Alex’s Most Amazing Banana Muffins Ever

What is one food that comes to mind when you think of the jungle? For us, it’s bananas. The base commissary had bunches of bananas on sale for $0.89 because they were starting to get spotty, so we picked out a bunch and baked some amazing banana muffins. We couldn’t possibly have a jungle-themed week without making something out of bananas!

We couldn’t find exactly the recipe we were looking for, so we created one of our own. We took a little bit of this and a little bit of that from a bunch of banana bread recipes we found online and came up with something that suited our tastes. With a little estimation and a lot of experimentation, we created some really great muffins! Mmm! It was an awesome lesson in fractions and some great mother-daughter bonding.  There were plenty of muffins for snack time, lots left over for breakfast tomorrow, and even more to share with our neighbors!

Alex scoops banana batter into each muffin cup

Alex’s Most Amazing Banana Muffins Ever

Ingredients:

5 very ripe bananas (the kind the kids won’t eat because they have… gasp… brown spots!)

4 eggs

1 cup butter or margarine

1 cup white sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 Tablespoon vanilla extract

3 ½ cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 muffin pans with muffin lining papers.

2. In a medium bowl, mash bananas and stir in eggs until well blended. Set aside.

3. In a large bowl, beat butter or margarine and gradually add sugar. Stir in vanilla and banana mixture. Whisk together flour,  baking soda, and salt. Blend into batter. If desired, add walnuts (we didn’t have any on hand, so ours were nut free).

4. Scoop generous helpings of banana batter into each muffin tin. 

5. Bake for 22-26 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.

Enjoy your 24 big, moist muffins! We sure did! Bon Appetit!

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Lookout for the muffin swiper!