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Banana, Nectarine and Cinnamon Muffins

September 22, 2014 by Katie Bryson 24 Comments

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Banana, Nectarine and Cinnamon Muffins on Feedinboys.co.uk

An easy weekend bake that uses up fruit that’s past its best, these soft banana and nectarine muffins with a cinnamon sugar crust are great with coffee or as a sweet treat for children’s lunch boxes.

Fruit that’s over ripe and squishy is perfect for baking as it lends a delicious damp quality to the sponge. I have to be quick these days as my family’s appetite for smoothie making means that fruit doesn’t tend to hang around for long.

But for once there were some blackening bananas going spare, and the last of my roasted nectarines loitering in the fridge.  I’d bought the nectarines in a punnet from the supermarket and had been disappointed with their flavour. Roasting them halved with a little brown sugar, cinnamon and a splash of water changed all of that. They became soft and sweet, paddling in a pink syrup that was incredible drizzled over snow white Greek Yogurt for breakfast.

Nectarines halved and ready for roasting on Feedingboys.co.uk

You don’t need to roast your nectarines before using them in this recipe though, just make sure they’re very, very ripe.

Banana, nectarine and cinnamon muffins
Makes 18

250g self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
half tsp bicarb soda
pinch salt
115g soft brown sugar
2 medium eggs
1 tsp cinnamon extract
75g butter, melted
2 ripe bananas, mashed
2 very ripe nectarines, chopped
Cinnamon sugar for sprinkling

  1. Heat oven to 190C, 170C fan, gas 5 and line a couple of muffin trays with cases
  2. Sift the flour, baking powder, bicarb soda, and salt into a bowl.  Add the sugar and mix well.
  3. In a second bowl beat together the eggs, cinnamon extract and butter with a fork. Add the bananas and nectarines to the egg mixture and stir.
  4. Make a well in the dry mixture and add the egg mixture. Mix together roughly with a fork until well combined but not smooth.
  5. Fill your muffin cases with batter, scatter each with a little cinnamon sugar and then bake in the oven for 20 mins.
  6. Check they’re cooked by inserting a cocktail stick. If it comes out clean they’re done so remove from oven and leave to cool for 5 minutes in the tin and then 5 minutes on a wire rack. Delicious eaten while still warm or cool completely and keep in a sealed container for a couple of days – or freeze them!

Cook’s Tip: Most supermarkets sell flavoured sugar these days, I got mine from Sainsbury’s TTD range, but I know Waitrose also sell Cinnamon Sugar. Or you could easily make some by dunking a couple of cinnamon sticks into a jar of brown sugar and keeping it tightly sealed for a few weeks to let the flavours mingle.

Banana, Nectarine and Cinnamon Muffins on Feedinboys.co.uk

And now to spread the recipe love around blog land…

Credit-Crunch-Munch

As the reason I made these muffins was to use up fruit that was in danger of entering the compost heap, I’m putting them into the mix for Credit Crunch Munch over on Maison Cupcake on behalf of Fuss Free Flavours and Fab Food 4 All

Simple and in Season

I’m hooking this recipe up with Ren’s Simple and in Season, hosted this month by Nazima at Franglais Kitchen. Check out her post that lets you know what seasonal goodies we’ll be tucking into this month.

Link up your recipe of the week

I’m also entering it into Recipe Of The Week over on Emily’s blog A Mummy Too…

Casa Costello

I’m also adding my muffins to Bake of The Week hosted by Casa Costello.

fsf-autumn

And finally I’ll join the party for September’s Four Season’s Food hosted by Eat Your Veg and Delicieux with a fruity theme.

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Comments

  1. Jeanne Horak-Druiff says

    September 22, 2014 at 10:59 am

    Ooooh, look at those lovely nectarines… I am usually not a banana fan but I make an exception for banana bread and banana muffins 😉

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      September 22, 2014 at 9:04 pm

      Banana in cake is a wonderful thing… These aren’t too sweet so the fruit speaks for itself.

      Reply
  2. Jan Bennett says

    September 22, 2014 at 12:11 pm

    Mmm yum Paul would love these! Great recipe Katie.

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      September 22, 2014 at 9:03 pm

      Thanks Jan – we’re enjoying them a lot here 🙂

      Reply
  3. kellie@foodtoglow says

    September 22, 2014 at 8:41 pm

    I do like the sound of these muffins, Katie! And that shot of the nectaries – perfection 🙂

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      September 22, 2014 at 9:02 pm

      Thanks Kellie… Nectarines are v photogenic!

      Reply
  4. Alison says

    September 23, 2014 at 10:04 am

    I love the sound of these, nectarines in muffins has got to be delicious

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      September 24, 2014 at 12:03 pm

      Thanks Alison, yes the nectarines really transformed a bog standard banana cake into something fruity and lush 🙂

      Reply
  5. Sally - My Custard Pie says

    September 24, 2014 at 4:37 am

    I adore fruit in cakes. Coveting those nectarines as well as the muffins.

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      September 24, 2014 at 12:02 pm

      Thanks Sally – the nectarines looked so pretty they had to have their own picture 😉

      Reply
  6. Sarah, Maison Cupcake says

    September 24, 2014 at 10:53 am

    I’ve not made any muffins for yonks, sounds like a good combination. Thanks for entering into CCM!

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      September 24, 2014 at 12:01 pm

      I’ll def be making them again – they didn’t last long at all!

      Reply
  7. Hayley @ Hay In A Day says

    September 24, 2014 at 8:55 pm

    Love the sound of using nectarines in a bake. This is on my must try list! #Bakeoftheweek

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      September 26, 2014 at 7:50 pm

      Thanks Hayley, hope you like them as much as I do!

      Reply
  8. Helen at Casa Costello says

    September 24, 2014 at 9:58 pm

    Now there’s a combination I wouldn’t have thought of – I’m really tempted by the sound of roasted nectarines though. Like you, our fruit never tends to hang around for long. Thanks so much for joining in with #Bakeoftheweek x

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      September 26, 2014 at 7:50 pm

      Thanks Helen, yes roasted nectarines are a delight!

      Reply
  9. Lucy @ Bakingqueen74 says

    September 25, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    These sound so tasty! #Bakeoftheweek

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      September 26, 2014 at 7:48 pm

      Thanks Lucy!

      Reply
  10. Nazima says

    October 4, 2014 at 9:56 pm

    these flavours are some of my favourite Katie – totally delicious idea – really like them .

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      October 5, 2014 at 6:54 am

      Thanks Nazima 🙂

      Reply
  11. Deena Kakaya says

    October 28, 2014 at 12:02 am

    banana and nectarine, now there is a combination I have not tried in a muffin; sounds absolutely lovely x

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      October 28, 2014 at 7:27 am

      Thanks Deena, I love trying different combinations in muffins as they’re so adaptable.

      Reply

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