Super Simple Banana Muffins

We were out of our supply of snacks so this morning I whipped up these super simple banana muffins. When I say this morning it was more like crack of dawn as Arjun was awake at 5.30am this morning - so what better activity on a cold, dark morning than to do some baking together. Well, I mainly did the mixing while Arjun watched with his lions and books but he was still involved :)

When we came home from soccer lovely fresh muffins were waiting for us.... 'mmmm yummy' was Arjun's comment!

You can easily adapt this recipe to suit your tastes. I made this completely sugar-free using only the banana for a natural sweetness but you could add chopped dates, raisins or even 1-2 tablespoons of low GI sugar if you are working on cutting your sugar down. You could also add sliced or finely chopped almonds for an extra protein boost.

Ingredients:

3-4 bananas (ripe is good can use ones from freezer)

50g of butter, melted

1 egg (mixed with a folk)

1½ cups of whole-meal flour

1tsp baking powder

1tsp baking soda

Method:

Preheat oven to 180°C and grease 12-hole muffin tin (or mini-muffin tin).

Mix the egg with a folk in a large bowl.

Add everything else and mix together.

Bake for approximately 20mins - makes 12 large muffins.

xx Dr Julie