Banana Crumb Muffins

My husband stopped at the gas station the other day and walked out with a packaged banana muffin.

A muffin. Wrapped in plastic wrap. From the gas station.

I just…I don’t even…what was he thinking?

Then he had the nerve to complain that it wasn’t very good.

Ya think?

So I made muffins to teach him a lesson. I’m not sure what the lesson was. Maybe, if you buy gross packaged food I’ll recreate it at home for you?

Or maybe his sham of a muffin just made me hungry for the real thing.

Who can say?

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Banana Crumb Muffins

These muffins are so moist and the crumb topping really takes them over the top. Mix in some chopped walnuts or pecans for some extra flavor and crunch!

Ingredients:

For the muffins:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 bananas, mashed
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup butter, melted
For the crumb topping:
1/3 cup packed brown sugar or Sugar In The Raw
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter, cold

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a muffin tin with papers.
In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients.
In a medium bowl, beat together the bananas, sugar, egg, and butter until well combined.
Stir the banana mixture into the dry ingredients until just combined. Lumps are okay.
Spoon the mixture into the muffin tins.
To make the crumb topping, add all ingredients to a small bowl and work them together with a pastry cutter until you have coarse crumbs. If you're using Sugar In The Raw, the mixture won't come together as well as it does with brown sugar, but it provides a crunchy topping. Either option works great.
Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the muffins.
Bake for 18 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

recipe from allrecipes.com

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17 Responses to “Banana Crumb Muffins”

Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel October 15, 2012 @ 8:56 am (#
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So, I licked my screen and it didn’t taste banana muffin-y. What gives?
Also, doesn’t your hubs know by now that you’re a cooking/baking genie and can make tasty food anytime? I meaaaan, prepackaged muffins–is he trying to tell you something subliminally?
Averie @ Averie Cooks October 15, 2012 @ 10:58 am (#
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The muffins look great and I cringe when my daughter tells me she and daddy got Jamba Juice. There went $8 or $10 for 2 cups of juice I could make for 23 cents in 23 seconds in my Vitamix. Same principle as the gas station muffins. Except yours look 10000x better than gas station plastic muffins!
Mimi @ Culinary Couture October 15, 2012 @ 11:58 am (#
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I LOVE these muffins! There isn’t a time that we have ripe bananas in the house and I don’t make these!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar October 15, 2012 @ 12:49 pm (#
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I love anything with a crumb topping. ANYTHING!
DARLENE October 15, 2012 @ 6:54 pm (#
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CAN’T WAIT TO MAKE THEM.
I MAKE A BLUEBERRY CRUMB MUFFIN THAT IS OVER THE TOP ALSO.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust October 15, 2012 @ 7:06 pm (#
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That is so something my husband would do. Then he’d look at me like whaaa? That topping…man it looks goooood!
Joanne October 15, 2012 @ 8:27 pm (#
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And that, my dear, is why I refuse to buy muffins anymore. Or any of those pound cakes/quickbreads from a certain small coffee chain that starts with “star” and ends with “bucks”. Always disappointing. But at least they get me motivated to get baking at home! Your banana crumb muffins look fabulous!
Loretta E. October 15, 2012 @ 8:43 pm (#
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During finals weeks in chiropractic school, they would set out gas station muffins for us. And although I know better, I’d always try one and regret it every time! There’s just no comparison to homemade and yours look delicious!
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes October 15, 2012 @ 11:44 pm (#
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Love the crumb topping on these. Just the thought of packaged muffins from a store makes me ill. haha!
DessertForTwo October 16, 2012 @ 5:51 am (#
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The nerve!

My honey buys store-bought cookies sometimes. And I’m all “just you wait, you THINK they’re going to taste better than mine, but you’re wrong. sooooo wrong!”

Good thing we teach them lessons
shelly (cookies and cups) October 16, 2012 @ 6:49 am (#
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Those packaged muffins are always so tempting, I have to admit..but they are such a major let-down.
I’ll take three of your far superior muffins, please.
Elizabeth @Food Ramblings October 16, 2012 @ 7:59 am (#
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I think your hubby was giving you a hint…lol
Rachel October 16, 2012 @ 8:48 am (#
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Wonderful! I was just looking for a nice moist banana muffin mix. The last batch I made were horribly dry and the kids wouldn’t eat them. Thanks for posting this!
Jocelyn October 16, 2012 @ 9:21 am (#
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I can’t believe he had the nerve to eat a plastic wrapped muffin…from the gas station no less. Those things taste just like the bag they are wrapped in!!! At least it was good motivation for you to prove to him again what a baking genius you really are!!! Or he was just egging you on because he knew you couldn’t resist the challenge:-) Either way, you came out with one super incredible muffin!!!
Sue February 25, 2013 @ 4:11 pm (#
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These tasted great. But, the center dropped in all of the muffins. Any idea why? Did anyone else have this problem? I probably wouldn’t make again just because they looked so bad.
- Karly — February 26th, 2013 @ 11:00 am
  
  That can happen for a few different reasons. Overmixing, overfilling the cups (2/3 full is perfect), and opening the oven door during the beginning stages of baking can all cause that.
Carol April 28, 2013 @ 3:17 pm (#
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