{Double Chocolate Banana Muffin Loaves}

There must be a defining moment in every food blogger’s life when they realize they are a true foodie. My moment was when I made these mini Double Chocolate Banana Muffin loaves a couple of weeks ago to give to my college student employees who were starting classes the next day. I wanted to give them a ‘sweet’  homemade surprise but I didn’t have time to take photos of the muffin loaves before work. So I made the decision not to bring them in until the next day. {Every great recipe deserves a great photo!}

 

You will love these muffins for a few reasons:

1.  Seriously. Delicious. Chocolate. Banana.

2.  You can bake them in any size pan. I’ve used traditional, square and mini muffin pans, a mini loaf pan (like the one pictured below) and I’ve used a medium loaf pan (a Pampered Chef pan that makes 4 medium loaves). Remember; these are muffins so they don’t really “slice” like bread does.

3.  Easy to freeze so it’s a great recipe to bake on weekends and freeze individual portions.

4.  Great for gift-giving. Really. Just ask my grandma and my mom.

5.  Since muffins are technically a breakfast food, you get away with eating chocolate in the morning. (Don’t worry, I’ll never be hired as a lunch lady in the public school system.)

The recipe is from a Taste of Home magazine. I have a lot of baking magazines so I make copies of some of my favorite recipes and add them to my recipe binders (the larger, more unorganized version of a recipe box) so they are easier to find.

 

Double Chocolate Banana Muffins

1  1/2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup baking cocoa

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1  1/3 cup mashed ripe bananas (Yes! Use the brown mushy ones.)

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 egg

1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Make the muffins: In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In a small bowl, combine bananas, oil and egg; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in chocolate chips. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until muffins are done. 

 

What are some of your favorite muffin flavors?

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