Banana Blackberry Lemon Muffins

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Banana Blackberry Lemon Muffins

February 1, 2011 by Brooke

Another success from my baking bonanza of a weekend were these muffins! I don’t make muffins very often but when I come across one that makes me go back for another….you better believe it gets stashed away in the “MUST BAKE THIS AGAIN” section. This little breakfast delight was full of flavor. Each component played so nice together which is why they turned out so good.

Don’t be fooled by the ‘Lemon’ in the name. The recipe only calls for a bit of zest and juice but only to bring out the flavors of the others.

Although not in season, the blackberries were surprisingly very good!

Hope you enjoy these as much as I did!! Thanks for stopping by!

(Printable Recipe)

Banana Blackberry Lemon Muffins

Ingredients

2 1/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 large ripe bananas, mashed
2 eggs
2/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup blackberries
2 tablespoons grated lemon rind
3 tablespoons sugar

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Lightly grease muffin tin.

2. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and 1 tablespoon of the lemon rind.

3. Beat together bananas, eggs, brown sugar, butter, lemon juice and vanilla until blended.

4. Stir in dry ingredients until blended. Stir in blackberries just until combined. Spoon into prepared muffin cups, dividing batter equally.

5. For the topping, combine sugar and remaining lemon rind in small dish. Rub together sugar and lemon zest with finger tips to slightly infuse the sugar. Sprinkle evenly over muffins.

6. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden.

Posted in Breakfast, Muffins | Tagged Banana, Blackberries, Breakfast, Lemon, Muffins | 13 Comments

13 Responses

on February 2, 2011 at 11:37 am | Reply Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking

(Sorry, I left this comment on the wrong post) Oh, I LOVE berry and lemon muffins and yours look fantastic! I’ll have to try these soon. You have a beautiful blog, and I’m so glad to have found it. Keep up the delicious cooking and baking! – Georgia
on February 2, 2011 at 12:27 pm | Reply liz

oh wow. that looks so tasty. i’ve been wanting to make some muffins and these just might have to be the ones to try. did you find that 2/3 c of sugar made them too sweet? i don’t like my muffins tasting like cupcakes.
- on February 2, 2011 at 1:36 pm | Reply Brooke
  
  I didn’t think they were too sweet. If you do reduce the sugar stop back and let me know how they turn out. I bet they are still wonderful!!
on February 2, 2011 at 1:39 pm | Reply liz

will do!
on February 9, 2011 at 6:37 pm | Reply danielle K.

these sound AMAZING!!!!!! i can’t wait to try them out!!!
- on February 9, 2011 at 6:52 pm | Reply Brooke
  
  Thanks!! Stop back and let me know how you like em??
on February 19, 2011 at 6:25 pm | Reply Pretty. Good. Food.

Yum! These look so delicious! I’m definitely going to try these next weekend !
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on March 29, 2011 at 9:38 pm | Reply laurie

Made these today and they were great! I love being able to search “banana and blackberry” and find great new ideas!
- on April 4, 2011 at 9:52 am | Reply Brooke
  
  So glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for stopping back and letting me know! Love hearing feedback like that!
on February 7, 2012 at 2:09 pm | Reply Terrie

2/7/12: I made these this morning because I had too many ripe bananas and blackberries were on sale at the grocery store. I followed the recipe exactly as written. Holy cow…what a treat. The aroma of these little gems was almost too much to handle and it well-permeated my entire kitchen, not to mention the rest of the house. The beauties turned out moist, delicious and topped with just enough of that muffin top we all love. They were not too sweet, but fantastic and tasty with my mid-morning cup of tea. Thanks so much for this winning combination.