Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Strawberry Banana Muffins

Strawberry Banana Muffins
(California) Strawberry Banana Muffins

Whoo Hoo! California Strawberries are in season! I went to two local Farmer's Market for the last two weekends and more and more vendors are pulling out their red gems of deliciousness.

(And no, I'm not working for the California produce lobby with my recent posts of California goodness...but I need to remind myself of reasons why I love living in a land where I can't afford any real estate.)

I made Strawberry Banana Muffins from Joy of Cooking's website.

California Strawberries
Yummy California Strawberries!

Strawberry Banana Muffins
This recipe calls for 1 cup chopped fresh strawberries and 1 cup mashed bananas.

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I topped the 12 muffins with some sanding sugar for a nice crunch on top.

Strawberry Banana Muffins
Inside view with lots of strawberry pieces.

These were okay, but there weren't my favorite muffin. I think it boils down to the fact that I like my strawberries raw or macerated in sugar...not baked. However, I do want to try a strawberry cupcake in the future. My banana wasn't terribly ripe, so that might have been an issue too. Why don't you give them a try and let me know how you do? :) Here's the recipe for Strawberry Banana Muffins from Joy of Baking!

29 comments:

  1. Monica HMarch 4, 2009 at 12:23 AM

    Macerated in sugar- YES!

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  2. Snooky doodleMarch 4, 2009 at 1:50 AM

    these muffins look so nie and colourful. I only made muffins with strawberries one and they were quite good but I bet these with banana are more moist and flavourful. Just to note is the recipe from Joy of baking cause The link says Joy of cooking.

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  3. CookingCourtneyMarch 4, 2009 at 4:04 AM

    those look YUMMY.
    i might just try this this morning
    thanks for sharing :)!

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  4. JenniferMarch 4, 2009 at 4:17 AM

    So yummy!! Lovely photos and recipe...have you entered the 'eating your words' challenge yet?
    http://savorthethyme.blogspot.com

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  5. LindaMarch 4, 2009 at 5:13 AM

    Driving north from LA, I drove thru oxnard and saw workers out in force picking berries --- i'm excited, as it's a sign that spring/summer and the bounty of fruit is right around the corner!

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  6. HeatherMarch 4, 2009 at 6:04 AM

    those look just lovely! such a beautiful color with the berries!

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  7. UnknownMarch 4, 2009 at 6:32 AM

    Those are such pretty muffins! Talk about gorgeous berries - those are amazing. I'm very jealous of your produce choices :)

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  8. AnonymousMarch 4, 2009 at 6:52 AM

    Oh! I did something similar a few weeks ago . . . I took a banana bread recipe and substituted some of the oil with pureed strawberries. I thought the applesauce trick would work with strawberry and hey, it did!

    I never got to try it, though, and I'm way more interested in recipes with considerable amounts of butter. I may have to give this a shot.

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  9. Mary AnnMarch 4, 2009 at 8:19 AM

    They look wonderful. I went to the store yesterday and was very excited about all the good looking fruit and vegetables. Your cake looks incredible too.

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  10. eatme_deliciousMarch 4, 2009 at 9:13 AM

    They look delicious! Personally I'd have a hard time putting the strawberries in muffins and not just eating them as is haha.

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  11. graceMarch 4, 2009 at 9:49 AM

    not fair! i don't believe i've ever wanted to live in california more than i do right now. :)
    your muffins are not only gorgeous, but also healthy and undoubtedly delicious. just lovely. ;)

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  12. MariaMarch 4, 2009 at 10:14 AM

    Lucky you to have fresh strawberries! I still can't find good ones yet! Hopefully soon!

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  13. AnonymousMarch 4, 2009 at 10:24 AM

    YUM! Those muffins look delicious. I buy buckets and buckets of strawberries from the farmers' market and am always looking for strawberry recipes.

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  14. Donna-FFWMarch 4, 2009 at 10:29 AM

    Ilove how these look. I have almost the same recipe, lacking the banana. It is my childrens most favorite muffin.. next to chocolate chip!! Yours looks great.

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  15. AnonymousMarch 4, 2009 at 10:43 AM

    Wow, I made strawberry cupcakes out of a box a few weeks ago and, I know it goes without saying, but wow what a difference. Next time I'll definitely do it this way!

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  16. EsiMarch 4, 2009 at 1:29 PM

    I absolutely love baking with strawberries and the ones at the farmers market are looking so good lately. I'm convinced that baking with fruit makes whatever you are baking healthier, right? :)

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  17. AnonymousMarch 4, 2009 at 5:35 PM

    Wow - those look picture perfect! Just the right size, color - and I love the sanding sugar. Where do you get yours from? I have this "sanding sugar" that's more of a large, granule that you can practically crack a filling off of. Lucky to get strawberries so early! They look fantastic!

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  18. The Blonde DuckMarch 4, 2009 at 7:21 PM

    Those look so lovely!

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  19. dharmagirlMarch 4, 2009 at 7:47 PM

    oh, mary, those strawberries look divine. how lucky you are to have local berries...i have to wait until the end of june. please eat a big bowlful for me:)

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  20. ElyseMarch 5, 2009 at 8:42 AM

    First of all, these muffins look amazing. I've been on a total strawberry kick!! (I'm in CA, too, and I'm loving the sudden abundance/availability of strawberries.)

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  21. CathyMarch 5, 2009 at 8:48 AM

    Strawberry Banana is my absolute favorite flavor combo! I have never tried it in muffins, though! I cannot I mean canNOT wait to make these!

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  22. AnonymousMarch 5, 2009 at 12:05 PM

    Those look delicious!

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  23. AnonymousMarch 5, 2009 at 8:32 PM

    I love this time of year too. The Farmer's Markets are amazing.

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  24. DianaMarch 6, 2009 at 10:41 AM

    Those strawberries look absolutely delicious! I'm drooling over here!

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  25. PamelaMarch 6, 2009 at 8:23 PM

    Holy Cow! Those strawberries are breath taking!

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  26. LoriMarch 7, 2009 at 5:27 PM

    Oh Boy those strawberries look absolutely amazing. And you know I love the muffins. Got to make these.

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  27. AnonymousMarch 8, 2009 at 9:06 AM

    Oh my gosh, you are blowing me away with the incredible contrast in all your photos, fresh strawberries in fresh muffins... they used to be my fav and still are (sadly the last strawberry muffin I had was by a box.. boo)

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  28. DazyApril 22, 2009 at 12:27 AM

    These muffins are just mouth-watering. I can take all of them. Actually I go weak on knees with mention of muffins and cake.

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  29. ~Amber~June 8, 2009 at 1:12 PM

    I made these muffins today and they were amazing! Definitely a keeper recipe.

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