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Praline Banana Nut Muffins {Share the Love}
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I delivered Praline Banana Nut Muffins to my office yesterday morning. It’s how I {Share the Love} with 35 of my favorite people. Here’s how they show me the love. To quote a co-worker “I felt like I was eating a muffin from some gourmet bakery when I had yours. It was AMAZING!!! Totally worth the sweet cheat. Thank you for sharing!!!” Now that motivates me and makes me smile.
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This fabulous recipe has evolved over the years. When I first spotted the Banana Nut Bread pictured on the cover of my January 2005 Southern Living I knew I would love the recipe. It was absolutely gorgeous. And I did fall in love with it.
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I have since turned the recipe into muffins and added a double layer of ‘Praline’ topping. They have a secret ingredient which makes them light, like a cup cake vs. a muffin. That ingredient is cream cheese, which gets beaten with butter before adding sugar and eggs. Then the dry ingredients are incorporated.
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The recipe makes 24 nice sized Praline Banana Nut Muffins. The star is the cinnamon crisp topping. Oh my. Well then there is the praline glaze. I really could categorize these as a dessert but sometimes you need a sweet start to the day. Enjoy.
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Praline Banana Nut Muffins {Share the Love}
Ingredients
For the muffins…
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 1 8- ounce package cream cheese softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas about 4 medium
- 1 cup pecans toasted
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
For the cinnamon crisp topping…
- 1/2 cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 1/2 cup chopped toasted peacans
- 1 Tbl. flour
- 1 Tbl. melted butter
- 1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
For the praline glaze…
- 2 Tbl. melted butter
- 2 Tbl. brown sugar
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
Instructions
For the muffins…
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 24 muffin cups with paper-liners.
- Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
- Combine flour and next 3 ingredients, gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed until just blended. Stir in bananas, pecans, and vanilla. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
For the cinnamon crisp topping…
- Stir together topping ingredients. Sprinkle evenly over muffin batter. Bake at 350 for 22 – 25 minutes, or until a wooden pick comes out clean. Remove from pans and place on rack over a shallow rimmed baking pan.
For the praline glaze…
- Combine glaze ingredients, whisking to incorporate brown sugar and melted butter. Drizzle a spoonful over each muffin. Allow muffins to cool completely.
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5 Comments
Julie
These sound amazing! They would be so yummy for breakfast or just a nice sweet with a savory dish.
libby
I’ve become a big fan of muffins too. Thank you for stopping by Julie.
Donna Smith
OMG my house smells delicious. I just knocked back a warm muffin and I’m in heaven. These are really, really good and the women I’ll be sharing these with tomorrow night will be a very happy crew. Thanks Libby.
libby
Yay!! I hope they enjoy them as much as my work family did. Thanks so much for sharing your comments Donna. I love reading them. xo Libby