Banana Crumb Muffins

Today I'm Making.... Banana Crumb Muffins

I am hosting a playdate tomorrow morning and needed a snack that would appeal to three 2 year old boys and their moms. My first thought was blueberry muffins, because everyone likes those... but then I thought about three 2 year old boys, blueberries and my living room furniture and decided against it. I have made these banana muffins once before for my husband's office with success. If this batch is a hit, I think this might be my go to breakfast for a crowd recipe.

The Recipe:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease the muffin cups, or line with muffin papers... I do paper, I can't deal when they stick.

2. Mix all the 'dry' ingredients in one mixing bowl:

• 1 1/2 cups all- purpose flour
• 1 Tsp Baking Soda
• 1 Tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 Tsp Salt

3. Mix all the 'wet' ingredients in another bowl:

• 1 egg beaten
• 3 ripe bananas (peel them then mush them with a fork)
• 3/4 cups white sugar
• 1/3 cup melted butter (make sure it is melted not just softened)
• Splash of REAL vanilla extract

4. Mix the two bowls together- my brother described the mixture as looking like egg drop soup. The mixture will make 12 good sized muffins.

5. Crumb Topping: Mix the ingredients until it looks like sand... it will taste good no matter what so don't worry if you can't get it looking great. Sprinkle the topping over the muffins. *after making the topping I had about 2x too much so you can halve the recipe to avoid waste.

• 2 tablespoons Flour
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon butter (softened- not melted)

6. Bake: 18-22 minutes, mine took 20 but I have an old oven so make sure you check them because your cooking time could be different. In case you don't know - check them by sticking a fork or toothpick in the center of the muffin if it pulls out clean they are done.

Review:

These muffins are amazing. The bananas make them really moist, they aren't too sweet and the crumb topping really pushes them to the next level. If I wasn't making these for a playdate I would have added some sort of nut (walnuts or pecans) but they are great even without them.