Absolutely the World's Best One-Bowl Toddler-Friendly Banana Bread Muffin Recipe Ever Invented... Ever!

You might be able to tell by this post's title how excited I am about this recipe.  It was given to me six years ago by a Toddler classroom assistant on a small piece of scrap paper.  Now, it's time to share it and record it on the interwebs for all posterity.

World's Best One-Bowl Banana Bread Muffins (can be made dairy-free!!!)

(makes 18 muffins)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of melted butter (or melted coconut oil)
• 2/3 cup of brown sugar (or 1+ cups if you have a sweet tooth, but honestly 2/3 cup is plenty for kids)
• 4 room temperature eggs (you can put them in lukewarm water for a few minutes to warm up)
• 5 very ripe bananas (the riper, the better!)
• 3 tbsp milk (or milk substitute)
• 2 1/2 cups of whole wheat pastry flour (the "pastry" part is really important!!)
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup of crumbled nuts (or slivered almonds) - optional
• 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips - optional (but oh so yummy!!!)

Remember, you ONLY need one mixing bowl!!!

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350F and line muffin tins with muffin wrappers.
2. Measure out the butter (or oil) into the mixing bowl and pop it in the microwave for 30-45 seconds to melt.
3. Add the eggs and whisk until combined.
4. Add the sugar.
5. Add the bananas and mash very thoroughly.
6. Add the milk and mix all the wet ingredients together.
7. Add the flour, salt, and baking soda.  Fold into the wet ingredients.
8. Add the optional nuts and chocolate chips and fold in.
9. Spoon into muffin wrappers about 2/3 full.
10. Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes.  Allow to cool in the muffin tins for 10 minutes before removing.
11. Enjoy the gooey deliciousness!!!

Note: You an also make a loaf with the same mixture, just bake for 1hr 15min.