Banana Muffins with Caramel Icing - Heart's Content Farmhouse

Prep Time:20

Cook Time:25

Total Time:45

Prep. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with paper liners.
Mix wet ingredients. In a large mixing bowl, beat the shortening, sugar, egg, and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes with a stand mixer or 4-5 minutes with a hand mixer.
Add the banana and dry ingredients. Add the mashed banana and mix on low until just combined. In a separate small mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt, then slowly add to the wet ingredients and mix until all dry ingredients are incorporated.
Bake. Scoop the muffin batter into the muffin tin and bake for 21-25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool for five minutes in the tin, then remove to a wire rack to cool more while you make the icing.

Melt butter and sugar. In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Add the brown sugar and milk, bringing the mixture to a simmer until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and whisk in the powdered sugar until smooth.
Drizzle the icing. Drizzle the icing over the cooled muffins directly from the saucepan or by using a plastic bag with a small corner cut off. The icing will harden as it cools, so work quickly.

Try adding chocolate chips or nuts to the batter.

Make these jumbo muffins by using a jumbo muffin tin and baking for 25-28 minutes.

Servings: muffins

Calories: 250kcal