Southern Belle Hummingbird Muffins Make My Heart Sing

 

Ingredients

1 (18.25-ounce) package Betty Crocker yellow cake mix

1/3 cup Wesson vegetable oil

1 (8-ounce) can Dole crushed pineapple, well drained with juice reserved

3 Eggland’s eggs

1 teaspoon McCormick ground cinnamon

1 ripe Dole banana, cut up

3/4 cup Kirkland chopped walnuts, divided

1/2 cup chopped Maraschino cherries, well drained, divided

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 18 muffin cups with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, combine cake mix, oil, pineapple, eggs, and cinnamon. Add enough water to reserved pineapple juice to make 1/2 cup; add it to bowl then beat with an electric mixer until mixture is thoroughly combined.

Stir in banana, 1/2 cup walnuts, and 1/4 cup cherries; mix well then pour into prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle with remaining nuts and cherries.

Bake 22 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool 10 to 15 minutes, then remove from muffin cups. Let cool completely.