Strawberry, Banana, Orange Zest Muffins

 

 

On this snowy Sunday Morning…yes my Magnolia Tree is blooming and now covered with snowflakes – I thought we needed some warm fresh muffins for breakfast.   Great idea…they were a huge hit with the fam, especially for DH who is on a strict diet and ate 3 of them himself.  

Strawberries are beautiful and huge now and bananas are always going to waste because they ripen so quickly; the last minneola needed to be used  and the juice and zest made these muffins “delizioso”!

Super easy recipe and made my family really happy on this “Winter/Suppose to be Spring” day!

Strawberry, Banana, Orange Zest Muffins:

Ingredients:

• 2 1/4 cup flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 tbsp fresh orange juice (1 used one orange)
• 1 1/2 cups of strawberries, sliced (add a bit of sugar if they are tart)
• 1 tbsp grated orange zest, divided
• 3 tbsp sugar

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Coat a muffin tin with cooking spray.

Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and 1/2 tablespoon of orange zest together in a small bowl.

Using an electric mixer, beat together the bananas, eggs, brown sugar, melted butter, fresh orange juice, and vanilla until well blended. Stir in the dry ingredients until just combined then carefully add 1 cup of sliced strawberries and gently mix together. Scoop the batter evenly into the muffin tray. Sprinkle the remaining strawberries evenly over the tops of each muffin, making sure to push them down a bit.

Combine the sugar and remaining tablespoon of orange zest together and sprinkle on top of each muffin.

Place into the oven and bake for 25-27 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack for a few minutes. “Goda di”