Banana Mango Muffins with Lime Glaze

Not too sweet, with a wonderful tart lime glaze, these muffins are a perfect way to use up over-ripe mango and bananas. Throw in some chocolate chips or chopped nuts for different textures and flavors. Scrumptious!

Original recipe makes 18 muffins

Ingredients

1 ripe mango, peeled and pitted
3 ripe bananas
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 lime, juiced
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
3 large eggs
1 cup confectioners’ sugar, or as needed
1 tablespoon water, or as needed
1 teaspoon lime juice, or to taste

  • PREP

    15 mins

  • COOK

    25 mins

  • READY IN

    1 hr 10 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners.
  2. Blend mango, bananas, brown sugar, and juice of 1/2 lime in a blender until smooth.
  3. Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice together in a bowl. Mix butter, eggs, and mango-banana mixture into flour mixture until just combined. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
  5. Whisk confectioners’ sugar, water, and 1 teaspoon lime juice together until glaze is smooth and thick; spoon onto cooled muffins.

Nutrition

Calories: 179 kcal
Carbohydrates: 29.2 g
Cholesterol: 49 mg
Fat: 6.2 g
Fiber: 1.2 g
Protein: 2.8 g
Sodium: 147 mg