Coco Banana Muffins

For my birthday, my mom gifted me a gift card for Borders. I promptly went out and purchased the new Nigella cookbook. I love Nigella. She has such a Witty and unapologetic way of writing. She sounds as if she is really speaking on the page. I also love her view on cooking. She just seems to role with the flow and laughingly writes about her kitchen mishaps and doesn't take cooking too seriously. I had some bananas that were getting very ripe and I remember seeing this recipe after reading the cookbook cover to cover. It was as delicious as I expected. Moist and flavorful, but not too sweet, just as a muffin should be.

Source: Kitchen Recipes from the Heart of the Home by Nigella Lawson.

Ingredients:

3 very ripe bananas
1/2 c canola oil
2 eggs
1/2 c brown sugar ( I used white)
1.5 c flour
3 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees
In a large bowl, smash the bananas up, until very soft, add the oil and eggs and sugar, whisking gently.
In another bowl, combine the flour, cocoa and baking soda.
Gently mix in the dry ingredients with the wet and combine.
Line a muffin tin with paper liners and pour batter in until 2/3 full.
Bake 10 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from a muffin.
Serves 12