Nutella Swirl Banana-walnut Muffins

 I love to have desserts or something sweet for breakfast, so having the stock of fresh fruits or freshly baked muffins or cake is a must in our house. When I say muffins/cake, it's nothing fancy.. to be honest most of the times I end up making banana muffins or the orange cake. As much as I love the classic banana muffins, the Gemini in me wants something new every time and I was wondering why not include the Nutella in the recipe. Why not?? give me one good reason why I shouldn't!! haha
Nothing can go wrong when there is Nutella in it, right?

These muffins are wonderful; moist, light and Nutellicious!! Its almost similar to the classic banana muffins recipe with the addition of your favorite and my favorite Nutella and some walnut which gives a  nice crunch! :)


Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour/whole wheat flour
• 2 over-ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil/butter
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup Nutella
• 1/3 cup walnuts

Method

• Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Spray the muffin pan with non-stick spray.
• Add a  tsp of flour to walnut and just shake them so that they get coated evenly. set aside
• In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt. Set aside
• In another bowl, add banana and mash mash mash. Add sugar,oil and mix well
• To this, add the flour mixture & walnuts, mix until just combined. Divide the batter evenly into the muffin cups.
• Place nutella in a microwave safe bowl and heat it for 30 secs.
• Spoon a dollop of nutella on top of all the muffins. Swirl the nutella on top of the batter in circular motion using a toothpick.
• Bake for 15-18 mins or until the toothpick inserted comes out clean/crumbly. 
• Let these dudes cool down for 5 mins. They have gone through a lot!!
• Transfer them to wire rack and let them chill for more time.

Check out our other recipes using bananas

• Vegan Banana Nut Cake 
• Banana Ice-cream
• Banana Muffins
• Peanut Butter Banana Waffles
• Banana Strawberry Milkshake

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Banana Muffins

Today's tiny tale featuring me n my better half...

I loveee muffins....he hates muffins...
I loveee strawberries...he hates strawberries...*what a shame*
He loves egg plant...I hateeee eggplant....
He loves me...I hatee..whaaaa.. I love him to the moon and back.. no doubts..

Everytime I force him to eat a strawberry, he wants me to promise him that I would eat eggplant whenever its made. Truce!  Few days back when I baked blueberry muffins,to my surprise he did eat  a couple of them without me pestering. *epic win*

So, this time I wanted to try banana muffin mostly cos the bananas were over ripe. You know that the muffins are awesome when you literally have to snatch the jar from your husband's hand to stop him from eating all at once. Yea.. THAT good!! 

Seriously you guys these muffins are cinch to make and you can have them for breakfast, snacks, dessert.. Since it has banana in it I think its breakfast appropriate.. This is the best you can make out of over ripe bananas, close second is banana ice cream. 

Banana Strawberry Shake

Summer means different things to different people in different parts of the world. Back home in India, I grew up in Chennai. I love Chennai but definitely not a fan of its summer which is too harsh and merciless. Scorching heat, raising tempers, sweats that wash away the little glow on the face that is left and to top it all, frequent power failures – is this enough for you to get the feel of it?! Like it or not – you are left with no option but to deal with it. It clasps you with its sweaty embrace that you can never really escape!

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But now that I moved to Chicago, it is like the mighty sun has silently heard my curses all along and decided to show me now what it would look like without 'him'. It is already May and summer still looks like a distant dream in Chicago. I just cant wait for some sunshine. I have always dreaded summer but now no one can be more excited than I am for it.Whoof! The grass is always greener on the other side and the person who quoted this definitely knew a thing or two about the different climates in different parts of the world. 

So wherever you are, if you like summer or not- there is something we can do to make you happy – Milkshakes/Fruit Juices/Smoothies. Trust me; you are going to see lot more of these recipes in our blog for the next couple of months! When I say ‘lot more’ I mean ‘LOT MORE’  (you will soon know what it means ;)) Let us fight/rejoice (depends where you are)  the summer together.

So here is the recipe for banana strawberry shake -

Peanut Butter-Banana Waffles

It's true that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and it's also true that you tend to skip it amidst the hustle and bustle. Grab-n-go and quick-fix recipes can be very time-saving. So here I am with an easy breakfast idea which is great when you are in hurry. 

Banana Ice-cream

I have been a sweetaholic since I was a kid. My mom always say that I have this mysterious extra space for desserts and fruits in my tummy. I am glad that you all liked my favorite avocado milkshake recipe. Today I am back with one more creamilicious, healthy and simple dessert recipe - Banana ice-cream !!

 No milk, no ice-cream maker, no hard-to-pronounce ingredients !! All you need is a banana. Today I am going to show you how to use up that over-ripe banana lying in your counter.