Cream Cheese Banana Muffins

Cream Cheese Banana Muffins. Banana muffins are a kitchen staple, and there are not many people that I know who don't enjoy a good banana muffin.   It is therefore, hard to make a banana muffin that stands out, or is different enough to be noteworthy, especially if you are baking gluten free. 

After much testing, we have created a twist on the old favorite--a cream cheese banana muffin.  A bite into the cream cheese center is seriously a flavor sensation that is unlike any other banana muffin that you have tasted.

These muffins are gluten free, dairy free and vegetarian.  **If you are not gluten free baking, use your favorite all purpose flour.

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About Gluten Free Baking

When baking gluten free, the most important ingredient is the flour.  Rather than mixing a combination of flours to make a suitable gluten fee flour, I always use 1 for 1, Measure For Measure (King Arthur) or Cup 4 Cup. 

Getting your muffins to rise is a challenge in gluten free baking, and these gluten free flours always give the best result in my opinion.  So, despite the fact that I used gluten free flour, the muffins are fluffy and light and then there is...that cream cheese filling.  Yum.

Ingredients

• Gluten free flour--most important ingredient so that your muffins rise
• Salt, baking soda, baking powder
• Cinnamon
• Coconut sugar-making these muffins a little sweet, but not overwhelming
• Coconut oil-the oil makes the muffins smooth and moist
• Eggs
• Vanilla
• Ripe Bananas-ripe bananas are the absolute best for banana bread
• Cream cheese-must be very cold, solid before cutting into cubes

Steps For Making Cream Cheese Banana Muffins

This is a very simple, kid friendly recipe.

1. Add dry ingredients to food processor with the blade, and mix
2. Add liquid ingredients, mix and then add ripe bananas
3. Mix until smooth
4. Cut cream cheese into cubes
5. Oil cupcake pan with coconut oil
6. Pour mix into cupcake pan
7. Press a cream cheese cube into each muffin
8. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes

Alternatives and Tips

• If you like nuts in your banana muffins, you can add ½ cup of chopped almonds to the batter before baking.
• If you want this recipe to be dairy free, use vegan cream cheese.
• Like everything chocolate?  Add ½ cup cocoa powder to the batter before baking.
• The cream cheese should be very cold, solid before cutting into cubes.
• This recipe makes 6 jumbo muffins or 12 standard size muffins.
• If you are not gluten free, use your favorite All Purpose Flour.
• This pairs best with a sidamo coffee

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