Last weekend I mentioned that I had some ripe bananas and rather than throw them out as I usually do I planned on baking something with them but I didn't know what.
For awhile it looked as if I would never get to bake anything with them because mom was trying to sneak them out of the house so she could make Banana Bread.
By yesterday they were REALLY ripe! I ended up making some low-fat strawberry banana muffins which allowed me to use up the bananas as well as some strawberries which I had in the fridge.
Strawberry Banana Muffins
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 large ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), melted
- 1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries cut into pieces
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C). Position rack in center of oven. Line the muffin pan with paper liners or grease with butter or a vegetable spray. Set aside.
In a small saucepan melt the butter. Set aside.
In a medium sized bowl whisk together the brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and mashed banana. Add the melted butter to the brown sugar mixture and stir to combine.
In another large bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Gently fold in the berries, making sure they are coated with flour. This helps to prevent the berries from sinking during baking. Do not over mix or the berries will end up coloring the batter. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir only until the ingredients are just combined. Do not over mix the batter or tough muffins will result.
Fill each muffin cup about two thirds full of batter, using two spoons or an ice cream scoop. Fill any unused muffin cups halfway with water to prevent warping of the pan and/or over browning of the muffins. Place in the oven and bake until a tester inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Makes 12 regular sized muffins.