I love it when I have a stroke of genius.
(FYI, deciding to add Nutella to make something ordinary extraordinary pretty much always counts as a stroke of genius.)
The other day was just like any other in the fact that, surprise!, there we bananas rotting on my counter. Why doesn’t anyone ever bother to actually eat the bananas? Note to family: bananas are yummy and good for you.
Anyway, this day was a little bit different because I realized that every time I opened my cupboard there was a giant jar of half-eaten Nutella staring at me. The jar was left over from my husband’s Nutella phase. I’m not exactly sure how a person gets over a Nutella phase but evidently, it’s possible. Personally, I could always be in a Nutella phase but I would also weigh 300 pounds so we won’t go there.
Clearly, I needed to transform these old bananas and Nutella into a scrumptious treat.
Banana muffins with chocolate-hazelnut swirl? Yes! That totally works.
The base recipe for these muffins is fast and easy. Then all you have to do is top the batter with a healthy dollop of Nutella and swirl it all together. Don’t be afraid to swirl it around good so the Nutella gets mixed in.
I apologize for the annoyingness of this recipe only making ten muffins. Ten muffins! The two empty muffin cups drive me kinda nuts in an OCD way but that’s as far as the batter will stretch. Sorry.
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup whole wheat flour (or another ½ cup all-purpose flour)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 over-ripe bananas, mashed
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- ⅓ cup oil
- 10 teaspoons Nutella
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease or spray 10 muffin cups, or line with muffin papers.
- In a large bowl, combine flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In a smaller bowl, beat together bananas, sugar, egg and oil. Add the banana mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until just moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
- Spoon a dollop of Nutella onto each muffin and swirl together well.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15-17 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.
P.S. I see Jif has a chocolate-hazelnut spread now, too. I’ve been wondering for a long time why some other company hasn’t given Nutella a run for their money. I haven’t tried it yet but Jif is the BEST brand of peanut butter so I’d wager that it’s darn good. If anyone has tasted it, let me know how it is. If you have some, use it now. Make these muffins!
Inspired by banana crumb muffins.
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GENIUS!
Nutella swirled into anything is amazing in my book!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) recently posted..Oven Fried Parmesan Chicken
This is a great way to make banana muffins more exciting!
Jessica@AKitchenAddiction recently posted..Chunky Garden Vegetable Spaghetti Sauce
Can’t never go wrong with nutella. Not to mention it’s swirled into these gorgeous banana muffins.
Angie@Angie’s Recipes recently posted..Stuffed Roasted Figs with Goat Cheese and Pistachios
So bananas and Nutella happen to be my favorite (borderline nutritious but not really) breakfast. Putting it in muffin form is GENIUS!
Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies recently posted..What I Ate This Week | Butternut Squash Tacos (with Corn!)
I should suggest that combo to my husband. He was putting it on Eggo waffles!
I’ll bet these are quite addictive
CJ at Food Stories recently posted..Food Story: Danny & Stuffed Portobello Mushroom Caps
Haha stroke of genius for sure this looks way too good
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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I had this same problem last weekend! Solved it with nutella, too. Nutella makes everything taste great!
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It’s hilarious that you were upset by this only making 10 muffins. That cracked me up. These totally ARE genius
Ha ha. It’s so annoying!
I’ve thrown bananas away twice this month with the intentions of a baked good but they blackened before my motivation set in…
Part Time House Wife recently posted..S’mores Ice Cream Cups
I have black bananas in my freezer, too. It’s a sickness.
Shocking confession: I’ve never had Nutella! Don’t ask me how or why – I don’t know. Just has never passed my lips before. Soon to be rectified, however – we have a nice big jar in the pantry. Been there a month and still haven’t opened it! I suspect once I do, I’ll be on a downward slope, scrounging spare change to get a Nutella fix. Anyway, these muffins looks delish. We have the opposite problem with bananas – we like them so much, they rarely get brown! But we’ve discovered if you microwave them briefly, you end up with the same texture/flavor as overripe bananas. Good post – thanks.
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That is crazy! You need to go grab that Nutella, stat!
