What’s better than banana bread than banana muffins topped with cream cheese frosting? You’ve got to try these.
For this delicious recipe you’ll need:
3 Cups all purpose flour
1-teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
1-teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon cinnamon
2 Cups granulated sugar
1-Cup vegetable oil
1-teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 eggs, room temperature
4 ripe bananas, mashed with a fork
For the frosting:
3 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/3 cup mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
3 tablespoons honey
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
To Make This Recipe:
In a medium-large bowl, add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Mix together with a wooden spoon and set aside. In another bowl, mix together sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla, and eggs. Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients to the sugar mixture. Next, add the mashed bananas, mixing to combine, Add the remaining flour mixture and combine but do not over mix.
Line 18-20 muffin cups with liners and fill each muffin cup almost to the top. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 25 minutes.
When the muffins are cool, top with the frosting.
To make the frosting, use a mixer to combine the cream cheese and butter. Add the mascarpone cheese and honey and mix until smooth.
Top the muffins with toasted walnuts.