Thursday, July 4, 2013

Banana Nutella Muffins

Banana + Nutella = AMAZING!  What a wonderful combination. Kind of like peanut butter and chocolate; banana and nutella just go together.

If you're not familiar with Nutella, and I can't imagine who isn't, it's a hazelnut spread.  Kind of like peanut butter, but made with hazelnuts and chocolate.  My kids are addicted to the stuff!

This is another recipe from sweetpeaskitchen.com.  Thank you Sweet Pea for sharing your amazing muffin recipes!  Please check out her blog - it's got loads of great recipes.









Banana Nutella Muffins



YIELD: 12 Muffins
 
PREP TIME: 20 minutes
 
COOK TIME: 24 minutes

Ingredients:

Ingredients:
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon table salt
3 very ripe bananas, soft, darkly speckled, mashed well (about 1 1/2 cups)
1/4 cup plain yogurt
2 large eggs, beaten lightly
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled (I use coconut oil)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup toasted hazelnuts, coarsely chopped (I didn't use these)
1/4 cup Nutella

Directions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 12 muffin cups with muffin liners or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
In a medium bowl mix mashed bananas, yogurt, eggs, butter, and vanilla with wooden spoon. Lightly fold banana mixture into dry ingredients with rubber spatula until just combined and batter looks thick and chunky. Fold in hazelnuts.
Divide batter equally among prepared muffin cups. Place 1 teaspoon of Nutella on top of each muffin. Swirl with a toothpick. Bake until golden and toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean, 20 to 24 minutes. 
Remove muffins from tin and let cool.


Note:  I use coconut oil in place of oil or butter in my baking.  It's flavourless and is much healthier for you than butter or vegetable oil.  You can get it at any grocery store.

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