Teaching in a middle school over the past couple of years, I often find myself trying to recall my own time in junior high. Part of me hopes that through this type of reflection, I can better understand the unusual, awkward experiences of my adolescent students. This jog down memory lane usually leads to a strong sense of relief that I can’t quite remember what middle school was like. I remember that I was placed on the Red Team in 7th grade, and that I was slightly obsessed with Avril Lavigne and Nelly, but that’s about it. I also think I wore glitter eyeshadow and studded belts for a time. I guess I hold on to the really important things.
There is one other really random thing that I remember about middle school, and that would be my daily breakfast. Each morning after getting dressed, crimping my hair, and trying to do something about my overgrown eyebrows, my sister and I would come downstairs to find a bag of assorted Big Y jumbo muffins sitting on the counter (Mom…you the best). We both always hoped for triple chocolate muffins as part of the selection, but were satisfied with cinnamon sugar, blueberry, or banana chocolate chip just the same. Yes, I was very aware that jumbo muffins are not at all a healthy breakfast. That’s why we always split them in half.
Over the years, my sister and I both strayed away from daily muffin-eating once we realized that jumbo muffin halves are still an incredibly unhealthy choice for breakfast every single day. But that doesn’t mean that muffins aren’t still my favorite, favorite, favorite breakfast pastry. Is there anything better than a breakfast that doubles as a dessert?
I still enjoy a triple chocolate chip muffin drizzled with fudge as much as my 12 year-old self, but banana chocolate chip is undoubtedly the kind of muffin that I adore the most. So, when I mozied into the kitchen this morning to make some coffee, and spotted the over-ripe bananas sitting on the counter just waiting to be mashed, I knew I had to break out the jumbo muffin pan. If you’ve ever tried my chocolate chip banana bread, these muffins will taste very familiar to you. They’re moist, dense, and crumbly, and chocolatey. I think you’ll just have to see for yourself.
PS: Emalie, I think you should fly out here right now and split one in half with me.
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