"I've made this recipe twice in the last 2 weeks and it is one of my favorites as far as muffin recipes go. The family gobbled them up and I'm planning to put them into some of my christmas food gift baskets. I omitted the figs/nuts and just used the cranberries (dried) and still so delicious. I can always count on Ina for great recipes that I ""

"NAME THIS DISH: BBQ Porky Pepps!"

"This is an awesome base muffin recipe! I only had bananas and sliced almonds today. I sprinkled tops with raw sugar. I just finished eating 2, my husband 3 (and he wants another one but is watching his weight. So delicious!

I didn't have any muffin liners today so used cooking spray & had success in getting them out w/o them breaking in half. I think the key is to not fill the muffin cups more than 3/4 full and use a rubber spatula around the outside of each muffin after it's done cooking. If you do so, you end up with 24 decent sized muffins vs 18 extra large.

Ina, as always, thank you for sharing your delicious recipes. You take the scariness out of cooking for me. I watch your shows and think, I can do that, and I can. I've gone from being a non-cooker to loving to cook! You are a real inspiration! nutritional breakdown of this recipe: 239 cal, 33g carbs, 3g protein, 11g fat (5 saturated and 1.33 fiber. It is loaded w/Vitamin A and potassium.

"Also, if you want the nutritional breakdown of this recipe (i made w/bananas and almonds only) for a 24 muffin recipe, then it has 239 cal, 33g carbs, 3g protein, 11g fat (5 saturated) and 1.33 fiber. It is loaded w/Vitamin A and potassium.

"This is an awesome base muffin recipe! I only had bananas and sliced almonds today, so that's what I used. I also sprinkled the tops with raw sugar. I just finished eating 2, my husband 3 (and he wants another one but is watching his weight). So delicious! The option to make batter ahead overnight is also such an awesome bonus when entertaining early in the morning.

I also didn't have any muffin liners today. I used cooking spray, like her, but I had success in getting them out w/o them breaking in half. I think the key is to not fill the muffin cups more than 3/4 full and use a rubber spatula around the outside of each muffin after it's done cooking. If you do so, you end up with 24 decent sized muffins vs 18 extra large.

Ina, as always, thank you for sharing your delicious recipes. You take the scariness out of cooking for me. I watch your shows and think, I can do that, and I can. I've gone from being a non-cooker to loving to cook! You are a real inspiration!