With Memorial Day weekend, we herald in the unofficial start of summer… and summer to me means berries. Sure, you can buy berries year-round nowadays, but they taste soooo much better if you wait until they’re actually in season!
It’s around this time of year that I finally tire of eating apples and get excited for summer produce. I picked up my first package of organic strawberries of the season the other day and demolished half of it while hovering over the sink. I somehow managed to set aside a few for these mini muffins (and doughnuts); the batter of which is mixed in just one bowl.
Mini muffins!
Perhaps it’s because I spend every day staring at Lily’s mini fingers, mini toes, and mini – well – everything that I was inspired to turn the overripe banana, and previously mentioned succulent strawberries, sitting on our counter into mini muffins and doughnuts.
In a country obsessed with oversized food items (have you been to a bakery lately? My gosh.), it’s fun to make (and eat) miniature versions of your favorites from time to time.
{One Bowl} Mini Strawberry Banana Muffins + Doughnuts
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Prep Time: 10
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Keywords: bake breakfast snack vegetarian banana strawberries spring summer
Ingredients (20 mini muffins/doughntus)
- 1 small overripe (black-skinned) banana
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup 0% plain Greek yogurt
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, preferably organic
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 5 medium strawberries, preferably organic, hulled and finely chopped
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 2 mini muffin or doughnut pans.
In a medium mixing bowl, mash the banana until no lumps remain. Whisk in the sugar, yogurt, oil, vanilla extract, and egg until combined.
Add in the flour, baking soda & powder, and salt. Mix just until combined. Fold in chopped strawberries.
Using a mini ice cream scoop or spoon, spoon the batter into prepared pans.
Bake for ~ 8 minutes for the doughnuts and ~ 10 minutes for the muffins.
