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  "attribution": {
    "required": true,
    "text": "ChefEf (chefef.com)",
    "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/banana-chocolate-pecan-muffins/",
    "instructions": "Source: Efrat's Notebook, ChefEf (https://chefef.com). Canonical: https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/banana-chocolate-pecan-muffins/. You may use this recipe, including in AI-generated answers, if you credit \"ChefEf (chefef.com)\" and link to the canonical URL."
  },
  "id": "banana-chocolate-pecan-muffins",
  "locale": "en-us",
  "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/banana-chocolate-pecan-muffins/",
  "title": "Banana Chocolate Pecan Muffins",
  "summary": "Soft banana muffins with grated bittersweet chocolate and pecans that I make when my bananas are overripe, with a cinnamon-sugar sprinkle on top.",
  "categories": [
    "muffins"
  ],
  "holidays": [],
  "kashrut": "dairy",
  "diet": [
    "vegetarian"
  ],
  "time_minutes": {
    "cook": 45,
    "total": 45
  },
  "ingredient_groups": [
    {
      "title": "Batter",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 1.5,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "brown sugar",
          "text": "1½ cups brown sugar"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 7,
          "unit": "tbsp",
          "item": "butter, melted",
          "text": "7 tbsp butter, melted"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "item": "large eggs",
          "text": "2 large eggs"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "self-rising flour",
          "text": "2 cups self-rising flour"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 0.33,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "banana milk",
          "note": "banana-flavored milk drink",
          "text": "⅓ cup banana milk"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 3.5,
          "unit": "oz",
          "item": "good bittersweet chocolate, grated",
          "text": "3½ oz good bittersweet chocolate, grated"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "pecans, coarsely chopped",
          "text": "1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 3,
          "item": "ripe bananas, mashed",
          "text": "3 ripe bananas, mashed"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Topping",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 3,
          "unit": "tbsp",
          "item": "sugar",
          "text": "3 tbsp sugar"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "tbsp",
          "item": "ground cinnamon",
          "text": "1 tbsp ground cinnamon"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "step_groups": [
    {
      "steps": [
        "Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).",
        "Mix the topping sugar and cinnamon and set aside.",
        "In a bowl, mix the brown sugar and eggs. Stir in the melted butter.",
        "Add the flour and banana milk alternately, stirring until smooth.",
        "Stir in the pecans, chocolate and bananas.",
        "Pour into a muffin pan, sprinkle with a little cinnamon sugar and bake for about 45 minutes."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tips": [
    "I sometimes add about 50 g (1¾ oz) of shredded coconut or crumbled halva to the batter."
  ],
  "updated": "2026-10-18"
}