Make a double batch. They'll go fast.

Cooking is important to Ziggy Marley. Food is more than just nourishment; it’s connection and love. When Fatherly spoke to him earlier this year about his new album, More Family Time, Ziggy was quick to mention how he’d recently introduced his preschool son to the powers of celery juice. In 2016, he published the Ziggy Marley and Family Cookbook, which catalogues some of his favorite meals made from whole, organic ingredients, and in it, the Grammy Award-winner, author, and activist describes how he would help make fresh juice for his dad. It was something he loved and which gave him great joy. He and his wife have the same joy when feeding their three children.

As soon as we asked Ziggy to share a recipe with us, he quickly offered us this banana muffin recipe. Also found in the Ziggy Marley and Family Cookbook, it’s a simple take on the classic pastry.

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“I have a sweet tooth and these banana muffins are my go-to sweet tooth snack,” he says. “And to me homemade is always better than store bought.”

The muffins are simple to prepare and require only a few ingredients. They make for a great just-because breakfast treat or surprise snack. The only caveat we’d add is that you should probably double the recipe to make a larger batch. This only yields six to eight muffins.

Ziggy Marley’s Banana Muffin Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 large banana (or two small), very ripe
• 1 egg plus enough milk to make one cup liquid combined (coconut, rice, almond, or soy milks optional)
• 1⁄2 cup Ziggy Marley’s Coco’mon Coconut Oil or coconut oil of your preference
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 11⁄2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• (Optional: nuts, banana slices, and chocolate chips)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 °F.
2. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
3. Use an electric mixer on slow-to-medium until lumps are pretty well gone. Slather muffin pan with more coconut oil.
4. Bake 10-15 minutes for smaller muffins or 15-25 minutes for larger muffins. Do a toothpick test for doneness. Enjoy!

Ziggy Marley releases his new family album, MORE FAMILY TIME, today. Get it here! The album is a follow up to his 2009’s Grammy® and Emmy winning album, FAMILY TIME. Make sure to catch Ziggy’s performance of “Play with Sky (Feat. Ben Harper) on The Today Show later this morning during the 10am hour.

To create the album, Ziggy aimed to capture the energy of his 4-year-old son and put it into music form, the result will captivate children, while also keeping their parents engaged via his signature Reggae sound.

Ziggy has a number of friends being featured on the album including Ben Harper, Sheryl Crow, Lisa Loeb, Tom Morello, Busta Rhymes, Angelique Kidjo, Alanis Morissette, Stephen Marley, and Jamie Lee Curtis reading her new book. His children Judah, Gideon, Abraham and Isaiah also make special appearances, along with his puppy Romeo.

A portion of proceeds from the album will benefit Ziggy’s 501(c)3 URGE, which supports the education, social development and overall well being of the Chepstow Primary School and the One Love Youth Camp, both in Jamaica.

Also announced today, Ziggy will host a concert, drive-in style, on Saturday, October 24th at the City National Grove of Anaheim. There will be two sets, the matinee will be a kids’ focused set and the evening will be a more classic Ziggy performance. All cars, families and attendees will be socially distanced and the venue will follow strict COVID precautions. Tickets will go on pre-sale on Thursday, 9/24 at 10am PT and public on-sale will begin on Friday 9/25 at 10am PT. Tickets can be purchased here!

Ziggy Marley Family Time Lyrics

Track List:

Ziggy Marley Family Time Zipline

1. Play with Sky (feat. Ben Harper)
2. Everywhere You Go (feat. Sheryl Crow)
3. Music Is In Everything (feat. Lisa Loeb)
4. Move Your Body (feat. Tom Morello, Busta Rhymes and Isaiah Marley)
5. Jambo (feat. Angelique Kidjo)
6. Please Excuse Me Thank you (feat. Alanis Morissette)
7. Garden Song of Miracles (feat. Stephen Marley)
8. Goo Goo Ga Ga
9. My Dog Romeo (feat. Romeo)
10. Wonderful People (feat. Judah, Gideon and Abraham Marley)
11. Today I Feel Silly (Jamie Lee Curtis reading her new kids book – A CD BONUS TRACK)