Fruit Muffins

Is there anything like the taste of freshly baked muffins? These fruit muffins are delicious warm from the oven, or in a packed lunch. The bananas keep them moist, and the walnuts add a bit of a crunch.What you need:

• 2 cups strawberries; quartered
• 2 cups sugar + 4 tbsp sugar; divided

• 3 cups flour
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 bananas, mashed
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 2 lemons, zested
• 1 pint blueberries
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

What you do:

Mix the strawberries and the 4 tbsp. of sugar together.

Allow them to rest for about 15 minutes until juices start to appear.

In a medium bowl, mix the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt.

In a large bowl, mix the bananas, eggs, oil, remaining 2 cups of sugar, strawberries, and lemon zest.

Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ones until they are combined; do not over-mix.

Fold in the blueberries and walnuts.

Fill muffin liners 3/4 full.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

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