We like our bananas around here. Most of the time we just eat them up. Occasionally a bunch will get by us. When the bananas are past eating, the boys start begging for me to bake something. Sometimes we make
Frosted Banana Bars or
Double Chocolate Chip Banana Bread.
Lately we have been making the bread version of these muffins. I really liked the bread version of these muffins, but I am gonna be honest, it was a little high maintenance. Each time I made the recipe the loaves always turned out different. I knew the flavor was there, and just needed a better way to show it off.
Well, these
Cinnamon Banana Muffins are the better way to show it off.
These muffins are spectacular! I have always loved anything with a crumb topping. Okay not anything, I am pretty sure if you put crumb topping on peas I would still not like them. I digress.
Another thing I love is cinnamon chips.
These muffins are packed with cinnamon chips.
The recipe makes a ton. Which frankly is good because I am pretty sure my boys each ate two before I was even done baking them all. I guess they couldn't help themselves. They weren't the only ones...I may have had a few myself. The whole family gave me two thumbs up. That says a lot, because yes they are known to give me two thumbs down accompanied with "Eww" and "Mom, this is not the best thing you have made."
So if you have a bunch of bananas just taking up space on your counter, I think you should make these.
Cinnamon Banana Muffins
yields 3-4 dozen
crumb topping:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
bread:
1/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup unsalted butter
3 cups sugar
3 eggs
6 ripe bananas, mashed
1 (16oz) container sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons baking soda
4 1/2 cups flour
1 package cinnamon chips (I use Hershey's brand)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Prepare the crumb topping by cutting the butter into the brown sugar and flour, creating a crumb topping. Set aside.
Combine the 1/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray, then sprinkle a teaspoon's worth of the cinnamon sugar mixture into tins.
In the bowl of a mixer, cream together the butter and sugar. Mix in eggs, mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla, and cinnamon.
Mix the flour, salt, and baking soda.
Slowly mix the flour mixture into the bowl of the mixer. Add in about 1 1/2 cups at a time. Mix until completely combined.
Then mix in the cinnamon chips.
Fill each cup 3/4th the way full. Then sprinkle some of the crumb mixture over the top.
Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in the muffin tin. To remove from the tins, run a knife around the edge of each cup. Then gently lift each muffin out.
Now eat up and enjoy yourself!
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