Bananas Foster Muffins

Today started out a sunny and nice summer morning, somewhere along the way the clouds and fog rolled in. Boo. 

But, on the bright side, perfect baking weather....bonus. 

My kiddos love banana muffins. They ask for them all the time. Everytime they see bananas in the fruit bowl getting really ripe they bug me...non...stop. 

I was kind of getting sick of the same old banana muffins so I though I'd put a twist on this classic favourite.

Then it popped into my head. Why not try bananas foster muffins?

Voila!...here they are.

They're super yummy.

I chopped up the walnuts quite fine. You can omit them too if you'd like.

Doesn't the sauce on top make them look divine?

Here's the recipe

Bananas Foster Muffins

Yield: 12 Muffins  
Bake Time: 20-25 minutes  
Total Time: 40-45 minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
3 ripe bananas
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup butter melted
1 tbsp rum extract or 3 tbsp rum
1/4 cup walnuts


Glaze:

4tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp butter
2tbsp rum or 1 tbsp rum extract
pinch of cinnamon


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and prepare 12 muffin tins with liners

In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. In a separate bowl mash bananas, sugar, egg, and rum. combine wet and dry ingredients.

Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.

Top with chopped walnuts and pat them in gently.

Bake for 20-25 minutes

While the muffins are baking, make the glaze.

Combine brown sugar, rum, butter and cinnamon in a small saucepan and simmer for a few minutes. Whisk frequently. Allow to cool until warm but not hot anymore.

Remove the muffins from the oven and place on wire cooling rack. 

Drizzle glaze on top while muffins are still warm.

Enjoy!