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Banana Pumpkin Muffins.

I had a perfect fall Sunday — we picked up some pumpkins for our porch, played outside with Jane, and watched football. During Jane’s nap time I had a few items on my to-do list that needed to get done, so of course I decided to procrastinate and do a little baking. That perfect autumn weather was calling me — it was so nice to turn on the oven without worrying about heating up out kitchen. I was craving something sweet and pumpkin-y, but had a bunch of too-ripe bananas that needed to be used up. So I tested a banana-pumpkin batter to make these tasty little muffins. They have the density of banana bread, a sticky moist texture from the sour cream, and all of the flavors of sweet pumpkin spice. Jane woke up from her nap and was delighted to find the results of my to do list procrastination, she gobbled up a muffin in minutes and was standing on her tippy toes to grab a second one off the counter. Get the full recipe below!

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Banana Pumpkin Muffins.
Serves: 18 Muffins
 
Ingredients
  • 3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 Tsp. Baking Soda
  • 1 Tsp. Baking Powder
  • 1 Tsp. Cinnamon
  • 1 Tsp. Nutmeg
  • 1 Tsp. Allspice
  • ½ Tsp. Salt
  • ½ Cup Brown Sugar
  • ¾ Cup White Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 Tsp. Vanilla extract
  • ⅓ Cup of Sour Cream
  • 3 Ripe Bananas, mashed
  • 1 Cup of Pumpkin Puree
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and prepare muffin tins with paper liners.
  2. Sift together all of the dry ingredients in a bowl: Flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and salt.
  3. In a large bowl, cream together the sugars, vanilla, and eggs. Add in the sour cream, mashed bananas with the pumpkin puree and stir to combine.
  4. Fold in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredient mixture until just combined.
  5. Spoon batter into lined muffin tins until ¾ full. Bake for 20-22 minutes, until golden brown. Let them cool on a wire rack before serving or storing.