Apple Banana Muffins Recipe

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These Apple Banana Muffins are a super alternative to “boxed” cupcakes. Vadim and I love any kind of dessert with fruit. These are especially moist.

You can frost them as cupcakes or enjoy them as muffins with milk or your morning coffee. Kids really enjoy them too; after all, it looks like a cupcake! We each ate 3 right out of the oven.

Ingredients Apple Banana Muffins:

2 apples, peeled, cored and finely diced
1 cup ripe mashed bananas
1 ¼ cups white sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs at room temperature
2/3 cup unsalted butter at room temperature (10 tablespoons or 1 ¼ sticks)
¼ cup buttermilk
1 tsp salt
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda

How to make Apple Banana Muffins:

Pre-heat oven to 375°F.
1. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.

2. Mix together 2 cups of flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp nutmeg and 1/2 tsp cinnamon.

3. In a large mixing bowl ( I used my KitchenAid), beat 10 Tbsp of butter and 1 1/4 cups of sugar together on medium speed until it has a light and fluffy texture.

4. Without reducing the speed, add 2 eggs one at a time, add 1 tsp vanilla extract and 1/4 cup buttermilk.

5. Finally, beat in the flour mixture.

6. Use a spoon to fold in the 2 diced apples and 1 cup of mashed bananas.

7. Fill the lined muffin cups about half-way.

Bake until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 to 25 minutes.

I love these frosted with my Russian Cream Cheese Frosting.

Notes: If you only have a 12 count muffin pan, you can fill it first and bake the rest in a small baking dish.

Apple Banana Muffins

Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com

Soft, moist and easy Apple Banana Muffins.

Prep Time: 15 minutes mins

Cook Time: 25 minutes mins

Total Time: 40 minutes mins

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Pre-heat oven to 375°F and line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.

• Mix together 2 cups flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp nutmeg and 1/2 tsp cinnamon.

• In a large mixing bowl, beat the 1 1/4 sticks of butter and 1 1/4 cups of sugar together on medium speed until it has a light and fluffy texture.

• Without reducing the speed, add 2 eggs one at a time, add 1 tsp vanilla extract and 1/4 cup of buttermilk.

• Finally, beat in the flour mixture.

• Use a spoon to fold in the apples and banana.

• Fill the lined muffin cups about half-way.

• Bake until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 to 25 minutes.

If you only have a 12 count muffin pan, you can fill it first and bake the rest in a small baking dish.