Banana, pear & walnut choc chip muffins

Healthy and easy to whip up wholewheat & fruit muffins!

Ingredients (makes 10 )

2 Ripe bananas
3 Pears - grated
Half cup Sugar
2 Eggs
4 tablespoons Coconut oil
1 1/2 cups Wholewheat flour
1 Tablespoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
Pinch Nutmeg
Pinch Salt
1/2 cup Chopped walnuts
1/2 cup Dark choc chips
Tablespoon Vanilla essence

Method

Pre-heat oven to 190o. Mash bananas, sugar, eggs, coconut oil, vanilla essence with a potato masher or spatula. (Can be lumpy afterwards).
Mix flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon & nutmeg together.
Incorporate dry mix into wet mix but don't over mix!
Incorporate grated pear, walnuts & choc chips. Spoon mixture into muffin cases and bake for 25 to 30 minutes - until springy to touch!

Notes

I have made this recipe so many times and have also included variations which make them just as amazing (ie: added apple, carrot or zucchini, without nuts etc) Perfect for adults and amazing for kids (school lunch box or home snack)!!!

54 Comments

- - ella12 said
  - 06 Feb 2018
    10:19 am
This looks just lovely, thank you.

- - tessie said
  - 04 Feb 2018
    10:52 am
Looks and sounds delicious. Being easy to make is a bonus

- - rachel1970 said
  - 04 Feb 2018
    8:50 am
ooooh, lovely, will be saving this recipe to make in the near future. Thanks for sharing.

- - nadine_hill said
  - 04 Feb 2018
    8:19 am
These look and sound delicious! Will definitely try this recipe!

- - alison_humble said
  - 03 Feb 2018
    11:26 am
This looks yummy! I’ll be making these for school .. minus the nuts of course.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 03 Feb 2018
    8:13 am
Leave out the walnuts and they’re perfect for school lunchboxes.

- - mom284102 said
  - 02 Feb 2018
    8:59 pm
Sounds great, good to use fruit instead of adding extra sugar also

- - mom81879 said
  - 02 Feb 2018
    8:17 am
Just in time for back to school lunchboxes. They sound divine

- - linda197 said
  - 31 Jan 2018
    1:27 pm
Trying these out today thanks for sharing the recipe!

- - brennandiaries said
  - 29 Jan 2018
    10:56 pm
Just in time for school! Thanks for this recipe – I’ll be making these ones this week now. ????

- - mom94125 said
  - 20 Oct 2017
    3:17 pm
this is a great, versatile recipe idea. it seems to be so easy to do that the kids can help you out or they could do it themselves lol. cheers for posting this

- - mom94378 said
  - 23 Aug 2017
    8:23 pm
How darn good would these smell in the kitchen when they are cooking! Yummo.

- - mom249812 said
  - 17 Jun 2017
    2:56 pm
Love the hint of cinnamon in it

- - mom101628 said
  - 01 Jun 2017
    4:03 pm
This recipe sounds amazing – especially your comments about variations.
Thanks for sharing.

- - kjgarner said
  - 30 Apr 2017
    5:55 pm
Love the variety of the ingredients. Thanks!

- - mom81879 said
  - 21 Apr 2017
    7:30 am
I’m loving the look of these muffins. Also love the ease with which you can change the flavours

- - Joy WATSON said
  - 08 Apr 2017
    2:48 pm
This looks so yummy. I will have to make it. Thanks for sharing

- - youngoldlady said
  - 05 Apr 2017
    10:49 pm
Loving that it can be changed so ok for school.
- Patricia C replied
  
  07 Apr 2017 , 8:26 am
  Exactly!! Win Win!!!:)))
- - mom112023 said
  - 02 Apr 2017
    2:36 pm
Thanks for this recipe. Now to whip up a batch.
- Patricia C replied
  
  02 Apr 2017 , 9:17 pm
  Yay!!! I hope you love them as much as I do!!:))
- - mom160421 said
  - 01 Apr 2017
    5:45 pm
What a lovely combination of ingredients. Yum.
- Patricia C replied
  
  02 Apr 2017 , 9:16 pm
  Hope you like them!!:)