Today Hillary wanted to continue talking about the things she made around Christmas time and share one of her favorite recipes.
As, I'm sure, you're well aware, I love my banana crunch muffins and think they are about the most perfect food on earth. However, my husband would beg to differ. I think that true muffins should taste hearty and flavorful but not too sweet. He thinks that muffin=cake that you eat for breakfast. One day when I was searching for ways to use up bananas turning brown on my counter (other than making muffins that only one person in the house would eat), I came across Noble Pig's Recipe for Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip muffins. I tried them and they are amazing. They are every bit as decadent and addictive as she says, and my husband loves them.
Normally, the only modification I make is that I add a tablespoon of honey into the batter (it adds a little flavor and helps keep the muffins moist over time). If I am feeling adventurous (or not feeling like searching for the brown sugar), I might use turbinado instead of brown sugar. But, up until Christmas, those were the only modifications I had ever tried. The recipe is truly amazing as is.
In my family, we eat on Christmas Eve and then eat a big, fancy breakfast on Christmas day. I am usually in charge of muffins. I usually do at least 2 different types of muffins so that everyone at the table has something that meets their tastes. This year, I did clementine/orange muffins for those of us who like something different and Noble Pig's Muffins for those at the table who like cake for breakfast. I was just going to make what I normally do until I realized that I had some extra special things in my pantry that I could add in.
The muffin recipe itself remained as above. Instead of just the chocolate chips, I added in about 1/3rd bag of each of the following: peanut butter chips, chocolate chips and reese's mini's. These were the ultimate decadent breakfast food and they received many accolades from hubby and all of my family. I will definitely make them this way again. One little thing I learned when making these this Christmas is don't turn them into banana bread... the outside will be overcooked before the middle is done.
I hope you enjoyed this recipe. Stay tuned for more awesome interviews and updates!
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