Banana Crumb Muffins

I’ve said this a thousand times before and I’ll say it again, I hate bananas! But when turned into a dessert, it’s a whole different story. I already have two great recipes for banana cakes here on my blog so I guess it’s time to add another one. This time though, let’s make banana muffins.

Muffins, unlike cupcakes, are fairly simple to make even for a beginner.  No need for electric mixers and other gizmos. With just a spoon and a bowl, you’re good to go! This recipe is adapted from Allrecipes.com; excellent as it is, I adjusted the recipe to my liking which I guess is even better. Adding brown sugar makes the muffin more moist, the cinnamon in the batter adds a subtle hint of earthiness and the banana essence takes the flavor to new heights. The banana essence is just optional though. If you think your bananas are sweet already, there’s no need of adding the essence.

As I’ve said, these moist and flavorful muffins are already great as it is… but wait, there’s more! We’ll add a crumb topping. Adding the crumb topping makes them even more special. The sweet, cinnamon-y and crunchy crumb topping makes this muffin recipe definitely a keeper.

Here’s my recipe:

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Honey-Banana Crumble Cake

Everyone loved the banana cake I made a few weeks ago. Following my cake recipe, I  added something extra to make the cake even greater!  The Crunchy Crumble on top of this cake, and the honey added into the cake make this truly special.

Here’s my recipe:

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Banana Cake

Here’ a confession: I do not like bananas! Unlike my brother who is a monkey and can finish a hand of bananas in a minute, I find it difficult to just even finish one. Yeah, that yellow monster is my least favorite fruit and there are only  3 ways you can make me eat and enjoy one: (1) Fried (Banana Q/Turon/Pinaypay) (2) Candied (Saging con yelo) and (3) Banana Cake.

And speaking of cakes… it’s a whole different story when it comes to banana cakes because I love them! Banana cake, banana bread, banana loaf, whatever you call it, it’s the same… uh, banana. I like calling it a banana cake, so let’s just stick to that.

So, one weird day, as much as I hate the fruit, I suddenly craved for a banana cake. Good thing I have Ahma’s recipe, which for me, is the best banana cake. It’s super rich and moist! But as I was browsing through the recipe she gave me, she actually didn’t finish writing the whole recipe down! So how am I going to bake a cake with only “Separate  eggs and beat egg white until medium peaks” as an instruction. Not to mention, this would be my first time to make such cake. So here comes old friend Martha to the rescue (their recipes are so different by the way) With her instructions, together with parcels of Ahma’s recipe, here’s my version of their banana cakes!

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