My family loves mangoes and bananas ! Luckily here in Singapore we can enjoy banana all year round, but have to wait for mango season to have sweet Asian mangoes. When ever I bake something sweet, that happens very rarely, since we love savory more than sweet things, I try to include these two types of fruits.

This is the second time I’m preparing muffins using this recipe, which I’ve read in Diana Gale’s blog. Fist time I’ve used canola oil as in her recipe and tweaked the flour, which I’ve mixed it with 50% plain flour and 50% whole wheat atta flour, which is used for making chapattis. It turned out well !

The second time, which is explained here, I’ve changed the oil to rice barn, which is very nutritious, and the texture of the muffins changed from cakey to more of a fudgy type, which we all know kids love it. I personally feel that the taste of the banana and the chocolate chips were enhanced too by the dense rice barn oil.

Here I’m explaining my second attempt which I find it more exotic.

Preparation time :   20 mts

Baking time : 25 mts @ 170 C

No of muffins : 12

Ingredients :

• 3 medium size bananas mashed
• 
• 1/4 cup rice barn oil
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
•  1 1/2 cup flour ( 50 % Atta (whole wheat flour) and 50% plain flour (Maida) )
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Method :

• Pre-heat the oven @180 C.
• In a medium size bowl sift the flour and combine. Sift at least twice.
• Add in the baking soda, baking powder and coco powder and sift again at least two more times. Keep it aside.
• In another large bowl mash the banana with a fork.
• 
• Pour in the oil.
• Add in the egg.
• 
• Add both the sugars and mix everything, just to combine,with a whisk or a wooden spoon.
• 
• Add in the sifted flour and slowly combine so that all ingredients are incorporated.
• 
• Add the chocolate chips and mix that too. I’ve used frozen chips. That’s my daughter’s tip which according to her makes the chip melts slow, and some of them will hold its shape to make it soft and gooey !
• Spoon into the muffin holes in a muffin tray which is lined with muffin paper or in to a muffin cup filled to 3/4 th.
• 
• Bake for 20 – 25 mts @ 170 C. If you have an older oven the temperature can go up to 180 C.
• When its finished baking take it out and cool on a wire rack. Let the muffins cool completly and allow it come to room temperature before peeling off the paper.
• 
• Enjoy !

Chococlate banana muffins

 

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Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

25 mins

Total time

45 mins

 

A tasty and exotic chocolate banana muffin recipe with rice barn oil, which is nutritious and healthy.

Author: Seema Nair

Recipe type: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 3 medium size bananas mashed
• ¼ cup rice barn oil
• 1 large egg
• ¼ cup granulated white sugar
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1½ cup flour ( 50 % Atta (whole wheat flour) and 50% plain flour (Maida) )
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¾ tsp baking soda
• ½ cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Pre-heat the oven @180 C.
2. In a medium size bowl sift the flour and combine. Sift at least twice.
3. Add in the baking soda, baking powder and coco powder and sift again at least two more times. Keep it aside.
4. In another large bowl mash the banana with a fork.
5. Pour in the oil.
6. Add in the egg.
7. Add both the sugars and mix everything, just to combine,with a whisk or a wooden spoon.
8. Add in the sifted flour and slowly combine so that all ingredients are incorporated.
9. 
10. Add the chocolate chips and mix that too. I've used frozen chips. That's my daughter's tip which according to her makes the chip melts slow, and some of them will hold its shape to make it soft and gooey !
11. Spoon into the muffin holes in a muffin tray which is lined with muffin paper or in to a muffin cup filled to ¾ th.
12. 
13. Bake for 20 - 25 mts @ 170 C. If you have an older oven the temperature can go up to 180 C.
14. When its finished baking take it out and cool on a wire rack. Let the muffins cool completly and allow it come to room temperature before peeling off the paper.
15. Enjoy !

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