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Guest Recipe: Mez’s Banana Caramel Muffins

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Mez’s Banana Caramel Muffins – A Sweet Treat for All Banoffee Lovers!

You might already know Mez from her Bacon Cheese Muffins — one of the most-loved recipes in the Skinnymixers community and currently sitting at #2 on the site!

Well, if you loved her Banoffee Pies she’s done it again… and made the most delicious muffins. 

These Banana Caramel Muffins are soft, comforting, and swirled with a simple lower-sugar caramel that makes them feel just that little bit indulgent — without being over the top. And of course, they’re super easy to make in the Thermomix or even just with a bowl and spoon.

🍌 Why You’ll Love These Muffins

  • Moist banana muffins with gooey caramel running through them
  • Thermomix-friendly, but easy to make without
  • Uses up overripe bananas — no waste!
  • Freezer-friendly and lunchbox-approved
  • Easy to adapt: gluten free and dairy free.

🧁 Ingredients at a Glance

  • Bananas: The riper and softer, the better
  • Caramel: This is a lower sugar caramel – but still delicious.
  • Flour & Butter: Mez gives options for regular or GF flour, and butter or dairy-free alternatives
  • Add-ins: Optional white choc chips, nuts or dried banana slice on top if you’re feeling fancy

🔄 Dietary Swaps & Tips

  • Gluten Free: Works great with gluten-free flours
  • Dairy Free: Use Nuttelex or coconut oil, plus dairy-free milk
  • Egg Free: We haven’t tested using egg replacer yet but if you do please comment below!

🧊 Storage & Freezer Tips

  • Keeps well for 2–3 days in an airtight container
  • Freeze individually for easy grab-and-go snacks – personally I would skip the cream cheese topping for this.
  • Reheat in the microwave for 15–20 seconds to bring back the softness – I would add the cream cheese on serving if doing this!

🔗 Related Recipes You’ll Love

This one’s already had great feedback from the recipe testing team — thanks again Mez for sharing another favourite with the community 🧡

If you are loving Mez’s recipes, she regularly shares her love of baking on her Facebook page. 

Love Nik xx

 

Guest Recipe: Mez's Banana Caramel Muffins

5 from 7 votes
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Course: Guest Recipe, Snack, Treat
Cuisine: Australian
Diet: Gluten Free, Low Lactose
Keyword: baking, dessert
Servings: 12
Calories: 323kcal

Equipment

  • 12 muffin cases
  • muffin baking tray

Ingredients

Caramel Cream Cheese

  • 100 g cream cheese - room temp, cubed
  • 20 g thickened cream
  • 120 g reserved caramel

Caramel

  • 40 g salted butter
  • 90 g brown sugar or coconut sugar
  • 20 g plain flour - (gluten-free if required)
  • 175 g milk of choice
  • 1 egg yolk
  • ½ tsp vanilla bean paste - or vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp salt

Muffin mix

  • 2-3 bananas - ripe, approx 300g
  • 120 g salted butter - melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 150 g cultured buttermilk - (or milk of choice mixed with 2 tsp vinegar)
  • 20 g vanilla bean paste - or vanilla extract
  • 80-120 g caster sugar
  • 250 g self-raising flour - (gluten-free if required)
  • 1/2 tsp bi-carb soda
  • pinch salt

Instructions

  • Preheat fan-forced oven to 180℃.
  • Add cream cheese and cream to mixer bowl. Blend for 30 sec/37℃/speed 4/MC on. Transfer to medium size bowl and set aside in the fridge.
  • Without washing the bowl, continue to prepare the caramel. Add butter and cook for 3 min/60℃/speed 2/MC off.
  • Add sugar and plain flour. Mix for 10 sec/speed 4/MC on.
  • Add remaining caramel ingredients and mix together for 10 sec/speed 4/MC on. Scrape mixer bowl down.
  • Cook for 3 min/50℃/speed 2/simmering basket on top of lid. Scrape bottom of the bowl.
  • Increase temperature, cook for 5 min/70℃/speed 2/simmering basket on top of lid.
  • Increase temperature, cook for 20 min/steaming temp/speed 2/simmering basket on top of lid.
  • Remove caramel to a bowl and set aside to cool. Once cool set aside 120g for the cream cheese.
  • Without washing the bowl, add bananas and mix for 10 sec/speed 9/MC on.
  • Add butter, eggs, buttermilk and vanilla. Mix for 20 sec/speed 4/MC on. Scrape mixer bowl down.
  • Add sugar and mix for 10 sec/speed 4/MC on.
  • Add remaining ingredients (except caramel) and mix for 10 secs/speed 4/MC on.
  • Add muffin mix into 12 muffin cases that covers about half each case, then add a dessert spoon of caramel then cover with more muffin mix till its just under the patty case top. Repeat on remaining cases.
  • Bake for approximately 15 min.
  • While the muffins are baking, add your reserved caramel to the cream cheese bowl and whisk together with a fork.
  • Once the muffins have cooled pipe or dollop the cream cheese on the muffins and enjoy!

Notes

Dairy-free: Use dairy-free spread. Replace cream cheese with dairy-free cream cheese or silken tofu. Use dairy-free milk to make your own buttermilk.
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Nutrition

Calories: 323kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 239mg | Potassium: 169mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 588IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 1mg