Banana Muffins with Glaze

I found a banana muffin recipe in O Magazine but I changed it up a little bit and added a yummy glaze. These are really delicious, fairly healthy, and perfect for a harried morning breakfast (made the night before, of course!)

Banana Walnut Muffins

1 c whole wheat flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 c brown sugar

1 stick butter softened

3 very ripe bananas mashed

1/4 c unsweetened applesauce

1/2 tsp orange zest

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 egg

1/4 c chopped walnuts

1/4 c mascarpone cheese

1 T honey

Preheat oven to 350 and grease muffin tin. (I use a Kitchen Aid muffin pan that has these removable rubber muffin inserts. It is so easy to pop out the muffins once they are done.)I still spray them with cooking spray first.) Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt and set aside. Pur sugar and butter into a second bowl and beat with an electric mixer until well combined. Add bananas, applesauce, zest, vanilla, and egg to the sugar/butter mixture. Beat until combined. Add flour mixture to banana mixture, stirring well. Fold in walnuts. Spoon batter into muffin tin and bake abou 25 minutes, until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Makes about 12 muffins.

Before serving, combine mascarpone cheese with honey and spread on top of muffins. Microwave for 20 seconds. The glaze will dribble over the sides. Yum!