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peanut butter choc banana muffins


  • Author: mylovelylittlelunchbox
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 12 muffins 1x

Description

A super easy peanut butter choc banana muffin recipe sweetened with bananas and rapadura sugar.  These healthier muffins are super chocolatey, with a peanut butter drizzle, bursting with banana and full of flavour that kids love.  This freezer-friendly recipe is the perfect after-school treat!


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Ingredients

  • 2 bananas, plus 1 banana cut into thin rounds
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup (250 ml) buttermilk (or plain yoghurt)
  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) lightly flavoured olive oil (or melted coconut oil, or cold pressed macadamia nut oil)
  • 1/2 cup (125 grams) peanut butter, plus 2 tablespoons to drizzle
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or extract)
  • 1/2 cup (110 grams) rapadura sugar (or brown sugar)
  • 1/2 cup (60 grams) cacao powder
  • 2 cups (300 grams) wholemeal flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius (350 F) and line a 12 hole muffin tray with paper liners, set aside.  
  2. Place 2 bananas, eggs, buttermilk, oil, 1/2 cup peanut butter, vanilla bean paste, rapadura sugar and cacao powder into the large bowl of a food processor and blitz until smooth.  
  3. Add the flour and baking powder and pulse until just combined, do not over mix.  
  4. Evenly divide the mixture between the prepared tin and top with thin rounds of banana.  
  5. Bake for 13-15 minutes or until golden and when a skewer inserted removes cleanly.  
  6. Place muffins on a wire rack to cool completely.  
  7. Place remaining peanut butter into a microwave safe bowl and heat on medium for 15-30 seconds or until runny and melted.  
  8. Drizzle each muffin with a little of the peanut butter and serve.  Enjoy x

Notes

Muffins are best kept in an air tight container in the fridge.  Will keep for 3-4 days.

Muffins are freezer friendly.  Store in an airtight snap lock bag or container.  Will keep for 3 months.

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Keywords: healthy peanut butter choc banana muffins

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