Banana Chocolate Nut Muffins
These quick and easy muffins are super delicious, moist
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tspn vanilla essence
- 1/2 tspn ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips
- 1&1/2 cup cake wheat flour sifted
- 1/2 tspn baking powder
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 cup toasted and chopped walnuts
Topping
- 1/2 cup toasted walnuts
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Line a muffin tray with cupcake liners
- Smash bananas with a back of a fork and set aside
- Sift the flour and baking powder and set aside
- Mix half the walnuts with one tablespoon sugar and one tablespoon butter and set aside
- In a large bowl mix together the oil, buttermilk, eggs, sugar and vanilla essence. Mix in the smashed bananas
- Add in the sifted flour/baking powder, cinnamon, chocolate chips and half the walnuts. Gently fold it in.
- Fill the cupcake liners with equal amounts of the batter
- Sprinkle the walnut mixture on top of each muffin
- Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick is inserted and comes out clean
Notes
- You can add any other nuts you prefer
- The amount of sugar can be increased if you prefer a sweeter muffin
- It's best to use bananas that are as ripe as possible
- The chocolate chips is totally optional
- Do not overmix the batter