Brekkie Idea: Banana, Oatmeal Cranberry Muffins

I love to treat myself with food and clothes, jewellery and shoes…oh and handbags and sometimes comestics.  I think giving yourself a gift is  an act of self-appreciation. Perhaps it’s slightly on the superficial side but whatever works for me right? ;)   Every year as always, I’ll shower myself with birthday gifts. Yes, not just one gift but plenty of gifts. I thought since I don’t have any children to dictate the way I spend, it’s going to be all about myself and I (okay, sometimes my better half :P) all the way until the day my children’s wellbeing and education funds are my priority.

On day-to-day basis, every little thing counts as a treat. For me, it can be kisses from my beloved, sipping soy latte from my favourite cafe or simply a straightforward baking like these banana,oatmeal and cranberries muffins in the middle of work week.

You don’t need a bad day or hearbreak to start treating yourself. A good start will be relieving yourself from monotonous routines by baking something sweet and simple like muffins. (This may only apply if you’re not a full time baker. :P)

{BOO!!!! Scary face muffins! :P} 

Banana Oatmeal Cranberry Muffins

(minor tweaked from dailyunadventuresincooking.com)

Makes 12 muffins

Ingredients:

2 ripe bananas, mashed
1 egg
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons maple flavoured golden syrup
1 cup plain flour
1  3/4 cup oats
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup walnuts
1/4 cup dried cranberries
muffin cups

Methods:

1. Preheat oven to 350F / 170 degrees Celsius.

2. Prepare a muffin tin with muffin cups.

3. Beat together bananas, milk, oil, golden syrup, sugar and egg in a bowl. 

4. In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients:  flour, oats, baking powder, and salt.

5. Stir dry into wet until just combined.

6. Add in walnuts and raisins.

7. Spoon evenly into muffin tin and top each muffin with cranberries and walnuts.

8. Bake for 15-20 minutes. 

{Rise and shine to a delicious muffin!}