Oat and Banana Breakfast Muffins

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Oat and Banana Breakfast Muffins

Ingredients

Muffins

  • 200g Wholemeal Flour
  • 50g Flaxseed
  • 100g Poridge Oats
  • 80g Caster Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 175ml Whole Milk
  • 75ml Vegetable Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 250g Ripe Bananas (mashed)

Streusel Topping

  • 40g Brown Sugar
  • ½ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • 50g Banana Chips (crush to chopped nuts size)
  • 20g Unsalted Butter

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C / 400°F / Gas Mark 6
2. Mix the muffin dry ingredients together in a large bowl
3. In a jug, measure out the oil and milk, then add in the vanilla extract. Add in the mashed banana and mix thoroughly
4. Pour the wet ingredients over the dry and mix gently just until no large lumps of dry ingredients still show
5. In a separate bowl, crush the dried banana chips until they are in small pieces. Sprinkle over the cinnamon and brown sugar
6. Using a fork, mash in some softened butter until it resembles breadcrumbs
7. Divide the muffin batter into a 12 hole muffin tin lined with papers
8. Sprinkle over the streusel topping and bake for about 20 minutes, or until a skewer comes cleanly out of the centre

Note

The addition of a few chopped pecans to the recipe can add some extra crunch. Or, if you want them a little more decadent, add chocolate chips

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