Banana Toffee-Chip Mini Muffins

Photo: Cynthia Furey

Ingredients

4 ounces flour

2 ounces golden brown sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup melted butter

cup milk

1 egg

1 medium ripe banana, mashed

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 cup chocolate chips

1/4 cup toffee chips

Optional: Crystallized ginger for topping

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a mini-muffin pan with paper liners, or use a nonstick mini-muffin pan.

Add flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a small bowl. In a larger bowl, add melted butter, milk, egg and mashed banana, and mix thoroughly.

Dump the dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients, and whisk with a fork until just combined. Add in chocolate and toffee chips.

Using a tablespoon measuring spoon, portion out 1 tablespoon of muffin batter into each muffin cup. Top batter with chopped crystallized ginger, if desired.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean. Enjoy your morning.

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You can mix the batter and pop the pan in the oven, letting the muffins bake while you brew coffee or take a quick shower (or read a newspaper!). Standard mini muffin pans also make the batter-measuring process easier: All you need is a rounded measuring tablespoon to scoop up the batter and portion it into the muffin cups. Adding chocolate and toffee chips only sweeten the deal, and if you really need a pick-me-up, dot the tops with crystallized ginger before baking for extra zing.