Fudgy Banana Muffins with Caramel dipping sauce

Bite sized banana cake meets sticky caramel sauce as a perfect combination to end an evening, or start the day, or take to share or whenever you like…but beware – once you start you wont stop until they are all gone.  Alisha made hundreds of these in Rotorua one summer while she was a teenager – they are quick, easy and well worth an attempt – oh and you wont need to find somewhere to store leftovers muffins. Like all muffins, these are best served freshly made but can be baked in advance and frozen until required.  I have even served these muffins in individual dessert bowls with a scoop of ice-cream and the caramel sauce over the top…….

Fudgy Banana Muffins

 

 

 

 

 

 

Muffins

• 1½ Cups Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
• ½ Cup Sugar
• ¾ Cup mashed Banana
• 1 Tablespoon Golden Syrup
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
• 2 Eggs
• 150 grams Butter – melted & cooled
• 70 grams toasted Pecan halves  (optional)

 

1. Sift flour, baking Powder and Baking Soda into a large bowl
2. Stir in the sugar – make a well in the centre.
3. Beat Banana, Golden Syrup, Vanilla and eggs. Add butter and stir again
4. Pour into dry ingredients and stir until just combined and still a bit lumpy looking.
5. Fill well greased mini muffin tins ¾ full.  Decorate with half pecan if using.
6. Bake at 220ºC for 12 minutes or until muffins are cooked.
7. Cool in tins for 2 – 3 minutes, remove to plate and dust with icing sugar.
8. Serve with a bowl of the caramel sauce.

Caramel Sauce

• 100 grams Butter
• ½ Cup Brown Sugar
• ¾ Cup Cream

1. Melt butter and sugar in microwave for 3 minutes.
2. Stir in the cream and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
3. You can make this in a pot but watch it really carefully or it will burn.

Get your bake on people – these muffins are delicious and I hear that Queensland Bananas are the best.

Leftover sauce can be used as ice-cream topping.

Recipe and image from ‘Allyson Gofton’s Best-Ever Muffins’ – with slight alterations to original recipe.