Chocolate Banana Muffins

[shanmonster]

I had a bunch of bananas that had lost all the yellow on their peels and were slowly beginning to melt into my kitchen. Rather than throw them out, I decided today was my last chance to use them. And I baked muffins.

I altered a recipe from Epicurious. Here's what I came up with:

• 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  
• 2/3 cup demerara sugar
  
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/4 tsp salf
  
• 3 mashed over-ripe bananas
  
• 1 egg
  
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
  
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
  
• 1 tsp vanilla
  
• 1/4 cup milk
  
• 2/4 cup chocolate chips
  

Heat the oven to 350F.
Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in one bowl.
Mix bananas, egg, coconut milk, olive oil, vanilla, and milk in another bowl.
Add flour mixture to banana mixture, stirring until just combined. Do not over mix.
Fold in chocolate chips.

Dump into greased/paper-lined muffin tin. I filled mine to the top, and they didn't overflow. Bake for 32 minutes, until lightly browned, or until toothpick comes out with just chocolate, and no crumbs.

Makes 12.



The muffins are very moist and sweet. They're a bit too sweet for my liking, but I don't have much of a sweet tooth, and f00dave thinks they're delicious. Maybe next time, I'll reduce the sugar a bit, or use dark chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet.

Comments

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

I still like your double-chocolate banana bread recipe best. I have bought bananas specifically for that recipe!

I tried the cardamom cookie recipe on the weekend. It came oug all right, but the cardamom I used was kind of sold so it was moare like a sugar cookie than anything else. I'll try again.

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

Sorry, that should be "out", "old" and "more" in the above comment.
Mind's wandering.