Banana Crumb Muffins

I LOVE banana cake, banana bread and these banana muffins!! I got this recipe years ago from a Taste of Home magazine.

Banana Crumb Muffins

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 t. baking soda
• 1 t. baking powder
• 1/2 t. salt
• 3 large ripe bananas, mashed
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted

Topping:

• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 T. all-purpose flour
• 1/8 t. ground cinnamon
• 1 T. cold butter

Directions: In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. Combine bananas, sugar, egg and butter; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Combine the first three topping ingredients; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over muffins. Bake at 375 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Makes about 1 dozen.

PB and Chocolate Banana muffins

I love banana bread and I love mini-muffins!! I love being able to grab a quick one-bite(I have a big mouth:)) bit of goodness. I have a little guy here that wanted some "nuffins" for his birthday breakfast. The peanut butter is very subtle in this recipe. If you want a big peanut butter taste, add more:)

PB and Chocolate Banana Muffins

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup Crisco Shortening
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup buttermilk (you can make your own 1/2 T. vinegar, milk to make 1 cup)
• 2 mashed bananas
• 1 t. baking soda
• 1 t. salt
• 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup oatmeal (I used old-fashioned oats)
• 1/3 cup unprocessed bran
• 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions: Cream shortening, peanut butter, sugar and eggs together. Mix in buttermilk and bananas. Add soda, salt, flour, oatmeal and bran. Stir in chocolate chips. Fill mini-muffin pans 2/3 full. Bake at 375 degrees for 16-18 minutes. Makes ~40 mini-muffins.

This is the bran that I used. I didn't notice until I downloaded that picture that my 8 year old has turned this into unprocessed Brain. Haha...we do have a few of those around here:)

Here is the birthday boy showing off a couple of his new books from Grandma. Thanks MOM!! ....and yes, the messy chin is permanent. It seems to be anyway:)