Some bananas fell out of the freezer last week so I started looking around for a way to use them.

These recipe is adapted from Martha Stewarts Health Banana-Blueberry Muffins.  I just cut back on the sugar (half a cup instead of 2/3) and I used flaxseed instead of wheat germ.  And added the crumb.  These were actually quite delicious, and I loved that they weren’t too sweet.  It is a little bit of work so I would consider doubling the recipe next time to get more for my time.

Banana Blueberry Muffins

1 cup whole wheat flour (120 grams)
3/4 cup all purpose flour (90 grams)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 stick of butter (1/2 cup)
1/4 cup of brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
3 bananas
1/3 cup of milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup of frozen blueberries
Vanilla Crumb (see below)

Preheat oven to 375.  Line 12 muffin cups with muffin liners. Whisk the dry ingredients together. (Flour through salt.)

Beat the sugars and butter together with a mixer until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping the bowl between each addition.

In a third bowl (sorry this is a three bowl recipe) mash the bananas, and then add the milk and vanilla.

With the mixer on low, add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the butter/sugar/egg.  Then add half the banana/milk mixture.  Scrape the bowl.  Repeat.  Add the last 1/3 flour mixture and mix until it comes together.

Divide the batter among the 12 muffin cups.  With a spoon, drop 4-5 blueberries on each muffin.  Top with a teaspoon or 2 of vanilla crumb.

Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes.

Vanilla Crumb – make this to top your blueberry coffee cake.  Use half for the coffee cake and then freeze the rest for whenever you need a little crumb.  This recipe is from Rustic Fruit Desserts, and it’s worth owning for the coffee cake recipe and the strawberry short cake recipe.  It’s amazing.

1 cup all purpose flour (120 grams)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup cold unsalted butter
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

In a food processor, add all ingredients and pulse until coarse.

And a shout out to a famous local blogger who shared photography tips with me during the 7 hours we spent at a Nuggets game recently.  Thanks Toni!