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Mini Brown Butter Banana Muffins

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Description

The brown butter gives them a caramel flavour which can only make things better.

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cups Butter
  • 1-½ cup Super Ripe Bananas, Mashed
  • 1 cup Dark Brown Sugar (packed)
  • 1 whole Egg
  • 1-½ cup All-purpose Flour
  • ½ teaspoons Kosher Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter the mini muffin tins.

In a small saucepan over medium heat, cook the butter until brown bits begin to form, stirring occasionally. Set aside to cool slightly.

In a medium bowl, beat together the bananas, sugar, egg and the cooled butter. Add the flour, salt and baking soda and mix just until combined. Divide amongst the mini muffin tins, filling them just below the top.

Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Allow to cool in the pan for about 5 minutes then move to a cool rack.

Makes 48 mini muffins, or probably a loaf of bread or 18 muffins.

Note: These would be great with some chocolate and 1 teaspoon instant coffee added in the butter. I don’t know if I should bother saying that pecans would be a lovely addition. As always.

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city baked on 9.28.2011

I’m so pumped they worked out!

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Elle on 8.19.2011

I have these in the oven right now. My son keeps asking me when they are going to be done! I’ll let you know how they turn out.

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oreos on 5.19.2011

These looked so good yesterday and I had overripe bananas so made them. Super easy and delicious! They were snatched up by kids and neighbors and all gone this morning. I think I must have made mine a little larger than the recipe suggested as I got 27 mini muffins not 48. But they were perfect looking and tasting. A definite keeper!

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ginahweenah on 5.18.2011

I think I’ll try them just as you listed them. They look perfectly delish! Can’t wait for the bananas to ripen!

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Sunny on 5.18.2011

These mini muffins look delicious. I think I’ll try them with mini chocolate chips. Your picture looks like you dusted the muffins with powdered sugar. Yum!!

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annieo on 7.9.2015

These are great! I have a few ho-hum banana recipes, but these really stand out with the browned butter. Definitely a keeper at our house!

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greeleygirl on 8.24.2012

Way yummy! Added chocolate chips and chopped walnuts. Defo a keeper!

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modwife on 9.26.2011

I baked these last night, and they are awesome! I made regular size muffins, and it yielded 11. I also added toasted pecans. Huge success!

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Elle on 8.19.2011

Okay we pulled these out of the oven about 15 minutes ago and my almost 4 year old has already eaten five of them! We love these muffins. Thanks so much for a simple banana recipe that tastes yummy!

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msblue on 6.10.2011

A good old fashioned banana muffin. Love it. The recipe made 12 regular sized muffins for me although the way everyone is eating them, I should have doubled the batch.

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