Double Chocolate Banana Muffins for a Morning Tin

Set out All Purpose Flour, Dutch-processed cocoa powder I use Droste – It’s divine, and baking soda before you start Double Chocolate Banana Muffins for a Morning Tin. The batch is written for 12 Muffins.

Count on 20 minutes of prep, 15 minutes of cooking, about 35 minutes from the first measurement to the plate.

Ingredients Method

What goes in the bowl

• 1 ½ cups All Purpose Flour
• ½ cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder I use Droste – It’s divine.
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg well beaten
• ½ cup whole milk
• ½ cup packed dark brown sugar
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ½ cup canola oil
• 1 ¼ cups mashed ripened bananas (~3 large bananas)
• ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

How the cooking goes

1. Pre-heat oven to 350° F. Butter and dust 12-16 muffin tins with cocoa powder or use liners. You made 12 muffins and one tiny loaf for the freezer.
2. Sieve the first five ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl and keep it to one side. You measure the flour by spooning flour into the baking cup directly from the bag until it is slightly mounded. Level with a sharp knife. Do not tap cup or in any way compact your flour.
3. Stir sugars, egg and oil well with a wooden spoon. Add milk and vanilla and mix until completely incorporated. Add dry ingredients and gently mix with wooden spoon until mostly incorporated but some lumps remain. Add bananas and chips and lightly mix only until banana is distributed throughout batter. You should still have lumps.
4. Scoop batter into tins until ¾ full. Sprinkle coarsely granulated sugar on top if you wish. Bake at 350° F for 15-20 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out with only some crumbs attached. Make sure that you didn’t just hit a chocolate chip because melted chocolate can make your muffins appear underdone. We don’t want that!

After it comes off the heat

Let the pan settle before you slice, so the crumb stays together. Cover leftovers once they are cool.

If you want another plate from Muffins, open Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins for a Morning Tin and Healthy Carrot Muffins Baked Until the Tops Dome.