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BANANA MUFFIN TOPS

Satisfy your banana bread craving in a single bite with the best part of the muffin - the golden and just-a-tiny-bit-crispy top! These moist morsels of sweetness are perfect to accompany your morning coffee and perfect for little snackers too.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time22 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour fluff the flour with a fork before measuring
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 Large bananas
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • sprinkle granola walnuts, coconut, chocolate chips (These are a few choices for toppings)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350º F. Spray your muffin top pan with the baking spray. (See notes for instructions for using a lined baking sheet or regular muffin tin.)
  • In medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt: set aside.
  • Combine in a large bowl, (or Kitchen Aid bowl) the eggs, bananas, brown sugar, and melted butter. Mix until bananas are in very small pieces
  • Then add your flour mixture and fold in gently. If using a Kitchen Aid or similar, select a low speed, stopping to scrape down the edges regular. Once your batter is smooth and mixed, stop. Be careful not to overmix as this will result in dense muffin tops.
  • Scoop the batter into the muffin top pan. Don't fill to the top, leave a small space around the edge.
  • Bake 10-15 minutes, depending on your oven. Check on them at 10 minutes, and if golden brown around the edges, they're done.

Notes

Using your regular muffin tin

To make muffin tops with your regular muffin tin, line as normal but then only fill the liners 1/3 of the way.

To use a lined baking sheet or silicon baking mat

This is preferable over a regular muffin tin as it gives a better result when it comes to the golden brown, slightly crisp top, that makes muffin tops taste so good!
Scoop spoonfuls of batter onto the lined baking sheet or mat, leaving 1.5 to 2 inches between them.
Try to get them as evenly sized as possible so they call bake at the same rate. 2 tablespoons is a good amount.
Flatten each one with the back of the spoon a little so you get a nice thin muffin top.