Chocolate & Banana Muffins

Ingredients

• 125 g margarine
• 100 g light brown sugar
• 50 g dark brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 200 g plain flour
• 50 g cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 250 g bananas ((mashed))
• 100 g milk chocolate chips
• 3 tbsp semi skimmed milk
• 50 g milk chocolate
• 1/4 tsp vegetable oil

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 160ºC (fan assisted 180ºC non fan). Add 12 muffin liners to a muffin tin and set aside

2. 2

   Beat the margarine and sugar together for at least 5 minutes until pale and fluffy

3. 3

   Add the eggs and mix again

4. 4

   Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt and stir into the butter until the flour is nearly combined, but not quite

5. 5

   Mash the bananas roughly with a fork and add them to the mix along with the chocolate chips and milk. Mix until combined

6. 6

   Divide the mix between the 12 muffin liners and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until a cocktail stick comes out clean

7. 7

   Allow to cool for around 10 minutes before removing from the tin and leaving to cool on a wire rack

8. 8

   Once cooled, melt the chocolate in the microwave. I do this by melting the chocolate for short bursts of time and stirring in between each burst

9. 9

   Add as much of the oil as you need to create a drizzling texture. Drizzle the chocolate over the top of each muffin