Southern Banana Praline Muffins Healthy Food

THE ULTIMATE HEALTHY BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with liners and spray the inside of the liners to prevent sticking.
• In a large bowl, mix together mashed bananas, honey, egg, vanilla, olive oil and milk until well combined. Add in whole wheat pastry flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and use a wooden spoon to mix together until the batter is just combined. DO NOT overmix. Fold in ½ cup chopped walnuts.
• Divide batter evenly into muffin liners, sprinkle each muffin with chopped walnuts. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the toothpick comes out with just a few crumbs attached.
• Cool muffins for 5 minutes then remove and transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. Muffins are best served warm and even better the next day. Makes 12 muffins.

SOUTHERN BANANA PRALINE MUFFINS (HEALTHY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Spray 8 wells of a 12 hole muffin pan with butter-flavored cooking spray or line with paper lines.
• In a large bowl, combine baking mix, pecans, brown sugar Splenda and the Splenda.
• In a small bowl, combine bananas, egg, applesauce and vanilla extract.
• Add banana mixture to baking mix mixture.
• Mix gently just to combine.
• Evenly spoon batter into prepared muffin wells.
• Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Place muffin pan on a wire rack and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
• Remove muffins from pan and continue cooling on wire rack.
• HINT: Fill unused muffin wells with water, it protects the muffin pan and ensures even baking.

PRALINE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix all dry ingredients together in small bowl.
• Add melted butter to beaten eggs and then add dry ingredients. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
• Use metal mini-muffin pans and spray with a non-stick cooking spray for baking or with flour. You MUST use metal pans and non stick spray or muffins will stick in pans.
• Use a tablespoon and spoon each muffun about 3/4 full into muffin pans. Use a second spoon to slide the mix cleanly off.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes. Gently tap pans upside down and muffins will fall out.

BANANA PRALINE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Mash bananas, add egg, sugar and oil. Beat well. Add flour, baking powder and salt and mix until just moistened.
• Grease muffin tins, and put equal amount of batter in each.
• *Praline:
• Mix brown sugar and sour cream, add pecans.
• Top each with equal amount of praline mix in center of muffin.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Makes 12 Regular size muffins or 6 large.

BANANA-PRALINE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Stir together pecans, brown sugar and sour cream. Set aside.
• Mash bananas in a medium bowl , add egg and next 3 ingredients, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Place paper baking cups in muffin pans and coat cups with cooking spray.
• Spoon batter into muffin cup, filling three fourths full. Carefully spoon pecan mixture evenly in center of each muffin.
• Bake at 400F for 18-20 minutes or until golden. Remove from pans immediately and cool on wire racks.
• Note; You can freeze muffins, if desired. To reheat, microwave at HIGH 1 minute.

SOUTHERN BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, combine sugar and flour. Stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. , Remove from heat. Stir a small amount of hot milk filling into egg yolks; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat; gently stir in butter and vanilla. , In an ungreased 8-in. square baking dish, layer a third of the vanilla wafers, bananas and filling. Repeat layers twice., For meringue, beat egg whites, vanilla and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. Spread evenly over hot filling, sealing edges to sides of dish. Bake until meringue is golden, 12-15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 1 hour. Refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.