Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Bananatella Cream Bites


These mini-muffins are amazing!
 I had inspiration the other day when I was making banana bread. I love nutella and bananas together, especially when they are hot. Yum. I started thinking of a way to combine this with banana bread, and while I'm sure you could use this filling in the middle of banana bread (which I plan on trying!), I wanted it in something bite-sized. Like mini-muffins.

I just wasn't sure what to mix it with to get the right texture. Ricotta? Nutella and ricotta together is amazing, and I love desserts with this, but it's not the texture I wanted. Eggs? I wasn't sure if that would bake exactly how I wanted it to. Cream cheese? Hmmmm ...

Projected prep time: 10 minutes; Projected bake time: Approximately 18 minutes.
*Note: I actually can't remember the exact bake time because I was baking different things in the oven at the same time and forgot to write it down. I know I checked at 15 minutes and felt like they needed longer, so I turned them around and reset the timer. I was also doing this for the other items. I may have taken them out three minutes later, maybe five, maybe more. I wish I could tell you. Next time I make them, I'll keep a better record and come back and edit this.
This is the same list of ingredients for my banana bread, minus the Salba seed. My banana bread is dairy-free, soy-free but these aren't because of the nutella, but feel free to make your own chocolate hazelnut spread and try these!
Muffins:
1/4 c. expeller-pressed extra-virgin coconut oil (see this recipe on why)
1 tsp. sea salt
1 c. organic sugar
2 eggs
3/4 c. white rice flour
3/4 c. brown rice flour
1/4 tsp. gluten-free, aluminum-free baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda (see this recipe on how I measure baking soda)
4 bananas (very ripe), beaten creamy
3 heaping tsp. milled flax seed (optional, but why not?)
Filling:
1/3 c. nutella
1/3 c. cream cheese

Add salt to oil and gradually add sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift flour together with soda, baking powder and milled flax seed. Mash bananas and add alternately with dry ingredients until all is well-mixed.

Mix nutella and cream cheese together.


Very well ...


And then take a little spoonful of it to taste it. Oh my yum.

Have ready a mini-muffin tin (or you could do big muffins, might need to adjust filling amount) lined with baking cups and put a dollop of batter into each cup.


Add a little nutella/cream cheese filling


And another dollop of batter


Bake at 350 degrees the appropriate amount of time (see note above). They are done when they bounce back after lightly pressing on them. To be sure, insert a toothpick into the muffin on the side where the filling isn't and see if it comes out clean.


Move to wire rack to cool




Serve them while they are still warm.



Enjoy every bite!

5 comments:

  1. Those look good! And I'm not a banana fan, as you know ;)

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  2. YUM. Gorgeous muffins and amazing job on the recipe creation.

    And I'm loving these outside photos! :)

    I read this post last night and I could NOT stop thinking about Nutella. In fact, at 9:30, I got out of bed, went to the kitchen, rummaged around in the pantry for the jar of Nutella (I had hidden it...from myself!) and had a couple of spoonfuls!

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  3. Caitlin, I think you'd like these!

    Ginny, thank you! And I always have to sneak a couple of spoonfuls as well! :)

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  4. Banana AND nutella? you just rocked my world. I'm a little dizzy. :) can't wait to try this!

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  5. I hope you enjoy them! Yes, bananas and nutella are a favorite combo in this house. The two combined in anything warm (crepes, pancakes, grilled sandwich) ... oh my yum! :)

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