Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2011

It's annoying to me when people rate a recipe but haven't tried it as originally written. But this recipe wasn't exactly what I was looking for, so please indulge me! I had a lot of toppings left from banana splits the night before, so I was looking for something I could use them up in. Instead of 1/2 cup mayonnaise, I used 1/4 cup fresh strawberry puree and 1/4 cup fresh pineapple puree. Also subbed some toasted almonds for the chopped walnuts and reduced the sugar by half, since I already had the sweet fresh fruit purees. Lastly, to make up for the missing eggs in the mayonnaise, I added one egg. They turned out great and were exactly what I was looking for! They were super-moist and full of great nutrients from the three fruits used (I left out the cherries)!

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Aaron

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Lee's Summit, Missouri, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2011

Perfectly delicious! I used applesauce instead of mayo. Easy and yummy, baked in mini cupcake tin. This recipe is a keeper.

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sunnycook

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Butler, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2010

These muffins turned out very well. Instead of the cherry on top I cut up cherries and added them to the batter as some reviewers suggested. Next time would would put less chocolate chips as them took over the taste of anything else. Thanks for sharing!

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Denise

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2010

Used banana cream yogurt and 1 egg instead of the mayo. I also took the advice of previous reviewers and added some chopped cherries to the batter along with 1/2 teaspoon almond extract. These are wonderful and I am sure that I will make them again!

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mominml

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Living In: Moses Lake, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2010

I made two versions of this recipe today. Both delicious. I had 1 1/2 - 2 c. dark sweet cherries to use up, so I cleaned and pitted them, sprinkled with a couple of Tbl. of sugar and split them between the two recipes, omitting the maraschino cherries. The first batch, I used only 1/2 c. sugar and added 1 tsp. vanilla, 1/4 tsp ginger and 1/3 c. toffee bits. It took longer to bake because of the fresh cherries, but is very reminiscent of a Banana Split. The second batch I used White Whole Wheat flour, no sugar, 1/4 c. dark corn syrup, and low fat vanilla yogert instead of mayo. I also kept the vanilla, ginger and toffee bits in this recipe. I think I actually prefer the ones with yogert. They're less dense, more cake-like, but still delicious! Great recipe. Thanks for sharing.

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LadySparkle

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Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2010

I used whole wheat flour, 1/4 cup of sugar instead of a full cup, chopped dry roasted peanuts and a whole small jar of marachino cherries that I mixed into the batter. Because I wanted to cut the fat, I used 1 cup of soured milk instead of mayonnaise. Yes, I changed a few things but I really wanted not only use what I had on hand but I wanted to make them a little healthier. These turned out really well and smelled amazing while baking. 350* for 20 minutes and they were perfect. Very visually appealing.

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Sarah Jo

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2010

My kids loved these!!! I sprinkled "Jimmie's" on top too!

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Mrs. Chef Esh

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Lititz, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2010

Wonderful!!! Everyone enjoyed these...several times now :) I have people living in my house that can't eat chocolate, so I substituted the chocolate for blueberries....absolutely amazing!!

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roxielea

Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2010

I thought these were just ok, but my one son refered to them as AMAZING! So looks like this one is a keeper. I did add some chopped maraschino cherries as others had recommended. They definately were very moist, and turned out perfectly

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hockeymom089

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Warren, Michigan, USA

Living In: Macomb, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2010

I was a little hesitant at first because there were no eggs or oil to hold the batter together, but then that's why the Mayo is in there! I added some chopped cherries and a smidgen of pure vanilla extract to the batter as well. These are excellent! Thanks for the recipe.

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