Banana Muffins with Tart Lemon Icing
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POINTS® value |
3
Servings | 18
Preparation Time | 15 min
Cooking Time | 30 min
Level of Difficulty | Easy
If the mouth-puckering lemon icing isn’t
enough flavor for you, try adding 1/2 teaspoon each of cinnamon,
nutmeg and ginger to the flour mixture.
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1/2 cup sugar
6 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened, divided
1 large egg(s)
2 tsp vanilla extract, divided
2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup fat-free skim milk
4 large banana(s), ripe, mashed
1 cup powdered sugar
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest, strips, or more to taste
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line 18 muffin
holes with paper liners.
- Place sugar and 5 tablespoons of butter
in a large bowl; cream with an electric mixer until light and
fluffy. Add egg and 1 teaspoon of vanilla; beat until thoroughly
mixed.
- In another large bowl, mix together
flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add half of flour mixture to
butter mixture; beat well with mixer. Add milk and remaining flour
mixture; beat until batter is combined and then fold in mashed
bananas.
- Spoon batter into muffin liners about 3/4
full. Bake until muffins start to brown and a tester inserted in
center of a muffin comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes. Allow
muffins to cool in pan for about 2 minutes; remove to a wire rack
and cool completely before icing.
- Meanwhile, to make icing, combine
powdered sugar, remaining tablespoon of butter, lemon juice, zest,
and remaining teaspoon of vanilla in a medium bowl; beat with an
electric mixer until creamy, about 1 to 2 minutes. Ice cooled
muffins; cover and refrigerate any uneaten muffins. Yields 1 muffin
per serving
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