Maple Glazed Banana Muffins, A Perfect Morning Treat

*Runamok Maple sent us a bottle of their cinnamon-vanilla infused maple syrup to try. All opinions, thoughts, and recipes are our own.

I love banana bread and especially banana muffins. I have a few recipes on the blog already, here, and here! But, when Runamok Maple sent us this bottle cinnamon-vanilla infused maple syrup, I knew I had to whip up another batch! 

Before we go any further, you need to know that if you use the code BAKER20 through the end of 2018, you get 20% off your order of cinnamon-vanilla infused maple syrup! You’ll make someone very excited if this showed up in their stocking. 

A little info about Runamok Maple. 

“Runamok Maple is located in northern Vermont, along the western slopes of Mount Mansfield. Spanning 1,100 acres in Cambridge and 250 acres in Fairfield, our crew taps 81,000 trees to bring you one of Mother Nature’s most exquisite pleasures: pure maple syrup.”

That sounds like a place that I literally need to visit immediately. Then, also probably make these maple glazed banana muffins when I visit too. I think they’d be okay with it. 

So, I usually just use vanilla extract in my muffins but since this maple syrup is infused with cinnamon and vanilla, I used a Tablespoon of it instead. It didn’t change the texture or anything but really did add another level of deliciousness. If you don’t have the infused syrup, I would probably recommend adding in another teaspoon of vanilla extract with 1 Tablespoon of plain maple syrup. 

While we are on the subject of maple syrup, I want to be clear that this should be REAL maple syrup not that high fructose syrup that pretends to be maple syrup. There is a time and place for that (the trash), and this isn’t one of those times. You can place an order for the maple syrup we are using right here! 

I love banana muffins too because they are so simple to make and probably the dessert/breakfast that I make the most often. Baby O LOVES them too, she probably ate about 75% of these. Since this is a really easy recipe, she got to help make them too. If you haven’t checked it out, I wrote a blog post on how to bake with a toddler without losing your sanity, check it out over here for some tips! 

You could also bake this is loaf form, just make sure you cook for about 50-55 minutes instead of 30 minutes.

The last step of the process is to make the maple glaze! It’s seriously super easy. When your muffins are cooling, you just add the maple syrup and butter to a saucepan and whisk until melted and combined. Then, add powdered sugar off the heat and mix till totally combined. 

Let it cool for a few minutes either in the saucepan or poured into another bowl. Then, gently dip your cooled banana muffins to top them with the glaze and voila maple banana muffins!  

These banana muffins will stay fresh out at room temperature for 3-4 days, if they last that long! And don’t forget, use the code BAKER20 for 20% off your cinnamon-vanilla infused maple syrup from Runamok Syrup!