Hot Chocolate Banana Muffins
Recipe from Krystle | the reality, not perfection. · original post
Such an easy way to use up that hot chocolate mix instead of letting it sit in the cupboard.
Ingredients
- ripe bananas3 ea
- eggs2 ea
- melted butter100 g
- milk — ½ cup125 ml
- hot chocolate mix1 cup
- plain flour — 1 ½ cup225 g
- baking powder — 2 tsp9 g
- salt — ¼ tsp1.5 g
Method
- Preheat oven to 180°C fan-forced and line a muffin tin.
- Mash the bananas, then whisk in the eggs, melted butter and milk.
- Stir through the hot chocolate mix.
- Add the flour, baking powder and salt, and gently mix until just combined.
- Divide between 10–12 muffin cases, filling about ¾ full.
- Bake for 18–22 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Let them cool slightly before enjoying.
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Gluten-free
- 225 g Gluten-free plain flour blend instead of plain flour
No changes to the method.
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Shops to compare
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Missing items
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ColesBest choice· $6.66 of food
$17.48
62% spare
No price at Coles for:
- hot chocolate mix
Woolworths· $7.76 of food · $1.10 more
$18.13
57% spare
No price at Woolworths for:
- hot chocolate mix
Aldi· $4.90 of food
$20.49
76% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- hot chocolate mix
- baking powder
$0.56a serve
from $0.56 a serve at Coles · 7 of 8 ingredients priced
About $6.66 of ingredients used for 12 serves.
$18.86 across 3 shops · 7 of 8 items priced · $2.43 more for bigger packs, 74% spare for later
ColesBest choice$6.66
missing 1 item
you'll pay $17.48 · 62% of it spare
Woolworths$7.76
missing 1 item · $1.10 more
you'll pay $18.13 · 57% of it spare
Aldi$4.90
missing 2 items
you'll pay $20.49 · 76% of it spare
Buy at Woolworths$8.20
eggs
$3.75/100g
need 2 itemsThe Quail Company 12 Pack Farm Fresh Eggs 120g$4.50closest match
Woolworths$3.75/100g$4.50·Coles$0.79/100g$5.50·Aldi$0.82/100g$7.39
salt
$0.02/10g
need 1.5 gOlsson's Rock Sea Salt 1 kg$1.95
Woolworths$0.02/10g$1.95·Coles$0.04/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.04/10g$2.99
Buy at Coles$4.28
ripe bananas
$3.90/kg
need 3 items3 × Coles Bananas approx. 170g 1 item$0.66real special
Coles$3.90/kg$0.66·Aldi$3.69/kg$0.66·Woolworths$1.11/ea$1.11
Buy at Aldi$6.38
melted butter
$1.60/100g
need 100 gPure Valley Salted Butter 250 g$3.99closest match
Aldi$1.60/100g$3.99·Woolworths$3.00/100g$3.00·Coles$3.00/100g$3.00
plain flour
$1.20/kg
need 225 gWhite Mill Plain Flour 2 kg$2.39closest match
Aldi$1.20/kg$2.39·Woolworths$1.30/kg$1.30·Coles$1.30/kg$1.30
Only a different brand found
hot chocolate mix
$0.50/ea
need 1 cupAvalanche Drinking Chocolate 200g$5.00substitutedat Woolworths
Woolworths$0.50/ea$5.00·ColesN/A·AldiN/A