Banana Muffins With Chocolate Hazelnut Crunchies Food

BANANA CRUNCH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line 18 large muffin cups with paper liners. Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add the melted butter and blend. Combine the eggs, milk, vanilla, and mashed bananas, and add them to the flour-and-butter mixture. Scrape the bowl and blend well. Don't overmix.
• Fold the diced bananas, walnuts, granola, and coconut into the batter. Spoon the batter into the paper liners, filling each 1 to the top. Top each muffin with dried banana chips, granola, or coconut, if desired. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the tops are brown and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool slightly, remove from the pan, and serve.

CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT-BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 18 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until blended. Beat in vanilla.
• In small bowl, stir together bananas and buttermilk. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with banana mixture, beating on low speed just until blended. Stir in hazelnuts and chocolate chips. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Bake 18 to 24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool 10 minutes. Spread slightly less than 1 tablespoon hazelnut spread over top of each muffin. Serve warm.

CHOCOLATE BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugars. Beat in eggs, bananas and vanilla. In another bowl, combine flour and baking soda; add to creamed mixture just until combined. Stir in walnuts and chocolate chips. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. , Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.