From the Mrs: Chunky Monkey Muffins

Mary Berry meet Ben and Jerry! These muffins are inspired by Mary Berry's chocolate banana bread and Ben and Jerry's chunky monkey ice cream...my two favourite things! I've messed around with the recipe a bit to create my own version and these muffins always go down well with my family and friends. They are fun, easy and very quick to make and just the most delicious muffins ever.

Ingredients

• 250g self raising flour
• A pinch of salt
• 150g caster sugar
• 100g butter (melted and cooled slightly)
• 2 medium eggs, beaten
• 2 large ripe bananas - mashed with some lumps left in
• 75g dark cooking chocolate - chopped into chunks
• 100g walnut pieces
• 1 tablespoon of sugar or caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon

Muffin tray and muffin cases

How to make

Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/180ŸC

Melt the butter in the pan on a medium heat and leave to cool. Whilst the butter is cooling weigh all of your ingredients and mash the bananas, chop the chocolate and beat the eggs.

Put the flour, salt and sugar into a bowl and mix together. Add the melted butter and the beaten eggs and then the mashed banana.

Cover the walnuts and chocolate in a bit of flour (not sure if this works but it usually stops the chocolate and walnuts sinking to the bottom) then add these to the mixture.

Mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon until all of the ingredients are combined.

Spoon into the muffin cases - almost to the top of each case and place in the oven for about 20 minutes or until a cocktail stick inserted into the middle of the muffin comes out clean and the muffins are golden brown.

Leave to cool for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack.

Next prepare your sugar and cinnamon mixture - mix the sugar and cinnamon together. Once the muffins have cooled slightly, brush the top of the muffins with a little milk and then sprinkle the mixture over the top of each muffin.