Recipe for banana muffins
Fluffy and moist banana muffins with chocolate.
It’s no wonder banana muffins are insanely popular: They’re flavorful and almost “foolproof,” as they rarely turn out dry and boring—and they’re so quick and simple to create that it seems like only a moment passes from the craving for something sweet arises to the delightful aroma of freshly baked banana muffins filling the entire home.
These banana muffins were a cozy project with my son, Ludvig, and since I don’t have him with me every day, we like to add a bit of extra coziness when we finally get the chance—therefore, we love to go into the kitchen together, and it’s a perfect way to get some quality time with laughter, chatter, fun, and not least tasting. Here, being an only child can suddenly have its advantages: We ended up talking about how he could lick not just one but both whisks clean 🙂
That this cozy time in the kitchen is followed by another cozy moment—specifically when the delicious, warm banana muffins are finally ready to be eaten—is just the icing on the cake, which both father and son eagerly look forward to.
Banana Muffins
Ingredients
- 3 pcs. Banana The more mature, the better
- 100 gram Butter
- 85 gram Sugar
- 8 gram Vanilla Sugar
- 2 pcs. Egg
- 200 gram Flour We used wheat flour
- 10 gram Baking Soda
- 100 gram Dark chocolate We used a 70%
Instructions
- Give the butter a short run in the microwave to soften it - or take the butter out of the fridge well in advance. The butter should be completely soft but not melted.
- Find a bowl and a hand mixer.
- Put sugar, eggs, and vanilla sugar in the bowl and whisk it all until airy.
- Find a new bowl.
- Put flour and baking powder in the new bowl.
- Find another new, small bowl and mash the bananas in it with a fork.
- Find a cutting board and chop the chocolate into coarse pieces.
- Set the hand mixer aside and instead find a spoon or a spatula.
- Gently fold the mixture of flour and baking powder into the bowl with the egg mixture.
- Then add the soft butter and gently fold it into the mixture as well.
- Finally, add the chopped chocolate and mashed bananas to the mixture and fold - again gently. Make sure all the flour is well mixed in and that the batter is smooth and uniform.
- Find 14 muffin cups.
- Distribute the batter in each cup using a piping bag or a spoon (we just used a tablespoon).
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit) (fan-assisted).
- Place your banana muffins in the now hot oven and bake them for approximately 17 minutes.
- Test if they are done by poking them with a paring knife - there should be no batter sticking to it.
- Take the finished muffins out and let them cool on a rack.