Banana Cinnamon Muffins

We love banana bread at our house, but we don't always have the time (or energy) to make it. However, I was looking for a yummy muffin recipe for breakfast the other morning and came across this beauty. It was perfect and Lydia absolutely loved them. I only had one fairly large banana and it wasn't even super ripe but it worked out perfectly. Also, I think that these would be super yummy if you switched out the banana for some chopped apple. (I'm definitely going to try that.) 

Banana Cinnamon Muffins

Source: Betty Crocker

Ingredients:

2/3 cup sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

2/3 cup mashed very ripe bananas (2 small)

1teaspoon vanilla

1 2/3cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Topping

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

Directions:

Heat oven to 375°F. Grease bottoms only of 12 regular-size muffin cups with shortening or spray, or line with paper baking cups.

In medium bowl, beat 2/3 cup sugar, the oil and eggs with wire whisk. Stir in bananas and vanilla. Stir in remaining muffin ingredients just until moistened. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
Bake 17 to 21 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately remove from pan to cooling rack.

In small bowl, mix 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Dip muffin tops into melted butter, then into cinnamon-sugar. Serve warm.