Description
🍌✨ These Easy Banana Muffins are ultra-moist, packed with warm cinnamon spice, and perfect for using up ripe bananas—ready in just 30 minutes with simple ingredients! ✨🍌
🍯💛 Customize with chocolate chips or nuts, enjoy fresh or freeze for later, and savor bakery-style muffins with minimal effort—no mixer needed! 💛🍯
Ingredients
All-purpose flour
Granulated sugar or brown sugar
Baking powder
Baking soda
Salt
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Very ripe bananas (2-3 medium or large, mashed)
Egg
Melted butter
Vanilla extract
Buttermilk
Optional ingredients:
Chocolate chips
Chopped nuts
Crumb or streusel topping
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375°F and line a muffin tin with liners or grease it.
2. Mash 2-3 very ripe bananas with a fork or potato masher in a bowl.
3. In a separate large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
4. In another bowl, mix mashed bananas, melted butter, egg, vanilla, and buttermilk until well combined.
5. Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently mix until just combined. Avoid overmixing.
6. If using mix-ins like chocolate chips or nuts, fold them in gently.
7. Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full with the batter.
8. Optionally, sprinkle with streusel topping for extra flavor and texture.
9. Bake for 5 minutes at 400°F, then reduce temperature to 375°F and continue baking for 10-15 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
10. Remove muffins from the oven and let them cool in the pan for a few minutes.
11. Transfer muffins to a wire rack to cool completely before storing.
12. Store at room temperature for 2-3 days or freeze for up to 6 months.
Notes
Mix the dry and wet ingredients separately to keep the batter light and fluffy.
Use very ripe bananas for natural sweetness and extra moisture in your muffins.
Fill muffin cups 3/4 full and start baking at a higher temperature for a nice domed top.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 15
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American