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Banana Bread Muffins

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A simple banana bread recipe turned into a lunchbox friendly treat of Banana Bread Muffins.  Perfect for those kids who like a little round cupcake at school rather than a slice of banana bread.

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Banana Bread Muffins

Georgia has recently started loving muffins in her lunchbox for recess and it makes lunchbox prep so easy!  I bake a heap and freeze them, just grabbing one out each morning before school.  I was recipe testing some banana bread recipes but new she wouldn’t like a slice of banana bread as much as a muffin /cupcake in her lunchbox so I baked these as muffins, using the exact same recipe as the loaf.  They were a hit with both kids, so thats recess sorted for a week!

A simple banana bread recipe turned into a lunchbox friendly treat of Banana Bread Muffins | Kids Eat by Shanai

How cute do they look with a little slice of banana on top!  I also drizzled each with honey giving them a sweet crispy glaze.  There really isn’t much sugar in these at all, but are still sweet from the ripe bananas.

A simple banana bread recipe turned into a lunchbox friendly treat of Banana Bread Muffins | Kids Eat by Shanai

Rapadura sugar is a good sugar to have in the pantry as it as close to the natural state of cane sugar juice as we can get, keeping in as much natural vitamins, mineral enzymes, fibers and phytonutrients as possible.  These help the body digest the sucrose and provide the body with a slow release of fuel.  Rapadura is created by boiling cane juice to allow it to be stored over long periods without fermenting.  This is a much better option compared to refined sugar where the juice is boiled under vacuum to achieve high temperatures and with it a lot of the nutrients are lost.  You can get Organic Rapadura Sugare from South West Provisions here.

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Banana Bread Muffins

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A simple banana bread recipe turned into a lunchbox friendly treat of Banana Bread Muffins.

Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 cups / 300g self raising flour
  • 1 teaspoon bicarb soda
  • 1/3 cup / 70g Rapadura or brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup natural yoghurt
  • 1 cup mashed ripe banana
  • extra banana slices to top
  • 2 tablespoons honey (optional)

Instructions

Pre heat oven to 170°C. Fan forced.

In a large bowl sift together the flour and bi carb soda, then mix in the brown sugar.

In a separate bowl, lightly whisk the eggs, add the olive oil and whisk to combine.

Make a well in the flour, add the eggs, yoghurt and banana and fold gently until just combined.

Fill a 12 hole muffin tray with cupcake liners, add a heaped tablespoon to each, top with a slice of banana and bake for 15 minutes. Check they are ready by inserting a skewer and it comes out clean.  Drizzle each muffin with a little honey and put back in the oven for a couple of minutes to melt the honey and glaze each muffin.

Allow to cool in tin 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack.

Notes

These freeze really well in an airtight container.

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