That sounds awesome! I love nutella … and I totally stockpile bananas! Everytime I go shopping I get more … then I freeze them if (when) I don’t eat them. It is an obsession!!
YEEEESSSS!
that basically sums up my thoughts on these; i’ve made chocolate chip banana nut muffins, but this is like, a whole other level.
bonus points for using the word “annoyingness.” i totally get the issue of empty muffin tins, though. also, when you have enough batter for 2-3 more muffins. ugh! i feel like these will be worth it, though.
At least when I have extra batter I can just make super huge muffins. Or a big mess on the bottom of the oven. It’s anyone’s guess
This is perfect! My mom told me all day yesterday to use our bananas but most of the other recipes call for 3 and we only had 2!
they smell delicious in the oven!
That’s great! I hope you like them.
Pretty swirls! Gotta have a standby recipe for over-ripe bananas, and it’s nice to have it be something a little different than good old banana bread.
Mary@FitandFed recently posted..Homemade Vegan Nutella
ahh these sound so good!! and I’m going to go scout out that Jif spread now too
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I made these this evening, but rather than 10 large muffins, I made 24 mini muffins. (reduced baking time to 11 minutes). Also, I swirled the Nutella into the batter before filling the muffin cups. It worked out so well. Great recipe!
Mini muffins sound great. I’m so glad you liked them!
Nutella and banana — match made in heaven!
BTW, love the swirls of nutella
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com recently posted..Pistachio Pasta
ok let me tell you that this is too much deliciousness for me, my pants can feel it
beti recently posted..Triple Chocolate Cookies
Love bananas. Love nutella. These look scrumptious.
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Love your Banana – Nutella Muffin idea!
Your right, Jif does have their version of a chocolate-hazelnut spread. I have tried both, Jif and Nutella. Nutella has produced a perfect the chocolate-hazelnut spread and Jif … not so much. I’m sticking to Nutella it’s totally scrumptious!
Thanks, that’s good to know. I’ll skip it. Hard to mess with perfection!
These look Amazing. A friend of mine has been begging for banana bread and this is totes what I’m going to make for her. Regarding the whole Jif vs. Nutella debate: The Jif is good, very good actually, it’s smooth and chocolatey and slightly sticky, but it’s not Nutella. Nutella is def the winner.
Justin’s nut butter makes all natural pb, hazlenut, etc spreads. All delicious.
http://www.justinsnutbutter.com/
This is the first time I have ever stumbled upon a recipe as I randomly surfed the net, and literally stopped everything and baked. Muffins turned out great! I used mini-muffin tin, swirled half the muffins with nutella and left half plain (for my son with food allergies.) Thanks for sharing this yummy recipe. Now that the baking is done, I am munching on muffins as I tour around your blog site. Will definitely be back for more…
I just made these and they came out lovely! I mixed the nutella into the mixture and added 1 teaspoon of cinnamon to the recipe – absolutely delicious!
Another delicious way to use leftover bananas and nutella that all 3 grandkids love is to spread nutella on one slice bread layer bananas over nutella to the other slice of bread spread peanut butter put sandwich together lightly butter both sides of sandwich and grill just like a grilled cheese sandwich makes for a scrumptious sandwich all family members will love.
2nd option is slice over ripe bananas put in freezer bag to use for making smoothies
enjoy
Yup, I tried them. Yup, you want to try them too. And yup, they are pretty incredible. They look exactly like the picture which never happens to me. Am so happy I had some overripe bananas.
Had bookmarked this recipe almost 2 weeks back and have been saving my very very ripe bananas for it….couldn’t wait longer and tried this out today….oh my lord was it good….thank you so much for sharing…this ones a keeper!
Hi I open a before school program in the mornings; we had over riped bananas that the children wouldn’t eat, of course so we googled recipes to do with them. They all agreed on this one…..so I brought them home and decided I would bake them tonight for the morning. Man, are they sooooooo goooood!!!!!!!! I can’t wait to share them with my kids in the morning
Thank you – Thank you – Thank you!!
That jar of Nutella has been sitting, unopened in our pantry for years. I just never quite knew what to do with it. Thank you for your inspiration.
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