Blueberry-Banana Muffins

"This recipe is adapted from Stephanie Jaworski at JoyOfBaking.com. I absolutely love it because it combines two of my favourite fruit into an original-tasting breakfast or snack food. Frozen blueberries are easier to work with. With the banans, I like to mash them with a potato masher in a flat-bottomed bowl."
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
11
Yields:
12 muffins
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C). Position rack in center of oven. Line the muffin pan with paper or rubber liners, or grease with butter or a vegetable spray. Set aside.
  • Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. While it melts, mash the bananas in a medium size bowl.
  • Add the eggs, brown sugar, vanilla extract to the bananas and whisk. Then add the melted butter and stir to combine.
  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Gently fold in the berries, making sure they are coated with flour. If using fresh blueberries, do not over-mix them, or the batter will turn blue! Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir only until the ingredients are just combined, or tough muffins will result.
  • Fill the muffin cups, place the pan in the oven, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes. A toothpick inserted must come out clean. Leave the muffins in the pan while they cool completely.
  • To get a moist muffin top, store in an air-tight container. Otherwise, they can be left outside for several days.

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Reviews

  1. I just made these today. They were awesome! I was a little worried since the batter was so thick, but they turned out great. I will definately make these again. Chopped walnuts might be a nice addition. Trying a sugar free version next time. Thanks for posting!
     
  2. I made a few substitutions out of personal taste, but overall followed the recipe and these turned out great! (especially right out of the oven with a cup of tea...) I really liked the flavor the cinnamon adds. I had no problem with them rising, and I even used white whole wheat flour for half of the flour called for. I also decreased the sugar to 1/2 c., which was perfect for our family. they were still just sweet enough and I felt like we could really taste the banana. Muffin Head, thanks for posting! I'll be trying more of your recipes for Pick a Chef Fall 2007!
     
  3. I thought these muffins were just ok. I followed the directions exactly as stated and made no changes. I got 17 standard muffins from the batter and they hardly rose or changed shape at all. They were just very dense and there was just something off about the consistency of these. They tasted ok but they just weren't for me. Thank you though for sharing.
     
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