These Banana and Weetbix Muffins are so deliciously simple and make great use of leftover Weetbix crumbs!
I cannot get enough of new muffin recipes, there are so many variations and they are always so easy to make. This one makes use of two things you often get left with in the pantry, old brown bananas and the crumbs in the bottom of the Weetbix packet.
These are such fun little muffins, so tasty! I made them for a campaign once but they stand the test of time.
So onto the recipe, it is so simple, this one has been around for a long time and appears in a lot of places online, but I am not sure who came up with it first.
I have amended the recipe slightly to suit my tastes and it creates lovey moist muffins that are perfect for lunch boxes or a quick and easy afternoon tea
The ingredients are easy
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Bananas
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Weetbix
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Milk
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Eggs
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Butter
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Vanilla
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Self Raising Flour
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Brown Sugar
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Chocolate Chips or Drops
Choosing the right banana for baking is really important for a recipe like this one, you want it to be lovey and brown, just before it starts to go completely mushy. The browner the banana the sweeter it is and as this recipe contains so little sugar it is worth it to use brown ones.
The method for these is fun and takes only a little time to prepare. The initial step is to combine the bananas, Weetbix and milk together and allow this to soak together for ten minutes while you prepare the rest of the recipe.
One Weetbix weighs around 15 grams, so you can measure the crumbs leftover in the bottom of the container.
Then combine the eggs, melted butter and vanilla and whisk this well together. In a large bowl add the flour and sugar and whisk together well and set aside
Once the Weetbix banana mixture has soaked sufficiently, add to this the butter mixture and stir to combine. Finally pour this into the flour and mix through carefully with the chocolate drops until no lumps of flour remain, but do not over stir muffins as otherwise they can be very tough.
Then spoon into a prepared muffin tray and bake until golden brown and spring back to the touch. These are delicious served warm or cold and they freeze well also.
I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we did
If you are a fan of Weetbix or bananas in baking then I have several recipes that include those ingredients so have a look around my website.
Onto the recipe for Banana and Weetbix Muffins
Banana Weetbix Muffins
Delicious moist muffins, perfect for lunchboxes
Ingredients
- 3 Bananas, overripe
- 4 Weetbix, 60 grams
- 3/4 Cup Milk, 185 mls
- 2 Eggs
- 80 grams Butter, melted (can replace with oil)
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
- 1 1/2 Cups Self Raising Flour, 210 grams
- 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
- 1 Cup Chocolate Chips or drops, 175 grams
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C Bake, 350F
- Prepare a 12 hole muffin pan with cooking spray or butter, grease well
- In a medium bowl add the mashed banana, crushed Weetbix and milk, stir gently and leave to soak for 10 minutes
- In the mean time in a medium bowl combine the eggs, melted butter and vanilla essence and whisk together well and set aside
- In a large bowl add the self raising flour and brown sugar and combine well and set aside.
- After ten minutes add the butter mixture to the banana Weetbix mixture and stir through carefully until fully combined.
- Pour this mixture into the flour and also add the chocolate chips
- Carefully combine with a large wooden spoon, careful not to over stir but until no lumps of flour remain.
- Spoon this into the prepared muffin tin 3/4 full and bake for 25 minutes or until they spring back to the touch and are lightly golden brown.
- Allow to sit for five minutes in the tin and then carefully remove to a wire rack to completely cool
- Store in an airtight container once cold.
- These freeze really well also
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 304Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 274mgCarbohydrates: 48gFiber: 4gSugar: 14gProtein: 7g
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Yvonne Maughan says
Could I use dried fruit (e.g. sultanas, cranberries or dates etc) instead of choc chips?
justamumnz says
Yes you can
Lisa Wilson says
Love this….but I did measure the milk because I thought a cup was 250mls??
justamumnz says
Oh my goodness! You are so right, should be 3/4 cup. Thank you, I have amended it now.
Kim Robertson says
I would love it if you included the nutritional information with your delicious recipes … insulin dependent consumer :).
foreveryoungaussiemum says
I’m going to try this for my kids, thankyou! I’ve lots of Weetbix boxes in my pantry to use up and boys favourite fruit is banana.
Here’s hoping it’s a winner! 🙂
Carol says
I’ve just taken mine out of the oven delicious,but a bit sweet for me ,I will cut sugar down and I did use milk chocolate ,so that maybe made the difference,but the grandkids will love them .