Jumbo Banana Nut Muffins With Roasted Bananas Recipes

JUMBO BANANA NUT MUFFINS WITH ROASTED BANANAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Cut 4 over-ripe bananas in half and place on baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes or so. Remove from oven and set aside.
• On one bowl combine the dry ingredients: 2 1/4 cups gluten free flour blend (or AP flour if not gluten free), 1 tsp. baking soda, and 1/4 tsp. or so kosher salt. Stir until combined.
• Add the roasted bananas to another bowl and mash with a fork. Add 1 egg, 1/4 cup milk, 1/3 cup olive oil, 1 tsp. vanilla extract, and 1 packed cup dark brown (or light brown) sugar. Stir until combined.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix together. Fold in 3/4 of the toasted walnuts and 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon. Stir until completely combined.
• Spray a jumbo muffin tin with cooking spray or line with large muffin cups. Divide the batter evenly (makes 6 jumbo muffins) and sprinkle with the remaining walnuts.
• Place the muffin tin in the oven and bake for 35 minutes or so. The tops should be golden brown and a toothpick should come out clean when poked.

JUMBO BANANA-PECAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine first seven ingredients. In another bowl, combine bananas, sour cream, eggs and butter. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Fill greased or paper-lined jumbo muffin cups two-thirds full. For streusel, in a small bowl, combine flour, sugars and cinnamon. Cut in butter until crumbly; stir in pecans. Sprinkle over tops., Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm. Freeze option: Freeze cooled muffins in resealable plastic freezer bags. To use, thaw at room temperature or, if desired, microwave each muffin on high for 20-30 seconds or until heated through.

JUMBO BANANA-CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In another bowl, beat egg yolks until light and lemon-colored. Beat in honey and orange zest. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the bananas, carrots and applesauce. , In a small bowl, beat egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form; fold into batter a third at a time. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

JUMBO HONEY-BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Generously grease 6 jumbo muffin tins or line with jumbo paper liners.
• In a large bowl stir together the bran with milk; let sit for 5 minutes, then stir in mashed bananas, melted butter, vanilla honey and egg; stir to combine.
• In another bowl stir together flour with baking powder and salt; add to the wet ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon JUST until combined (any lumps are okay!).
• Add in nuts (if using).
• Divide the batter between the six muffin tins.
• Bake for 28-32 minutes or until muffins test done.