Chocolate banana muffins

Recipe for simple chocolate banana muffins

I invite you to try these very simple and quick chocolate banana muffins from Nigella Lawson’s recipe. These are also ideal banana cupcakes for children, and what’s more, they are so simple that you don’t even need a mixer to prepare them. You can prepare everything using a fork and a spoon. Additionally, the muffins are made from basic ingredients usually available in every home. I highly recommend them for dessert, or even for a sweet breakfast. Check out my recipe and see how to make chocolate banana muffins.

Nigella’s banana muffins with chocolate – my notes

I found the recipe for these chocolate banana muffins at Nigella’s. Like most of her recipes, this one is very simple and quick. It only requires a few basic ingredients that you have at home :) First of all, very ripe bananas – 3 pieces. And besides that, oil, flour, cocoa, sugar, and baking soda. If you don’t have baking soda, use baking powder. Baking powder is weaker than baking soda, so you need to use more of it!

How to make chocolate banana muffins – tips

You’ll make banana muffins with cocoa very simply and quickly! You’ll blend or thoroughly mix the wet ingredients with the mashed banana, and then combine with the dry ingredients. And that’s practically all the work! Super, right?

Before baking, you can additionally sprinkle the top of the banana cupcakes with chopped chocolate or chocolate chips. They will be even better!

How long to bake banana muffins?

I had large muffin liners and baked my banana muffins for about 20 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 degrees Celsius (top/bottom heat mode). Remember to check the muffins before taking them out of the oven to see if they are ready.

When are banana muffins baked?

Insert a toothpick into the center of a muffin, and if the toothpick comes out dry – without traces of wet dough – it means that the banana muffins are ready and can be removed from the oven :) Then just wait a moment for them to cool slightly, and you can eat them – still warm. The muffins turn out very delicious and filling – I was practically stuffed after just one. Their richness comes from the very dense batter. I even wondered if I should add a little milk to thin it out. Next time I’ll probably do that :D

So, who’s baking such delicious banana cupcakes for kids and more with me?

I also encourage you to try recipes for cinnamon muffins, chocolate muffins, or strawberry jam muffins :)

 

 

Recommended recipes for cupcakes and muffins

Be sure to try my other recipes for delicious and quick cupcakes. Here I recommend, among others, these three recipes: