Name: Banana Granola Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 12 muffins
Ingredients: Cooking spray; 2 cups flour; 3/4 cup sugar; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3 very ripe, darkly speckled, large bananas, mashed well (1½ cups); 1/4 cup sour cream; 2 large eggs beaten lightly; 6 Tablespoons butter, melted and cooled; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 3/4 cups granola of choice, divided

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Banana Granola Muffins

Kelly Senyei
9 November 9, 2010
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Meet Bacsi, previously of Artichoke Spread fame. He’s 94 pounds of love, and he’s a big fan of these Banana Granola Muffins.

Muffin pan containing freshly baked Banana Granola Muffins

My mom kicks up the crunch in this recipe by folding in a cup of our family’s favorite granola from The Cottage in La Jolla, California.

Hand holding banana muffin with bite taken out of it

The mix, loaded with toasted coconut and oats, adds a touch of sweetness while taking the place of nuts.

Spatula in glass bowl containing muffin batter with granola

Ice cream scoop filling muffin tin with batter

And we learned the tough (re: gummy) way that trying to take a shortcut by using a countertop mixer leads to a textural disaster.

Unbaked banana batter topped with granola in muffin tin

Closeup of baked muffins in greased muffin pan

It’s important to take the time to delicately fold the wet and dry ingredients together by hand, which will ensure a light and fluffy muffin.

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Banana Granola Muffins

Prep: 15 minutes

Cook: 12 minutes

Yield: 12 muffins

Ingredients

Cooking spray
2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 very ripe, darkly speckled, large bananas, mashed well (1½ cups)
1/4 cup sour cream
2 large eggs beaten lightly
6 Tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups granola of choice, divided

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350ºF.

Grease muffin pan with cooking spray and set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.

In a separate bowl, combine the mashed bananas, sour cream, eggs, butter and vanilla.

Delicately fold the banana mixture into the dry mixture until the ingredients are just combined. (Do not overmix the batter.)

Fold 1 cup of the granola into the batter.

Pour the batter into the prepared muffin pan. Sprinkle the remaining 3/4 cup granola on top of the muffins then spritz the granola lightly with cooking spray to prevent it from browning.

Bake the muffins for 10-15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.

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