I had some bananas that needed to be used and didn't really want to make banana bread so made these instead. They were very moist and also a bit healthy . ( I added chocolate drizzle, just couldn't help myself. (haha) I made a few changes and they are noted in red. They have yogurt in them, yup that's right yogurt, your family will never know. :) The recipe I found here and is from Cooking Light 1999.
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Yield: 1 dozen (serving size: 1 cupcake)
Cupcakes:
3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
1/4 cup butter or stick margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt*I used Greek plain yogurt
Frosting:
1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup (4 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, chilled*I used regular
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts, toasted
Preheat oven to 350°.
To prepare cupcakes, combine 1/4 cup granulated sugar and banana; set aside. Beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar, butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about 3 minutes). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add banana mixture to sugar mixture, beating well. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with yogurt, beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix after each addition.
Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups lined with paper liners. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.
To prepare the frosting, beat the powdered sugar, chilled cream cheese, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla at medium speed of a mixer just until blended (do not over beat)
Drizzle with melted chocolate. (optional)
Hope you try these. Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day. Remember to Find the Time to do All the Things YOU love.
Donna
this is making me soooooo flippin hungrey but can't stop looking at all the yummys on here.
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