Banana Crunch Muffins

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 lb unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 2 extra-large eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana (2 bananas)
• 1 cup medium-diced ripe banana (1 banana)
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 cup granola cereal
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• dried banana pieces

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 line 18 large muffin cups with paper liners.
• 3 sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attatchment.
• 4 add the melted butter and blend.
• 5 in a separete bowl, combine the eggs, milk, vanilla, and mashed bananas, and add them to the flour mixture.
• 6 scrape the bowl and blend well; do not over mix.
• 7 fold the diced bananas, walnuts, granola, and coconut into the batter.
• 8 spoon the batter into the paper liners, filling each one to the top.
• 9 top each muffin with dried banana chips, if desired.
• 10 bake for 25-30 minutes, or until tops are brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
• 11 cool slightly, remove from pan, and serve.