Mini Banana Chocolate Chips Muffins

There was a lone ripe banana lying on the kitchen top yesterday night so I decided to bake some mini banana muffins. It was certainly different cooking with a baby around - it took twice as long. I forced reluctant husband to help me with the weighing of butter, mashing of banana, crushing of walnuts and mixing of everything because I had to attend to Mei Mei halfway. I wanted to rope in Ying Ying to help but the latter was more interested in running around.

INGREDIENTS

(Makes exactly 2 trays or 24 mini muffins)
150 g self-raising flour + 1/2 tsp baking soda, sifted

100g (SIS) brown sugar

75 g (Golden Churn) butter, softened

1 med egg + 1 tsp vanilla essence, beaten
1.5 big or 2 med or 3 sm RIPE bananas, mashed

1/4 cup walnut, crushed

1/4 cup (Hershey's) mini chocolate chips

METHOD
1) Preheat oven to 170 degree celsius.

2) Gently mix everything together till lumpy. (Do NOT overmix.) Fold in walnut and chocolate chips the last.

3) Spoon into muffin pans. (Fill only to about 4/5 full because filling will expand.) Sprinkle a few chocolate chips on top for decoration if you want.

4) Bake on middle shelf for about 10-12mins or till slightly dark brown. (Test with a toothpick or wooden skewer - it will come out clean if it is completely cooked.)

TIPS

* Do NOT grease if you are using non-stick mini muffin pans.

** Mini muffins cook very quickly so be sure to guard the oven and not let them get burnt!

VERDICT

Must-try! Idiot-proof and yummlicious! Easy for kids to make and great as a toddler snack! Looked so cute too. Even mil gave her thumbs-up - heheh. Forgot to snap a photo because we were busy eating. Made a mental note to bake this again for Ying Ying's class party or picnic in future.