There are plenty of recipes for Chocolate Banana Muffins – all very slightly different – so I’m not 100% sure where I found this one but the muffins are so tasty that it is one of my favourite recipes especially as they store so well in the freezer.  Very handy for when the grandchildren come around.

Deliciously moist and chocolatey, these muffins don’t need any additional chocolate chips but if you really wanted to, just add some to the raw mix and top with a few extra before baking.  The darker the chocolate, the better it is for you!

I prefer to make my own oat flour as it is so easy.    Just blitz gluten-free oats in a blender until a fine flour is created.

INGREDIENTS:

1 ¼ cups oat flour (gluten-free)
½ cup almond flour
½ cup unsweetened Cacao powder
1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder (gluten-free)
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups mashed, very ripe bananas (about 3 – 4)
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (or coconut butter)
¼ cup honey
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

METHOD:

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Line 12 muffin tins or 18 cupcake tins with cases.

Mix together the oat flour, almond flour, cacao, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.

In a separate bowl, whisk the bananas, butter, honey, eggs and vanilla until combined.

Pour on to the dry ingredients and quickly stir until mixed.

Divide the mix evenly between the cake cases.

Bake for about 12 – 15 minutes or until a cocktail stick comes out clean.

Store in an airtight container, or freeze (if they last that long).

Chocolate Banana Muffins

NB:  All the photographs used in this blog have been taken by me, and are of food I have prepared and served myself.