Chocolate & peanut Butter Banana Bites Recipe

This week I had a few bananas which needed using up. I decided to make banana cupcakes, as you'll see as you carry on reading, these cupcakes got transformed into something slightly different along the way…..

Banana and Raspberry Smoothie Recipe

I hope I'm not the only one that has children that change their minds like the wind. One day they really like something, the next day they hate it. This happens a lot when it comes to fruit and vegetables. I've found a good way to get them have some of their five a day is to make a smoothie. The good thing about smoothies is that you can vary the flavours. A firm favourite in this house is the banana and raspberry smoothie.

Ingredients

* 2 x bananas
* 2 handfuls of raspberries ( I used fresh but you can use frozen)
* 2 tsp of sugar
* 1 tsp of vanilla essence
* 600 ml of semi skimmed milk

Banana + Peanut Butter Mini Muffins Recipe

Another week, another recipe. The kids are eating my cakes quicker than I can make them these days, I am in need of an extra pair of hands!!

Well this week I decided to make some banana and peanut butter mini muffins, perfect for popping in the lunch boxes but also a great alternative thing to have for breakfast.

Ingredients

* 200g Plain Flour
* 1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
* 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
* 1/2 tsp Salt
* 150g Castor Sugar
* 75g Butter melted
* 1 Egg
* 3 Bananas mashed
* 2 tbsp Peanut Butter (can add more or less)
* 20 Cake Cases


Preparation

* Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and set out the cake casings onto  two baking trays.
* Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and salt into one bowl.
* In another bowl mix together the mashed banana, castor sugar, egg and melted butter.

* Fold in the flour mixture into the banana mixture and mix until smooth.
* Stir in the peanut butter.
* Spoon the mixture into the cake casings.
* Place in the oven for 20-30 minutes, they should spring back when pressed.
* Put on a wire rack to cool.

These were a big hit with my little monkeys, they are moist but I use crunchy peanut butter so there is a mixture of textures inside. I think next time I will make normal sized muffins!!

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