Choc full of Banana Muffins

Hi there! Well my sweet tooth has been calling again, and I've decided to satisfy it with these delicious banana muffins. But wait... is that a hint of chocolate too? LittlePod recently launched their Chocolate Extract, and I've been itching to try it, but was unsure what to do with it. I think the addition of it to this banana muffin recipe I adapted from allrecipes.co.uk (full link at bottom of page) really added some depth to an already lovely treat. And I've checked the ww points and it's only 3! I might try replacing the butter with marg next time to make it even better. Best served with a fresh mug of coffee in the mid-morning slump (the not quite lunch, but low energy and tummy growl time!) or as a breakfast on the go. Does it count as one of your five a day?


Banana & Chocolate Muffins

(makes 9)

Ingredients:

135g plain flour
0.5 tsp baking powder
0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
pinch of salt
2 large bananas
100g caster sugar
1 egg
50g melted butter
2 tsp LittlePod chocolate extract
9 dried banana flakes (to decorate)

Instructions:

Pre-heat your oven to 180C/gasmark 4. Sift the flour, baking powder, bicarb and salt into one bowl. In another bowl, mash the bananas, and add the sugar, egg, butter and LittlePod chocolate extract, and mix altogether. Add the flour mixture a bit at a time, mixing as you go. Now divide this mixture up among 9 muffin tray holes (I used those magic plastic cases that go in the oven as I couldn't find a muffin tray), placing a banana flake on the top of each. Cook in the middle of the oven for at least 20min (turning tray round halfway), or until they are good and brown and spring back when lightly prodded. Take out and put on a cooling rack. Keep in an air tight container for up to 3 days, or freeze! Delicious.


original recipe found here: http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/36/delicious-banana-muffins.aspx