Banana Nutella Muffins | What Molly Made

Mild and tender banana nutella muffins are a easy (one bowl!) recipe with a wealthy, hazelnut shock inside. They’re additional moist and the right recipe for kiddos!Love muffins? You need to strive mini chocolate chip muffins, banana blueberry muffins, or espresso cake crumb muffins. Or strive any of our gluten-free muffins.

I really like making muffins. Other than chocolate chip pudding cookies, I feel it’s my favourite kind of recipe to make. They’re fairly idiot proof nearly all of the time and so they can brighten a morning like no different.

Are Banana and Nutella Good Collectively?

Banana and nutella is an unbelievable combo. Nutella is a chocolate hazelnut unfold and banana simply goes so effectively with chocolate and nuts. I adore it a lot I made a nutella banana bread too.

However when you’re not feeling the chocolate hazelnut combo, we now have plain wholesome banana muffins and banana blueberry muffins bursting with contemporary fruit.

Ingredient Notes and Substitutions

• Butter: room temperature butter that’s been sitting out for an hour or so. We additionally examined this with vegan butter and it was scrumptious.
• Granulated sugar: A easy, white granulated sugar is nice, however you may additionally use coconut sugar. Simply word the completed muffins might be a bit darker.
• Ripe bananas: They need to have brown spots throughout them.
• Egg: you solely want one egg right here. We haven’t examined it however a flax egg would most likely work.
• Vanilla extract
• Milk: both cow’s milk or a plant-based milk like almond milk are each nice choices
• All-purpose flour: Be sure you measure your flour accurately utilizing the spoon and stage technique! We additionally examined this with a 1:1 gluten free baking flour (We used Bob’s Pink Mill) and it turned out nice.
• Spices: cinnamon and salt
• Baking powder: this give the muffins peak and reacts and helps them rise. It has sodium and an acid in it so all it wants it liquid added to react and rise.

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1. Combine the moist elements: Beat the butter and sugar collectively then beat within the bananas, egg, vanilla and milk, scraping down the edges of the bowl as wanted.
2. Add the dry elements: Gently stir within the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt till mixed, being cautious to not overmix.

3. Layer the muffin batter and nutella: Spoon a heaping tablespoon of the batter into every ready muffin cup. Subsequent, add a heaping teaspoon of Nutella within the heart and spoon one other tablespoon of batter on prime.
4. Bake: Bake at 425°F for 5 minutes then scale back temperature to 350°F and bake for an extra 11-13 minutes, or till tops are set and a toothpick inserted within the heart comes out with few crumbs.
5. To make the topping: Dip the highest of the cooled muffins into melted butter then instantly right into a cinnamon-sugar combination (we use the right cinnamon sugar ratio!).

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Molly’s muffin suggestions:

• Rip bananas: Be certain that your bananas are tremendous ripe. It makes the muffin batter so easy and so moist after they come out of the oven.
• Excessive warmth at first: I at all times wish to bake my muffin recipe at excessive warmth at first and these Nutella stuffed banana muffins aren’t any completely different. The excessive warmth makes the muffins rise rapidly (bakery fashion) and then you definately flip the oven all the way down to bake them during. Good I inform ya.
• Don’t neglect the cinnamon sugar topping: When you pull them out it’s time so as to add the ending touches. A dip in melted butter and a coating of cinnamon sugar. It creates one of the best texture and a small pop of taste. Plus it appears actually fairly.

How can I make my muffins mild and fluffy?

My primary tip for mild and fluffy muffins is to not overmix the batter. Combine till it’s simply mixed, nothing extra. The opposite strategy to to not overbake the batter.

“I hate a shock dollop of Nutella,” mentioned nobody ever.  In case you make this recipe, I’d love so that you can give it a star ranking ★ under. You may also tag me on Instagram so I can see it!

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