Banana muffins stuffed with cream cheese

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 3 ripe bananas
• 150 g chocolate chips
• 115 g unsalted butter, melted
• 100 g granulated sugar
• 100 g brown sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 100 g Greek yogurt
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 185 g all-purpose flour
• Pinch of salt
• For the filling and topping: whipped cream cheese + powdered sugar + vanilla
• Banana slices and Lotus cookies, to decorate

Instructions

1. Mash the bananas, mix in the melted butter and both sugars, then the egg, yogurt and vanilla.
2. Fold in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt gently, then the chocolate chips.
3. Beat the cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.
4. Fill the muffin cups halfway, pipe a heart of cream cheese into each, and cover with more batter.
5. Bake 5 minutes at 220°C (425°F), then lower to 190°C (375°F) for 15–20 more minutes.
6. Once cool, swirl the remaining cream on top and decorate with banana slices and Lotus cookies.