Tag: muffins

Monkey Muffins

Ingredients:

Banana muffins –

  • ½ cup flour
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 tablespoon applesauce
  • 1 tablespoon banana yogurt
  • ½ ripe banana, mashed

Topping –

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine all the dry ingredients.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine all the wet ingredients. Mix together with a spatula.
  4. Combine the wet ingredients and dry ingredients.
  5. Fold in the mashed banana.
  6. Scoop into cupcake liners and bake for 12-15 minutes or until fork comes out clean.
  7. After the muffins have cooled, frost with chocolate frosting and decorate with vanilla wafers and black gel icing.

Zucchini Carrot Muffins

Ingredients: (makes 12 muffins)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup applesauce
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1½ cups shredded zucchini
  • ¾ cup shredded carrot 

Instructions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 375.
  2. In a mixing bowl, mix the oil with applesauce, sugars and vanilla.
  3. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
  4. Combine the wet and dry ingredients, stirring until blended.
  5. Fold in the shredded zucchini and carrots.
  6. Put muffin liners in each muffin tin. Fill muffin cups about ¾  Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar or granulated sugar, if desired.  Bake 15-20 minutes.