BANANA/BRAN/CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

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This recipe makes 30 - 36 muffins. If that's too many, simply freeze the muffins and use as needed. Add to kids' lunch boxes or perfect for after-school snack. How about bridge club social, or just for you to sit, put your feet up, turn on OPRAH, and relax with a cuppa tea, coffee or glass of milk.

Provided by Elaine Radu

Categories     Other Snacks

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 c granulated sugar
1 c brown sugar
1 c vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 tsp pure vanilla extract (for the muffin batter)
2 c mashed, ripe bananas
3 c natural bran, or bran buds
1 1/2 c buttermilk (if you do not have buttermilk, simply mix 1 tbsp lemon juice to the milk, and set aside)
3 c all purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
3 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 c dry cranberries, or raisins, or combination of both
FOR the cream cheese filling
1 pkg cream cheese spread, (400 gms) softened to room temperature
1/4 c icing sugar
1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Steps:

  • 1. Muffin Tins - Greased or Paper Lined. Preheat oven to 375 C (190C). Hint: Set oven preheat to 385F. Pop the filled tins into the oven; close the door and immediately drop the temperature setting to 375C. In this way, you will not lose any precious baking temperature when you open the oven door,initially.
  • 2. CREAM CHEESE FILLING: Mix together, Cream Cheese, Icing Sugar and 1 tsp vanilla, and set aside for later use.
  • 3. In a bowl, combine the sugars and oil. Beat in eggs, one at a time, the 2 tsp vanilla measure, and mashed bananas; mix well. Add Bran and Milk.
  • 4. In another bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to Banana/Bran mixture.
  • 5. Stir until ingredients are just mixed - do not overmix. Fold in cranberries and/or raisin combination.
  • 6. Spoon batter into prepared muffin tins - 1/3 full
  • 7. Spoon cream cheese mixture, evenly divided, onto batter in muffin tins.
  • 8. Spoon balance of muffin batter onto cream cheese, filling to the top.
  • 9. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until tester comes out clean. You might need an extra 5 minutes, depending on your oven.
  • 10. Allow to cool on racks, in tins for a few minutes. Turn out, and allow muffins to cool completely on racks, before freezing (if you choose). Serve warm, or cool, or however you wish. After your initial taste you will wish to hide the batch for yourself, but by all means, do serve them. Your popularity will increase and your family will bow down in homage to your brilliant kitchen prowess.

Lucky Joe
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I love these muffins! They're so moist and flavorful. I always get compliments on them when I bring them to parties.


Derian Kelly
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These muffins were easy to make and they tasted amazing! I will definitely be making them again.


defne
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I've made these muffins several times and they always turn out great! They're a favorite in my house.


Tedium Mathebula
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These muffins were delicious! I made them for my family and they all loved them. They were so moist and fluffy!


Qamar Iqbal
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These muffins were a disappointment. They were dry and flavorless. I would not recommend this recipe.


mattie Williams
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I made these muffins for my husband's birthday and he loved them! He said they were the best muffins he'd ever had.


yaniris arias
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These muffins were a bit too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them.


Sphosakh Spherh
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I followed the recipe exactly and the muffins turned out perfect! They were so moist and flavorful.


Bilawal Bs
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These muffins were amazing! I will definitely be making them again.


Mihael Stojakovic
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The muffins were a bit dry, but the cream cheese filling was delicious.


Bolero Health
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These muffins were so moist and fluffy! I loved the banana cream cheese combination.


ebrahem ehsan
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Not bad, but a bit too sweet for my taste.


Chevy Shaver
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Easy to make and turned out great!


Cooper Christie
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These were delicious! The cream cheese filling was a perfect addition to the banana muffin. I would definitely recommend this recipe to anyone.


Mehboob Ahmed
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These muffins were just okay. They were a bit dry and the banana flavor was not very strong. I think I would have liked them better if I had added some nuts or chocolate chips.


Pool King
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I made these muffins for a bake sale and they were a huge success! Everyone loved them and I even got some requests for the recipe. They're so easy to make and they taste amazing.


Angel Delaine
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These muffins were a hit with my family! They were so moist and fluffy, and the banana flavor was perfectly complemented by the cream cheese. I will definitely be making these again.