In the kitchen with Elisa
Easy Banana Muffins
Super moist and flavourful banana muffins with a festive decoration
What to do with all those over ripe bananas? Do you also find yourself asking this question again and again? I personally hate throwing away food and so I always try to find different ways to use them. Today I have a great easy recipe for you to use up those over ripe bananas in a very yummy way!
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Before I get started with the recipe, I just want to give you one more tip that I have been doing quite some time now and that is very simple, but I also think it is quite clever :) For a long time I was using my over ripe bananas right away and so sometimes I found myself in a situation where we had still some banana muffins or banana bread left over, and I already needed to make another one, as I had some bananas going bad again. So I thought, why wouldn´t I try to freeze them and see if that works and it does! Just peel the skin off, grab a freezer bag, and freeze the bananas for later. When you are about to use them take them out and de-frost in room temperature or in a microwave. Strain the excess water if needed and they are ready to be used.
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If you love banana bread and banana cakes, you will love these moist and cinnamony banana muffins.
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Happy Baking lovelies!
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Step by Step Video
RECIPE
Easy Banana Muffins
Super moist and flavourful banana muffins with a festive decoration
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4 medium eggs
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2 ripe bananas
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160g sugar
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220g flour
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2tsp baking powder
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1tsp cinnamon
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1/2tsp salt
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royal icing (recipe link on website)
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cinnamon
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little gingerbread men cookies
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DIRECTIONS
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Beat the eggs lightly in a medium bowl.
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Mash the bananas with a fork until smooth.
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Add the mashed bananas to the eggs and mix a little.
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Add the sugar and mix shortly.
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Mix all dry ingredients and sift them into the wet ingredients. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined.
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Lay out 12 paper muffin forms and fill them with the batter to 2/3 full.
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Bake in 180°C bottom top heat in the middle shelf of the oven for 30 minutes. Test with a wooden skewer whether the muffins are ready.
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Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before decorating.
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Decorate the cooled muffins with some royal icing, sprinkle over cinnamon and add the little gingerbread men cookies.
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You can optionally make a simple cinnamon decoration for the muffins. Mix 5 teaspoons of sugar with 1/2 tsp of cinnamon. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter and brush the muffins with the butter, then sprinkle over with some cinnamon sugar or dip them into the cinnamon sugar.
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