My kids love, love, love to help in the kitchen. Usually they get shooed away, but when it comes to baking, I try to make it a family affair.

Over the weekend, the kids and I made these yummy banana and chocolate chip muffins from a Donna Hay recipe, which my MIL found in the weekender magazine. I did tweak it a little (i.e. reduced the amount of sugar & chocolate).

They’re super easy to make and perfect for the school lunch box.

Banana Choc Chip Muffins

Makes 12

Ingredients:

2 cups of plain flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 cup caster sugar

2 eggs

75 grams butter

3/4 cup of milk

2 teaspoons of vanilla essence

2 mashed bananas

1/2 cup chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl.

Melt the butter in the microwave (approximately 30-45 seconds)

Add the caster sugar, eggs, butter, milk and vanilla.

Mix until combined.

Fold through the mashed bananas and chocolate chips.

Place 12 muffin cases into a muffin tin and spoon the mixture into the cases.

Cook for 20-25 minutes.

Cool on a wire wrack.

I hope you enjoy making (and eating) them as much as we did!!