Peanut Butter, Banana & Caramel Muffins

Peanut butter, banana and caramel – can’t go wrong with this combo!

INGREDIENTS – (MAKES 12 MUFFINS)

Peanut Banana Brittle:

1 cup caster sugar

½ cup golden syrup

¾ cup peanuts

¾ cup banana chips

1 tbsp butter

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1 tsp vanilla essence

Muffin Mix:

2 cups plain flour, sifted

2½ tsp baking powder

¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda

pinch salt

⅔ cup caster sugar

1 egg

1 cup milk

90g butter, melted and cooled

200g peanut butter

180g banana, mashed

Peanut caramel filling:

140g Nestle Caramel Top n fill

60g peanut butter

Peanut butter cream cheese icing:

120g cream cheese, softened

60g butter, softened

1 tsp vanilla essence

1½ cups icing sugar mixture

70g peanut butter

METHOD

Preheat oven to moderate (180°C/160C) fan forced. Brush 12 x ⅓-cup capacity muffin cups with oil or use muffin wrappers.

 Peanut Butter Banana Brittle:

1. Line a large baking tray with baking paper.
2. In a microwave safe bowl mix together caster sugar and golden syrup. Microwave for 3 minutes – the mixture will bubble vigorously. Working quickly add peanuts, banana chips and butter. Mix together with a metal spoon – do not use a wooden spoon.
3. Microwave mixture again for 5 minutes. Working quickly add bicarb soda and vanilla essence.
4. The mixture will start to foam and expand.
5. Carefully pour mixture onto the lined tray and spread flat with metal spoon.
6. Leave to set and cool whilst you make and bake the muffins. Once cool break up into pieces around 8 cm long.

Peanut/Caramel filling:

1. In a medium bowl mix together the caramel and peanut butter

Muffin mix:

1. Place combined sifted flour, baking powder, soda, salt and caster sugar into a large bowl. Mix well.
2. Whisk together egg, milk and cooled melted butter in a large jug. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix together. Add the peanut butter and banana, mix well.
3. Spoon 2 tblsp of the muffin mix into muffin cases. Add 1 tbsp of peanut caramel filling onto each muffin. Top with remaining muffin mix.

Peanut butter cream cheese icing:

1. Place the peanut butter icing ingredients except the peanut butter into a benchtop mixer or use a handheld mixer to beat until combined. Then add peanut butter and beat again until mixed through. Spoon into a piping bag with a round nozzle.

TO ASSEMBLE:

1. Once muffins have cooled, cut off top of muffins with a serrated knife. Pipe 30g peanut butter cream cheese icing in a ring onto base of the muffins.
2. Replace the top of the muffin onto the ring of icing.
3. Pipe a small amount of peanut butter cream cheese icing into the top of the muffins.
4. Dust with icing sugar and top with a shard of peanut banana brittle into the icing so it stands up straight.

Allergen warning: This product contains the allergens Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Lupin, Nuts, Peanuts.