t have to be so fancy, a spoon, spatula or palette knife will do the job just as well. If kids are involved then some 100s and 1000s and maybe some chocolate buttons are in order to really take these muffins to the next level.
However you decide to dress them up, make sure you enjoy every last bite.
Happy cooking! Christie x
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RECIPE
Chocolate & banana muffins w/ chocolate ricotta icing
makes 12 mini muffins (or 6 larger ones)
1 cup self raising flour
1 cup caster sugar
1 tsp bicarbonate soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
100g dark chocolate (70% or more), grated
1 egg, lightly beaten
125g butter, melted and kept warm
1 tsp vanilla extract
2-3 medium very ripe bananas, thoroughly mashed
For the icing:
400g ricotta
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbs cocoa powder
1/4 cup dessicated coconut
1. Preheat the oven to 180C. Grease and lightly flour a 12 hole mini muffin tin.
2. Sift the flour, sugar, bicarbonate soda, salt and cinnamon into a large mixing bowl. Add the grated chocolate and stir to combine.
3. Make a well in the centre and add the beaten egg, warm butter, vanilla and bananas. Fold until all ingredients are just combined, taking care not to over mix. The warm butter should melt the grated chocolate and turn the batter a gorgeous brown colour.
4. Spoon mixture evenly into the 12 muffin holes and bake for 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted appears with moist crumbs. Turn out onto a rack to cool completely while you make the icing.
5. Place the icing ingredients into a clean bowl and whisk until smooth and combined. Pipe or spread onto the cooled muffins and serve.
