It is a rare occasion when I have bananas that turn brown. I buy bananas every week. Sometimes multiple times a week. I like them when they are just starting to turn yellow. When there are bunches of green bananas in the store I get excited, if they are already yellow I try to pick the most unripe bunch and only get a few. Those are the weeks when I go back for more later in the week.
Adding to the problem is that although I like barely yellow bananas, Mr. J likes the bananas that are starting to get spots. For me, that means overripe but that is how he likes them. The other week the bananas had gone past their prime. I bought more intending to use the remaining three for baking. Mr. J decided they were perfect for eating. He had one before got wind that if he stopped eating the other two he would get a dessert. Guess what? He stopped eating the bananas. I was still one short so I added a 1/4 cup applesauce to make up for the missing banana.
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Adapted from Cooking Down East
Ingredients
1/4 c butter
1 tsp salt
1 C sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 C flour
1 tsp soda
Adapted from Cooking Down East
Ingredients
1/4 c butter
1 tsp salt
1 C sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 C flour
1 tsp soda
2 bananas, beaten creamy
1/4/ C applesauce
1/2 C mini chocolate chips
Directions:
1/2 C mini chocolate chips
Directions:
Cream butter, add salt and sugar, gradually. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift flour, measure and sift together with soda.
Mash bananas with a fork, beaten until light. Stir in applesauce with bananas. Add alternatively with dry ingredients to egg mixture. Fold in chocolate chips.
Spoon in muffin tin. Bake 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees.
Turns out the applesauce was a perfect replacement for the missing banana. The muffins came out just as moist and the banana flavor was still dominant. I brought these to game night and they were quickly gobbled up.
I have been thinking lately about what would be my most favorite muffin and I am struggling. These were pretty darn good. I also am a big fan of the double chocolate muffin. Who can go wrong with double chocolate...especially in the morning? I also like the cornbread muffin. I am not sure you can call this a muffin though. Cornbread is kind of a category all on it's own.
What is your favorite muffin?
Do you eat them morning, noon, and night?
Banana muffins are definitely my favorite muffin! I like the kind with the cinnamon streusel on top... yum! But I also can't resist a chocolate chip banana, one of my favorite combos! And I'd eat these in the morning... or at lunch... or at night... :)
ReplyDeleteMmm I love bananas with spots on them, especially for baking.
ReplyDeleteThough I do buy them while they are barely green, but thats just because I sometimes forget we have them in that tiny cramped space we call a kitchen at my apt
These look yummy and simple and I can't wait to try em out! :D
Oh, I love banana anything and these look so scrumptious! Lin xx
ReplyDeleteOh, sometimes I purposely buy the browning bananas so I can make bread or something.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorite flavor combos of all time. Chocolate and banana are made for one another. I could use one of these right now!
ReplyDeleteAny stage of the banana is good to me, of course with the exception of green! It is disappointing when you find that someone has eaten some of your ingredients. However, in this case you made a great save with the applesauce. Also, chocolate and banana are always a welcome treat-yum!
ReplyDeleteI looove banana with chocolate chips :) Nothing beats that moist sweetness! Looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteI always get excited when bananas go brown in our house. It means banana bread time! Thank you for sharing...and thank you for all the support. It means more to me than you know. Hugs and love from Austin.
ReplyDeleteI always go for the greener bananas too. I hate when they get really over ripe!
ReplyDeleteYour muffin recipe is very similar to mine - except I had to low-carb it.
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