Honey Roasted Walnut Banana Muffin

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup of roughly chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup of honey
  • 1 TBSP of butter
  • 1 TSP of salt
  • 3 TBSP of butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cup of flour
  • 2 TSP of baking soda
  • 1 TSP of salt
  • 3-4 ripe bananas
  • 3/4 cup of brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup of milk
  1. Honey roasted walnuts. Heat pan to medium heat. Add butter and melt. Add roughly chopped walnuts (i.e. not super fine).
  2. Add honey and coat evenly on walnuts. Cook on medium healthy until honey is melted and nuts are fully coated in melted honey.
  3. Lower heat to medium low. Cook for an additional 10 minutes.
  4. Remove walnuts from pan, placing in parchment paper lined baking tray.
  5. Allow to fully cool & harden.
  6. Muffin base. Add softened butter to stand mixer. Add brown sugar. Mix until creamed or for 2-3 minutes.
  7. Add ripe bananas. Mix in high until banana is broken down. Add egg and mix in medium until fully incorporated.
  8. In separate bowl, mix dry ingredients of flour, baking soda, and salt.
  9. Slowly mix into the muffin mix until fully incorporated.
  10. Mixing with spatula, add 70 percent of honey roasted walnuts.
  11. Add batter to muffin or cupcake tin. Fill each approximately 70 percent.
  12. Top portioned batter with remainder of honey roasted walnuts.
  13. Bake muffins. Heat oven to 425. Add muffins to oven and bake at 425 for 8 minutes.
  14. Lower heat to 350. Do not remove muffins or open oven door. Cook at 350 for an additional 8 minutes.
  15. Remove, cool and enjoy!