Description
Moist and delectable banana bread muffins bring comfort to breakfast tables across America. Home bakers savor these simple treats with warm spices and ripe bananas, creating a delightful morning companion you’ll enjoy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 bananas (ripe, mashed, about 1 ¼ cups / 340 g)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups / 180 g all-purpose flour
- ½ cup / 113 g unsalted butter (melted or vegetable oil)
- ½ cup / 100 g granulated sugar
- ¼ cup / 50 g brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon (optional)
- ½ cup / 60 g chopped walnuts or chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Set the oven to 350F (175C) and prepare a 12-cup muffin tin with liners or nonstick spray.
- Create Wet Mixture: Thoroughly mash bananas, then whisk in melted butter, granulated and brown sugars, eggs, and vanilla extract until smooth and well-combined.
- Prepare Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon to ensure even distribution.
- Combine Mixtures: Delicately fold dry ingredients into the banana mixture, using gentle strokes to maintain a light, tender texture. Fold in walnuts or chocolate chips if desired.
- Fill and Bake: Distribute batter evenly into muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full. Bake in the preheated oven for 18-22 minutes, checking doneness with a wooden pick that should come out clean.
- Cool and Serve: Rest muffins in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to five days to preserve moisture and flavor.
Notes
- Ripeness Matters: Use extremely ripe, almost black bananas for maximum sweetness and deeper banana flavor, which improves overall muffin taste and moisture.
- Prevent Overmixing: Fold ingredients gently and minimally to maintain a tender, light texture; overmixing develops gluten and creates dense, tough muffins.
- Temperature Precision: Allow eggs and butter to reach room temperature before mixing, ensuring smoother batter integration and more consistent baking results.
- Customize Freely: Swap walnuts with pecans, add dried fruits like cranberries, or use gluten-free flour for dietary adaptations without compromising the muffin’s fundamental structure.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg