Banana Bread Muffins (With Chocolate Chips and Pumpkin Seeds)

This is a great recipe for a rainy day (or a Corona Lock-down) and you can really improvise with the ingredients making the muffins as healthy or indulgent as your heart desires. Bonus - they are great for freezing and a wonderful crowd pleaser if baking for guests.

Total Prep and Bake Time: 60 minutes (approx)

Difficulty: Easy Peasy

Makes: 12 Muffins

Ingredients:

• 3 Ripe Bananas (plus 1 for decorating)

• 2 Large Eggs (or three medium) (free range/ organic if you please)

• 180 grams Wholewheat Flour

• 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda

• 1 teaspoon of baking powder

• 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

• 2 Large tablespoons of Honey or Agave Syrup (depending on how sweet you want it to be but you can be generous with the honey)

• Half a tall glass of semi skimmed milk

• A handful of Pumpkin Seeds (I don't measure or weigh so whatever you think yourself)

• 100 grams (give or take) of melted butter (I use salted butter to add some flavor but you can use unsalted butter if you prefer)

• Chocolate Chips (I used dark chocolate chips) if you prefer you can exclude the chocolate and add some dried fruit instead.

• Optional: Full disclosure - I threw in some organic coconut sugar just because - like a tablespoon or two but if you were generous enough with the honey then this probably isn't necessary

• Optional: A dollop of golden syrup added to the mix works wonders
  

Method:

• Pre-heat the oven to 180 degree C (for about 20 - 30 minutes before you but the muffins in)

• Add the wholewheat flour, Baking soda and Baking Powder, Cinnamon and Salt to a large mixing bowl

• In a separate bowl - mash up the bananas finely

• Beat the eggs then add them to the bowl with the mashed bananas

• Add in your Honey / Syrup / Agave and stir

• Heat your butter (or coconut oil) on the pan until melted then add to the mashed banana bowl and stir the mixture

• Now add the bowl with the wheat flour etc to the runny banana mixture and stir

• Add in the milk and keep stirring

• Chuck in the Chocolate Chips and pumpkin seeds and stir some more

• Keep stirring until the mixture is free-ish from lumps but it doesn't need to be smooth

• Grease the muffin tin with some butter

• Add in the Mixture - even out across the tin, chop up the half banana and add the banana slices to the top of the mixture to decorate and put in the over for 30- 40 minutes

• Once risen, and browned on the top, remove from the oven and allow to cool

• Sprinkle with icing sugar for dramatic effect and enjoy x

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