There’s something you should know about me.
I’m not a baker.
No. Really. I’m not. I have minor difficulties following recipes which can be disastrous when said recipe calls for baking powder and you add baking soda instead.
Who knew there was such a big difference?
But I also have a slight addiction to baked goods. As is evident by my waist. So I cheat.
Because there are days – long, rainy, cold days - when one just needs something warm and sweet and easy. It was on just such a day that I came up with Lazy Day Banana Muffins. Not only are they easy, moist, delicious, and low fat, but they only require two ingredients.
Lazy Day Banana Muffins
You will need:
1 box cake mix (I used French vanilla or spice, but I bet chocolate would be amazing.)
4 over ripe bananas
Step 1. Turn your oven to 400. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners. If you don’t have liners, just give the tin a good spray with Pam. If you don’t have Pam, swipe with butter. If you don’t have butter, I don’t know if we should be talking any longer.
Step 2. Mash the bananas until creamy.
Step 3. Add dry cake mix and stir until all the mix is absorbed by the bananas. This will work. Trust me. I wouldn’t steer you wrong. Promise.
Step 4. Spoon into muffin tin and bake for 20 minutes.
Step 5. Eat. Enjoy. Eat some more. Especially since these suckers have less than 2 grams of fat per serving. Swear to God.
About Mandy
If you use frozen bananas that have been thawed, it will be easier to combine them into the dry cake mix.
Twitter Name: deviousmuse
Great idea! Of course, that would require me thinking ahead. And I so rarely do that. ;)
Twitter Name: in_mandyland
True. But I’m not a fan of bananas that are going to turn the least bit brown, so into the freezer they go, so I always have frozen bananas. And they defrost pretty damn quickly.
Twitter Name: deviousmuse
It turns out I have a shitload of ripe bananas on my counter and I also have chocolate cake mix. I’m confident I can do this. Confident.
Twitter Name: funnyorsnot
As it turns out, I’m available for breakfast.
Twitter Name: in_mandyland
how many points? ha!
Also, if you can find Duncan Hinze Caramel cake mix… throw in some choco chips and you have a very simple Banana’s Foster cake!
YUM! Made these this morning with spice cake and they turned out super sweet and yummy! Thanks!! :)
Yay! I’m glad you gave them a try.
Twitter Name: in_mandyland
Actually I liked them so much that I made them again but I didn’t have a spice cake so I made them with chocolate. YUMMY as well. Tasted like chocolate muffins only better for you, right? Thanks again! :)
TOTALLY better for you. Less than two grams of fat per muffin? Score.
(Also, I like the idea of chocolate banana muffins. Seriously yummy.)
Twitter Name: in_mandyland