Banana Cinnamon Bun Muffins
02.27.12
It was a overcast yucky weekend in my neck of the woods. Yuck! So what does a mom who is about to go crazy with two couped up kids….you bake! You pull out the bowls, spoons, and pans and the rest turns into a fun day in the kitchen. I haven’t been baking as much these days due to the MVT Challenge at my CrossFit box, but my challenge is over. Woot! So I have a little more freedom…but I have to say I’m going to stay on track because I do feel pretty awesome.
Now let’s talk muffins because my eyes are tired and tomorrow morning I have to wake up to hit my daily WOD. So this recipe all came about because I had two ripe banana’s….and then what’s better than banana and cinnamon swirled all together into a muffin? Not much! These muffins are only sweetened by banana’s! And a small amount of maple syrup in the cinnamon topping, which you could totally eliminate. These muffins didn’t last very long with two little ones and a husband…I only got 1! It’s ok, because I would prefer to share. I have to say the best part about these muffins is I got to make them with my little ones and we had a fun and messy time in the kitchen!
Enjoy!!
Banana Cinnamon Bun Muffins
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
4 eggs
1/3 cup coconut milk (canned coconut milk)
1/2 cup ripe banana, mashed (about 1 banana)
Cinnamon Topping
1 tablespoons cinnamon
2 tablespoons ripe banana, mashed
2 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
1 tablespoon maple syrup
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
Whisk dry ingredients together. Set aside.
In a small bowl add mashed banana, eggs, and coconut milk and mix with a hand mixer until well blended. Add wet ingredients into dry ingredients and with a hand mixer until well combined.
Add batter until prepared muffin cups. Filling to about 3/4 filled.
In a small bowl, combine cinnamon, mashed banana, melted coconut oil, and maple syrup (if using). Drizzle mixture over top of muffins and using a toothpick swirl the topping into the muffin batter. Reserve some of the cinnamon topping.
Bake muffins for 20 – 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. In the last 5 minutes of baking add more cinnamon toping to the tops of the muffins.
Allow muffins to cool in pan 5 – 10 minutes then transfer to wire rack. Enjoy immediately, but I prefer them the next day…..if they last that long.
Enjoy!
Makes about 10 to 12 muffins.
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These looks yummy!!! Question, when it calls for “coconut milk”, do you use the canned one? If so, do I get the full fat? Thank you so much!
Hi Evangeline,
I did use canned coconut milk and you could use full fat or light. I happen to have a can of light in my cabinet and that is what I used but I’m sure using either would work.
Thanks so much for dropping by!
could you use the So delicious coconut milk or does it HAVE to be from a can?
Hi Brooke, I haven’t tried the So Delicious brand so I can’t promise that these would be ok, but you can give it a try. I’m sure it would be ok.
Thanks!
I just made these (they are in the oven now), but I noticed that the batter was pretty thick… Is that normal?? I hope they turn out, because they smell amazing!!
Hi Melanie,
I sent you an email but wanted to leave a comment here also. The batter will be thick, it’s the nature of the coconut flour. When you add the cinnamon topping this will allow the batter to become “wet”. In the end the muffins should be ok. Let me know how yours turn out.
Thanks,
MD
“1/2 cup ripe banana, mashed (about 1 muffin)”
–Should this read (about 1 banana)? Just curious
Trying these right now!
I made these last night and you’re right…they disappeared! Amazingly easy and delicious.
A question for you, my partner has been a vegetarian for over 29 years. He’s an athlete and now starting to feel that a dietary change is in order to maximize his performance. I eat mostly paleo (if I had to define it) and he is struggling with starting to eat meat for the first time since being 12yrs old. How did you do it? How did you get past the stronger tastes, textures and emotional barriers that he’s struggling with? Any suggestions would be most welcome!
M
I made these today and they were an instant hit with the kids! Definitely going in the recipe file
Thank you!
Jasmine
By the way – I had run out of coconut oil so used butter in the topping & it turned out fine
Hi Jacey,
Yes, sorry about that….late night blogging should not be aloud. About 1 banana.
Hi Meghanne,
Sending you an email today.
I made these tonight and they are amazing! Really hit the spot. Thanks!
Hi, These looked so good!
I just made them and have a question about the topping. Is it really two TABLEspoons of cinnamon? My topping was not drizzly, it came out like dark brown paste. Still…can’t wait to try them once they cool down.
Hi Petra,
You are so right…1 tablespoon…so sorry. ll fixed above. Let me know how they turn out.