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Banana bread muffins - perfect breakfast, brunch, lunch, snack, you can pack these for a picnic or outdoor outing. These freeze well and are great for making in advance.
I make banana bread or banana bread muffins quite often, primarily because it's an easy extra snack I can take to work with me. It's quite nice to open my lunch box around 1 or 2pm and find a slice of banana bread or a muffin there, in addition to the actual lunch. Makes my lunch breaks that much more enjoyable!
Cook's Tip
When making these banana bread muffins, I often add diced apples, strawberries, or blueberries to the batter. Adding diced fruit or berries adds extra flavor and makes banana bread muffins unique each time you make them!
If you have kids, they will surely appreciate a banana bread muffin in their lunch box, too!
This is a very simple and reliable recipe that I use all the time with simple ingredients found in any house. The banana bread muffins turn out great every time!
I like to use very ripe bananas that are already so soft that it's effortless to mash them. Baking in a muffin pan gives each banana bread muffin a nice, darker crust which is delicious to munch on! Sometimes, I add chopped apples to the batter - makes these muffin even yummier!
Banana bread muffins
Ingredients
- 3 bananas , ripe
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted
- ½ cup milk
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Butter a muffins pan or place muffin/cupcake cups into a muffin pan.
- In a large bowl, mash the bananas. Add melted butter, milk, sugar and mix with a fork or a spoon to combine. Add an egg and continue mixing until well-blended.
- In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix to blend the ingredients but do not over-mix.
- Pour the banana bread muffin batter into the muffin pan. Bake for about 25 minutes. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan when cool enough to handle.
Nutrition
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To me, the BEST part of these muffins is that with every bite, you get a little more crust than you would if you simply made banana bread. Love everything about this and is now on my to-make list. Thanks!
I like using bananas that are super soft on the inside too! These muffins look so delicious and moist Julia!
I've come to appreciate and love bananas so much in the last few years! Those brown/caramelized edges all around look so good!
Drool! These look good.
I love banana bread! My guys get seriously excited when ever I say I am making some. I usually make it in a loaf, but I'm loving the muffins. I wanna open my lunch box and see these inside 😀
Who doesn't like banana bread? And what a great idea to make it muffin-style! They look so moist Julia!
These look perfect with coffee for breakfast or any time of the day!
I have been always a fan of banana bread. Making it as muffins was very smart. It is small and easy to carry everywhere. It is also a treat without the guilt! It si great to be back here. I missed you, girl!
Banana bread and banana muffins are always a hit. These look so moist and sound very easy to make!
I can always count on you to have the best banana bread recipes! This one looks to be no exception! Love the lack of muffin liner to amp up the crunch!!
Everything you make looks perfect Julia:)
These banana bread muffins look right up my street! Definitely make a great recipe on the go! 🙂
Those muffins look amazing. It has been a while since a muffin made me want to reach out and grab it.
Banana bread...king of quick bread! I love these in muffin form. Great for breakfast on the go.
Can't beat a good muffin with my cappuccino! This one is perfectly brown on the outside and banana-sweet-and-moist on the inside! Kids' favorite, you are right.
🙂 ela