Blogging Marathon# 55: Week 2/ Day 1
Theme: Nutella Galore
Dish: Banana Nutella Muffin
For the first day, I made a moist & delicious banana muffins with nutella swirls. I can't stop myself from bananas even though I know very well that by day 4, they will start to smell very 'banana-ey' and no body in the house would really want to eat them. I try and find some interesting ways to use the overripe bananas and these muffins with Nutella swirls sounded just perfect.
I replaced the all purpose flour in the original recipe with wholewheat pastry flour and used egg replacer powder instead of the egg. I reduced the sugar quantity in the recipe and found the muffins just right for my taste. If you want sweeter muffins increase the total sugar to 1 cup.
Muffins turned out moist & delicious. Not just my kids, even my mom said she liked these muffins. The Nutella swirls on the top bake into a beautiful pattern and tastes delicious too.
Recipe adapted from here:
Banana Nutella Swirl Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups Whole wheat Pastry Flour*
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 3 ~ 4 Medium Over ripe Bananas, mashed
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Egg Replacer powder whisked in 3 tablespoons of water*
- ¼ cup Oil
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- ½ cup Pecans or Walnuts, chopped
- ½ cup Nutella
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a muffin tin with paper liners or grease them.
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt until well combined. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the mashed banana, sugar and brown sugar. Beat in the egg mixture (or egg), oil and vanilla extract.
- Add the dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold in the nuts.
- Fill the muffin tins ¾ full. Top each muffin with 1~2tsp Nutella and use a toothpick to swirl it into the batter.
- Bake muffins for 15~17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool on wire rack. Store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Notes
- WW Pastry flour can be subbed with all purpose flour.
- Use 1 large egg.
Uma Shankar
wow lovely muffins
Srivalli
Wow Pavani, those muffins look stunning and what a lovely way to enjoy Nutella!..I am bookmarking it for sure..:)
Gayathri's Cook Spot
They look adorable Pavani. What a lovely pattern nutella has created on top. Want to dig in right now!!
Rajani S
I know I might be repeating this for the million-th time, but I mean it every single time. Absolutely adore the pictures, especitally the close up shot. The swirls have come out very nice and yes, the overripe bananas are the bakers boon and bane at the same time!
sushma
Mouthwatering muffins, looks great
Sarita
Swirl muffins looks too good.. They must have tasted great.
Sapana Behl
muffins looks absolutely stunning.Bookmarked.
Global Tastes & Travels Inc.
perfect swirls and texture
Global Tastes & Travels Inc.
perfect swirls and texture
Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi
Stunning muffins, Pavani.Looking at all the Nutella delights, I am scared of the extra calories which will pile up 🙂
Sowmya :)
I have the same banana issues....this looks like a yummy alternative to my usual smoothie routine.