Banana Muffins With Chocolate Peanut Frosting

Submitted by Boomette

"A recipe from Ricardo. So yummy!"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• Muffins

• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar (I used 1/2 cup and it was perfect)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 ripe bananas
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄2 cup canola oil
• 2 eggs

• Chocolate peanut frosting

• 1⁄2 cup peanut butter
• 2 ounces dark chocolate, melted
• 2 tablespoons 35% cream
• unsalted peanuts, toasted and crushed or banana, slices for garnish

directions

1. Muffins: With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
2. In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Set aside.
3. In another bowl, using a fork, mash the bananas with the lemon juice. Add the milk, oil and eggs and stir to combine. Add to the dry ingredients and stir gently with a spatula until the dry ingredients are just moistened.
4. Spoon the batter into the cups and bake for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Let cool. Remove from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack. 
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5. Chocolate peanut frosting: In a bowl, combine the peanut butter and chocolate with a spatula. Stir in the cream. Frost the cooled muffins and sprinkle with peanuts or garnish with a banana slice. 

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6. Tips : You can replace the chocolate peanut frosting with whipped peanut butter.

Reviews

[katew]

DD whipped these up in no time. I had 3 bananas in the freezer to use up. I must say here that the frosting is really the icing on the cake here - pardon the pun !! This frosting is just gorgeous and really brings the muffin to life !!