Caramel Banana Poke Muffins

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Description

Caramel banana poke muffins are ridiculously moist, delicious, and loaded with pockets of sweet gooey caramel and fluffy banana.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups boiling water
  • ¾ cup old-fashioned oats
  • ½ cup butter at room temperature
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup mashed overripe bananas
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 (14 ounce) can caramel-flavored sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
  • 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut (Optional)
  • ½ cup butter, melted
  • ¼ cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
  2. Combine boiling water and oats in a small bowl; let stand for 20 minutes.
  3. Combine 1/2 cup butter
  4. 1 cup brown sugar
  5. and white sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy
  6. about 3 minutes. Add bananas
  7. eggs
  8. and vanilla extract; stir well to combine. Mix in oatmeal.
  9. Sift flour
  10. baking soda
  11. cinnamon
  12. and salt together in a bowl. Fold into the oatmeal mixture. Divide batter evenly among the muffin cups.
  13. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
  14. about 20 minutes. Let cool in the tin
  15. about 5 minutes.
  16. Poke 3 deep holes into each muffin using the round handle of a small wooden spoon. Drizzle 1 tablespoon caramel-flavored condensed milk over each muffin. Let cool completely
  17. about 15 minutes.
  18. Mix 1 cup brown sugar
  19. walnuts
  20. coconut
  21. 1/2 cup melted butter
  22. and heavy cream together in a bowl to make topping. Sprinkle topping over muffins.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Servings: 12

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