Banana Dragon Fruit muffins are chock full of the tropical flavors of banana, dragon fruit, rum, ginger, and macadamia nuts.

Banana Dragon Fruit Muffins

By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime

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Banana Dragon Fruit Muffins is sponsored in conjunction with #SpringSweetsWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to help in the creation of the week’s recipes. All opinions are mine alone.

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Banana Dragon Fruit Muffins  is my recipe of the day for the blogging event Spring Sweets Week. Associated bloggers have been posting yummy recipes all week long in relation to this. I am posting this recipe today which  is my first one for this event. I will be posting again on Wednesday and Friday. Feel free to follow my events calendar on the lower right.

I decided to use my comped dragon fruit to make muffins, adding in the tropical flavors that might go well and ranging from Hawaii to the Caribbean.

I  loved the red color of the batter, but sadly enough, it had a color change during baking. Not sure what caused that. Maybe a chemical effect from baking powder or soda. Perhaps just from being baked. Up to  now I have  not baked dragon fruit.

However ordinary the color became, they are tremendously moist with a nice fruit and nut flavor. Everyone who sampled enjoyed these so I am sure they will  be a hit with  your family.

And there’s a giveaway (at the bottom of the post!)

Product Sponsor for Banana Dragon Fruit Muffins

Taylor and Colledge has offered me several extracts as part of this promotion. You can sign up for the raffle with one of  these sheets below. Several different raffles are going on, so be sure to scroll across on the raffle sign up.

As well,  Melissa’s Produce has offered me the dragon fruit which was used in the muffins. And Selefina has offered me the ginger used in the recipe.

Banana Dragon Fruit Muffins

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 23 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Muffins, Quick Bread

Cuisine American

Servings 18

Calories 161 kcal

Equipment

• food processor; muffin tin

Ingredients

  

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• 13 ounce red dragon fruit peeled
• 1 small ripe banana 1/2 cup pulp
• 6 tablespoons melted butter cooled
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla paste
• 1 teaspoon rum extract
• 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon chopped candied ginger
• 3/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Add dragon fruit and banana to a food processor fitted with a chopping blade.
• Puree fruit.
• Place fruit in a mixing bowl and whisk in cooled melted butter, milk, eggs, vanilla paste and rum extract.
• Separately, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt and add to the wet mix until it forms a smooth batter.
• Fold in the chopped ginger.
• Spray muffin tin with baker's release spray and fill 2/3 full then sprinkle tops with chopped nuts
• Bake for 22-25 minutes until they test done with a toothpick.
• Let cool in pan ten minutes, then turn out and finish cooling on a wire rack.

Notes

From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com

Nutrition

Calories: 161kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 225mgPotassium: 66mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 158IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 1mg

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Spring Sweets Week

Monday #SpringSweetsWeek Recipes

• Banana Dragon Fruit Muffins from Palatable Pastime
• Berry Triple Layer Cake from In Our Spare Time
• Blood Orange Crepe Suzette from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Blood Orange Crumb Muffins from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
• Blood Orange Posset from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Holiday Fruit Salad from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Lavender Lemon Creme Brulee from The Spiffy Cookie
• Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake from Art of Natural Living
• Lemon Mousse Filled Crepe Cups with Berries from Blogghetti
• Lemon Raspberry Crepe Cake from Jolene’s Recipe Journal
• Meyer Lemon Almond Pound Cake from Cheesecurd In Paradise
• Meyer Lemon Upside Down Cake from Hezzi-D’s Recipe Box
• Split Seconds Cookies from Shockingly Delicious
• Springtime Chocolate Terrarium Dessert from For the Love of Food
• Sweet Crepes with Luscious Fruits from Our Good Life
• Tangerine Upside Down Cake from Magical Ingredients
• Tangerine Vanilla Fig Preserves from That Recipe

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Welcome to #SpringSweetsWeek 2024 hosted by Heather from Hezzi-D’s Recipe Box! Spring is finally here and the sun is shining and we are celebrating the beginning of spring with plenty of spring sweets and a fun giveaway! This year 17 food bloggers from around the country are sharing over 50 sweet recipes that are perfect for spring. So get ready to enjoy amazing spring treats like cupcakes, ice cream, pies, cakes, and more! Thank you to our #SpringSweetsWeek sponsors that are helping us give away some great prizes. Thank you to Melissa’s Produce, Taylor and Colledge, and Selefina Spices for your generosity and support. We have an incredible giveaway with three amazing prizes and would love it if you would take a moment to read about it and the prizes that you can win!

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Prize #1: A Tropical and Exotic Fruit Gift Basket from Melissa’s Produce.

One winner will enjoy an abundance of fruit with Melissa’s! This stunning assortment is arranged in a woven basket with cellophane wrapping and colorful ribbon. Fruit may include (depending on seasonal availability): Asian Pear, Baby Pineapple, Blood Orange, Cherimoya, Feijoas, Kiwis, Kumquats, Lychees, Mango, Papaya, Passion Fruit, Persimmons, Pomegranate, Rambutans, Specialty Bananas, Starfruit and Tamarillos.

Prize #2: A collection of Selefina Spices.

One winner will enjoy a collection of spices from Selefina Spices including: Cinnasational Spice Blend, crystalized ginger, lemon peel, Matcha food grade powder, Purple sweet potato powder, and Ground Cardamom Seeds. Selefina Spices sells an assortment of spices gathered using dedication and care with which we’ve curated their online tea collection. With our decades of experience sourcing products and establishing global connections their mission is to be able to bring you fresher, higher-quality spices and seasonings at lower prices.

Prize #3: A selection of 3 extract pastes from Taylor and Colledge.

One winner will receive a selection of extract pastes to include lemon, organic vanilla bean, and lavender. In 1897, Taylor & Colledge won its first award for excellence in vanilla. Since then, the Taylor & Colledge commitment for unsurpassed quality has earned its reputation as one of the world’s finest producers of vanilla.

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Three (3) winners will be selected. The prize packages will be sent directly from the giveaway sponsors. The #SpringSweetsWeek Bloggers are not responsible for the fulfillment or delivery of the prize packages. Bloggers hosting this giveaway and their immediate family members in their household cannot enter or win the giveaway.

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