Here’s a simple and delicious Banana Muffins recipe 🍌🧁—perfect for breakfast or a snack.
Banana Muffins
Ingredients (Makes 12 muffins)
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- ⅓ cup butter, melted (or vegetable oil)
- ½ cup sugar (or honey)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Optional: ½ cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven
- Heat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners or grease lightly.
- Mix dry ingredients
- In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Mix wet ingredients
- In another bowl, mash bananas. Add melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Mix well.
- Combine
- Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients until just combined (don’t overmix).
- Fold in nuts or chocolate chips if using.
- Fill muffin tin
- Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling about ⅔ full.
- Bake
- Bake 18–22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool & serve
- Let muffins cool for a few minutes before removing from tin. Serve warm or room temperature.
Tips
- Use very ripe bananas for maximum sweetness and banana flavor.
- For extra moist muffins, add 2–3 tbsp sour cream or yogurt to the batter.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 2–3 days, or freeze for longer storage.
If you want, I can also share a banana chocolate swirl muffin version or a healthy banana oat muffin version.
Do you want me to share one of those?
