One of our very favourite muffin recipes is Banana Oatmeal with Chocolate Chips of course, because my muffin monsters love all things chocolate. Recently I decided to update our tried and true recipe for a bit of fun with some Reese's Spreads. You can't go wrong with Reese's! Reese's Monkey Muffins Reese's Monkey Muffins are banana muffins with a chocolate and peanut butter swirl! Ingredients 1½ cups all-purpose flour 1 cup quick oats ½ cup white sugar 2 teaspoons … [Read more...]
Banana Muffins with a Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl
February 19, 2016 By 29 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
25 Ways to use up ripe Bananas
January 22, 2016 By 8 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
Whenever my boys don't get all of their bananas eaten up fast enough, I stash the over ripe fruit in the freezer to use at a later date. There are times though when my freezer is crowded or my collection of frozen ripe bananas is out of control, so I rounded up a few -ummmm 25!!!!! great ideas for using up those ripe bananas. Everything from a basic banana bread or smoothie, to cookies and ice cream! Something for every banana loving minion to enjoy! Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip … [Read more...]
Chocolate Banana Muffins
March 11, 2015 By 286 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
Soft, moist and delicious Chocolate Banana Muffin recipe, perfect for using up those ripe bananas! If you are a regular visitor to Mom vs the Boys, you already know my love for baking! It's been one of my favourite activities to do with the boys since they were babies, and sometimes I sneak it in while they are at school for a little 'me time'! Baking just got a whole lot better with the arrival of this stylish new products from Trudeau! Trudeau is bringing … [Read more...]
Fun Eats and Treats for Picky Eaters!
July 23, 2012 By 21 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
My kids are all pretty picky when it comes to eating and I can deal with that, but it really irks me when the kids run hot and cold on certain staples in the house. Like one week they gobble up yogurt or bananas and the next they won't touch it. Nobody likes throwing away good food and money so I have a few handy tricks to get them to eat certain foods up when they are on a food strike and yogurt and bananas are common culprits. Fun Eats and Treats for Picky Eaters! Bananas Lately just … [Read more...]
Banana Raspberry Muffins
February 7, 2012 By 40 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
I've been making more muffins lately, trying to keep the Hubster from buying those disgusting, expensive store bought muffins from the store! ewww! The boys just love them, but I feel better when I make my own muffins at home and know what goes in them. These Banana Raspberry Muffins are packed with fruit, made with whole wheat flour and the sugar is kept lower with the use of honey. The muffins are nice and moist and are especially delicious straight out of the oven! Warm muffins are our … [Read more...]
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
February 9, 2010 By 9 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
The sweet smell of baking Banana Bread is a common occurrence around my house, it's one of our favourite snacks! My boys can go through phases with bananas, sometimes they mow down a couple of bananas a day and other times they won't eat them at all, so when our bananas start to turn black I just go ahead and use them up by making banana bread. This was the case for us last week so I thought I would share our favourite recipe with you. Chocolate Chip Banana … [Read more...]
