Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients for 12 muffins:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• Pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana (approx. 2 banana's)
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Combine flour, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl and stir to mix. Set aside.
3. Combine the butter and sugar in a medium bowl and cream until smooth.
4. Add the banana, egg and vanilla and mix until well combined.
5. Slowly add the flower mixture to the butter mixture and mix until well combined.
6. Stir in the chocolate chips.
7. Spoon the batter into a greased or paper lined muffin tin.
8. Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean!!

*Don't want the chocolate!! Replace with a cup of chopped nuts!! Don't want the nuts replace with with a cup of raisins!!**

**For pumpkin-chocolate muffins, use a cup of canned pumpkin puree in place of the banana's.**