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Strawberry Banana Bread Muffins

Published: Jul 23, 2014 | 39 Comments

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Combine strawberries and banana bread into muffins to produce an ultimate breakfast and dessert recipe that is easy to make, easy to store, and everybody loves this! These strawberry muffins are made with very ripe mashed bananas and Greek yogurt to create the most fluffy and light texture. 15 minutes to make the muffin batter, and 20 minutes to bake.  Easy, quick, delicious!

strawberry muffins

I made these strawberry muffins recently because I had too many strawberries and needed a delicious and easy recipe to use them up. I reincarnated my favorite, time-tested banana bread recipe to make it into strawberry banana muffins, and it worked perfectly!

breakfast strawberry muffins

Why make these strawberry banana muffins

  • So easy! You don’t even need a mixer! Just mix the muffin batter with the wooden fork or spoon.
  • The recipe does not use much butter. For 12 muffins I used only 1/3 cup butter and 1/3 cup Greek yogurt, which creates a nice, rich texture, and makes these muffins healthier and lower in saturated fats.
  • Use Greek yogurt. Greek yogurt replaces the need for more butter and creates an amazing fluffy and light texture.
  • Strawberries provide even more softness to the texture and so much flavor to these banana bread muffins.

These strawberry banana bread muffins are fantastic for breakfast or to pack for lunch or picnic.  Just place each muffin in a small plastic bag or wrap it tightly in a plastic wrap and add it to your lunch box.

strawberry muffins

Tips for storing

Because strawberries tend to make desserts very moist, I like to store these muffins covered and refrigerated.  When refrigerated, these can last 2 weeks and still taste fresh like you just made them.

strawberry muffins

I’ve had way too many ripe bananas lately, too. In fact, so many – that I started freezing them. Now, I like using frozen bananas for baking better than fresh ones. Below are my tips on how to properly freeze the bananas.

How to freeze bananas

  • Peel the skin.
  • Wrap 2 peeled bananas air-tight in plastic wrap and freeze. Why 2 bananas? It’s a common quantity required for recipes, such as this one.
  • When it’s time to use bananas, you just take a package of 2 frozen bananas, let them thaw on the counter (or thaw in microwave), and then mix in with the other ingredients.
  • Because bananas have been frozen, when thawed they become very soft (almost watery) and even more sweet – perfect for baking desserts.

strawberry muffins on a white plate

muffin pan, 12-cup regular muffin pan, banana bread muffins in a muffin pan

Other strawberry desserts

The below recipes also make great breakfast, brunch, or snack to pack for school/work.  They are all super easy to make.

  • Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cake made in a springform pan.
  • Strawberry Cream Cheese Cookies – soft and packed with strawberries.
  • Strawberry Almond Blondies – delicious berry bars perfect for breakfast and dessert.
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Strawberry banana muffins
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Strawberry banana bread muffins
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

Combining my 2 favorite foods (strawberries and banana bread) into one.  These strawberry banana muffins are great for breakfast, lunch, snack, picnics.  15 minutes to make the muffin batter, and 20 minutes to bake.  Easy, quick, delicious! 

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 regular size muffins. Use one regular size muffin pan (12 muffins)
Calories: 181 kcal
Author: Julia
Ingredients
  • 2 bananas , ripe, smashed
  • 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1/3 cup butter melted
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup strawberries , sliced
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  2. In a large bowl, mix mashed bananas, Greek yogurt and melted butter, using wooden fork or spoon. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix just enough to blend the ingredients; do not over-mix, the lumps will work themselves out.
  3. Add sliced strawberries to the batter and mix them in to distribute evenly through the batter.
  4. Grease a regular size 12-cup muffin pan with a non-stick spray. Pour the batter evenly into each cup, about 3/4 full. Bake for about 20 minutes, until a tester inserted in a muffin comes out clean. Cool on rack. Remove muffins from pan and slice to serve.
  5. Storage tip: These are best stored refrigerated.

Recipe Notes

Adapted from Simply Recipes

Nutrition Facts
Strawberry banana bread muffins
Amount Per Serving
Calories 181 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 27mg9%
Sodium 144mg6%
Potassium 118mg3%
Carbohydrates 30g10%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 15g17%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 190IU4%
Vitamin C 8.7mg11%
Calcium 15mg2%
Iron 0.9mg5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Filed Under: Baking, Breads, Breakfast, Dessert, Fruit, Recipe, Strawberries Published: Jul 23, 2014 39 Comments

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  1. Barb

    Aug 27, 2014 at 1:52 pm

    Moist and delicious muffins…….and I forgot to mention in my last comment that I only used 1/2 cup of sugar and I had small banana’s so I used 3.

    Reply
    • Julia

      Sep 05, 2014 at 2:46 pm

      You know, in this banana muffin recipe I would be fine with 1/2 cup sugar too! Banana breads are so flavorful to begin with. Recently I also discovered the trick that if I freeze the ripe bananas (peeled and air-tightly wrapped), and then thaw them for baking – they are sweeter too, after being frozen!

      Reply
  2. Barb

    Aug 27, 2014 at 1:47 pm

    These muffins are delicious….made them this morning and they turned out really moist….will definetly make them again. Do they really only have 140 calories per muffin? Love them!

    Reply
    • Julia

      Sep 05, 2014 at 2:44 pm

      Barb, thank you – so glad you liked the muffins! I don’t know if these muffins are 140 calories per each – that’s another plugin I need to find for my site. Here is a good calorie count website, where you just copy and paste the ingredient list:

      http://caloriecount.about.com/

      Reply
  3. Erica

    Aug 14, 2014 at 12:00 am

    I tried this recipe tonight and it is so delicious! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Julia

      Aug 19, 2014 at 2:36 pm

      Erica, I am glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  4. Angie@Angie's Recipes

    Jul 26, 2014 at 2:25 pm

    These muffins look very moist and tasty, Julia. I like the combo of banana and strawberry.

    Reply
  5. Kevin | keviniscooking

    Jul 25, 2014 at 4:12 pm

    These look so moist and at the same time dense with muffin goodness. The dotted strawberries throughout and golden, crispy edges have my mouth watering. Nice job!

    Reply
  6. Monica

    Jul 25, 2014 at 8:58 am

    These super-moist muffins look terrific! Strawberries in muffins is unusual but with the banana bread combination, it’s even more unique.

    Reply
  7. Elaine

    Jul 24, 2014 at 2:21 am

    I have just had my lunch but still drooling, imaging the sweet and slightly sour taste. Ps, the golden brown color is so appealing.

    Reply
  8. Matt @ Runner Savvy

    Jul 23, 2014 at 8:00 pm

    Drool!

    Reply
  9. John@Kitchen Riffs

    Jul 23, 2014 at 2:53 pm

    Who can resist a fresh muffin? I don’t often use strawberries in muffins, but should. Love the idea of combining them with banana! Really good stuff — thanks.

    Reply
  10. Valya of valyastasteofhome.com says

    Jul 23, 2014 at 12:33 am

    Yummy! This looks good to have with a cup of cold milk! 🙂

    Reply
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