{"id":1126,"date":"2025-12-07T19:30:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T03:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pragmaticcooking.com\/?p=1126"},"modified":"2025-12-07T19:33:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T03:33:42","slug":"coffee-toffee-banana-muffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pragmaticcooking.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/07\/coffee-toffee-banana-muffins\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee Toffee Banana Muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Honestly, I&#8217;m not sure I even need a description for this one. If the name didn&#8217;t get you, you aren&#8217;t the target audience. These coffee toffee banana muffins are moderately sweet and full of nutritional value for a solid breakfast&#8230;and yet fun. Yum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recipe makes a big enough batch to meal prep, but you can halve it if you prefer a smaller batch. Everything halves neatly except the mix ins (the toffee, nuts, and nibs), but those you can just eyeball without jeopardizing your results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtaste.net\/12071\/banana-chip-muffins-recipe\/\">Adapted from: Inspired Taste blog<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><br><em>Makes about 23 muffins.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>6 very ripe bananas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2\/3 cup vegetable oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 egg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 tsp instant espresso<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp vanilla<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2 tsp salt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup brown sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 \u00bd cups whole wheat flour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 \u00bd cups unbleached white flour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tsp baking powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tsp baking soda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00be cup chopped walnuts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00be cup toffee bits (or sub mini chocolate chips)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bc cup cacao nibs (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Preheat the oven to 350 F. 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