Banana Berry Muffins

This is probably one of the best things I have ever made.  YUMMM!!!!

I got this recipe from a lady I grew up with.  It is actually a banana bread recipe, but I changed it up making it into muffins and added berries.  I make this banana bread recipe all the time and it is by far my favorite EVER!  In muffin form and with the berries it tasted just as amazing.  Enjoy!

Banana Berry Muffins

1/2 cup of butter

1 1/4 cup of sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

3 ripe bananas

1 cup of sour cream

2 cups of flour

2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/2 cup of frozen mixed berries OR chocolate chips

Cream butter and sugar; add eggs.  Stir in liquid ingredients, then dry ingredients.  Slowly mix in berries with a spoon.  Spray a muffin tin and fill 3/4 of the way full.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20-27 minutes.

If wanting to make this into bread.  Spray two loaf pans and pour in batter.  Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.

Can take out the berries and/or add chocolate chips.  It’s very very amazing with chocolate chips!!

I had to fight of my kids to take this picture.  Haha… it was pretty comical.  Hard to see who’s little hand is coming when you have your eye in the camera.

Cook something yummy with your bad self and ENJOY!

OH MY! I just had a thought…lemon glaze or frosting on top….I could die.  That would blow my little taste buds minds!  I am going to make some more!!!

Spider Pancakes!

This morning we had some delicious spider pancakes.  Here they are… nothing fancy, but my kids loved them

Last night after tucking Charlie into bed she asked me, “Mom do we like webs?”  I said, “Yes, on Halloween we do.”  She then told me this in a spooky voice, “Well spiders live in webs and they bite people and little children, this night on Halloween!”  hahaha on man she is a funny child.  I decided I would make her spider pancakes this morning, she is so excited for Halloween, she can barely contain herself.  Fun times.

I just used a baby medicine syringe to make the legs.

Happy Halloween!

Nutty Lynn’s Crunchy Granola

Here is my very tasty recipe for granola. GRAAANN–OOO-LLAAA.  Fun word to say.  LOL!  I love to eat granola.  With milk, yogurt and fresh fruit, or over a smoothie in a bowl.              So Good.

-Nutty Lynn’s Crunchy Granola-

First! Pre-heat oven to 275.

Mix all of the following into a large bowl:

5 cups rolled oats

1 cup chopped walnuts

1 cup slivered almonds

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1/4 cup sunflower seeds

1/4 cup yellow raisins

1/2 cup wheatgerm

1 tablespoon ground flax-seed

Set the aside then in a small microwaveable bowl mix the following:

1 1/2 cups of brown sugar

1/2 cup water

Place in microwave on high for 4-5 minutes.  Cook until sugar is dissolved.  Remove from microwave a mix in:

5 teaspoons  of vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.

Pour over dry ingredients.  Mix until everything is covered with liquid.  Then place a piece of tin foil on a large cookie sheet and spread granola over it evenly.

Cook at 275 degrees for 45 minutes -1 hour.  Leave on cookie sheet to cool, then store in an airtight container.

Eat and Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Kathleen Daelemans Crunchy Granola at Food Network.com

Quick and Easy Banana Pancakes

I love banana pancakes, but I love them even more NOW.  Usually I quickly pull out my always tastie Krusteaz pancake mix, add a banana or two, and whip up some pancakes.  But the other day I was being a bit more adventurous and added to the 14-15 (pancake number on the back) Krusteaz mix.

I added:

3 rip bananas

1 1/2 tablespoon vanilla

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 cup brown sugar

Mixed it all up and made me some yummy pancakes.  Peanut butter, warm syrup, and a big glass-o-milk.  I am set

Yum!

Get cooking with your bad self!