Banana Pineapple Muffins

I admit, I have a terrible habit. I'm a major banana offender. In the store, I'll see the rows of bananas and think they look good enough to buy. I'll pack them in my lunch, eat them as a snack or in a peanut butter and banana sandwich I tell myself. I'll decide that I'll just buy one smallllll bunch of them. But then, when they're home on the counter, they sit, and sit and you get the picture. First it starts with the spots, then the spots take over and soon the entire banana is brown. Yuck! Then the guilt sets in and then I give up and usually throw them out.

Not this time though. I took the advice of everyone out there and decided to bake with them. I'm not a fan of really anything banana-flavored. I like the fruit itself, but banana bread? Ewwww! I wanted to try adding something to offset the banana flavor and I decided on pineapple. I love pineapple flavored anything, so why not. And so these muffins were born.



The pineapple worked beautifully. You could still taste the banana, but there was just something else about them. My husband couldn't tell what the exact flavor was when he tried them. But then, he can't tell the difference between Pepsi and Dr. Pepper either, so I guess he's not the best judge. The muffins were sweet, but not too sweet, and they had a nice almost tropical flavor with a little spice from the cinnamon. They were definitely a hit with the family.

Banana Pineapple Streusel Muffins
makes 18 muffins

2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbl butter, melted
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
zest of an orange
2 very ripe bananas, mashed
1 8 oz can crushed pineapple in juice
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease muffin pans or use paper liners.

Combine the sugars, canola oil, and butter in a mixing bowl. Add in the egg, vanilla, and orange and mix until combined. Add the bananas and pineapple and juice to the bowl and mix. In a separate bowl combine all of the remaining ingredients and whisk them together. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix just until the batter comes together.

Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.

Streusel Topping
2 tbl flour
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 tbl cold butter
1 tbl brown sugar

Combine the flour, cinnamon, and brown sugar in a small bowl. Cut in the butter until it turns to coarse pebbles. Sprinkle the mixture on top of the muffins before baking.

Bake for 25-30 minutes.


Nutrition Facts
18 Servings

Amount Per Serving
Calories 148.1
Total Fat 5.4 g
Saturated Fat 1.5 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.1 g
Monounsaturated Fat 2.5 g
Cholesterol 17.0 mg
Potassium 104.3 mg
Total Carbohydrate 23.9 g
Dietary Fiber 1.3 g
Sugars 9.2 g
Protein 1.8 g