This easy, one-bowl banana muffins are moist and tasty banana muffins. This quick recipe makes homemade banana muffins in less than 30 minutes.
We have a strange phenomenon at our house. I buy bananas, and then they disappear right away. So, next time I buy more bananas, and then they sit. And sit. And sit.
Which is ok with me because then I can make banana bread muffins.
I developed this banana bread muffin recipe based on my popular banana nut bread recipe. These muffins are moist and tasty without being heavy or greasy.
They’re also an easy one-bowl recipe that comes together in no time! So, they can be whipped up quickly for breakfast whenever you’d like!
“Best banana muffins I ever made! Recipe was easy and the muffins were really good.” – Chelsea
Ingredient notes and substitutions
- Bananas: Using overripe bananas (bananas that are at least half speckled) will give you sweeter muffins with stronger banana flavor.
- Oil: Oils such as canola oil, melted coconut oil, and even light olive oil work well. However, if you use melted coconut oil, it’s best to have your ingredients at room temperature to avoid clumps of coconut oil.
- Buttermilk: Either full-fat or low-fat is ok.
- Flour: I recommend sifting or aerating the flour, spooning, and then leveling. Too much flour will give you dry or dense muffins.
How to make banana bread muffins
Here you’ll find step-by-step photos showing how to make this recipe. The full recipe is given below.
Step 1: Begin by mashing the bananas until only small chunks remain.
Step 2: Mix in the oil and brown sugar until well-combined.
Step 3: Whisk in the eggs and vanilla until incorporated.
Step 4: Add the buttermilk, and whisk until incorporated.
Step 5: Add the dry ingredients, and whisk until just combined. Don’t overmix. If you overmix, you’ll end up with tough or dense muffins.
Step 6: Whisk in the nuts, if using.
Step 7: Divide the batter between the prepared muffin cups.
Step 8: Bake. The muffins should spring back when lightly pressed, and the tops will be just barely golden brown.
Recipe Tips!
- Bananas: It’s important to use bananas that are overripe. Overripe bananas are yellow bananas that have brown spots.
- Mixing: This muffin batter can easily be mixed by hand. The advantage of mixing by hand is that it helps to avoid overmixing, which can leave you with heavy muffins.
Storage
I store them in an airtight container. The muffins will keep for 2 days at room temperature or up to 4 days in the fridge.
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Banana Bread Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed overripe bananas¹ about 3 medium bananas
- 1/4 cup oil²
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup buttermilk³
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour⁴ properly measured
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease or line a 12-cup muffin tin. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mash bananas until only small chunks remain.
- Whisk in oil and brown sugar. Mix until well combined.
- Whisk in eggs and vanilla until combined.
- Whisk in the buttermilk until incorporated.
- Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Whisk until just combined. Do not over-mix.
- Stir in nuts if using.
- Divide batter between prepared muffin cups.
- Bake for approximately 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, and tops are turning golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool in pan for five minutes.
- Remove muffins from pan and serve warm or place on wire cooling rack to cool to room temperature.
Notes
- Using overripe bananas (bananas that are at least half speckled) will give you sweeter muffins with stronger banana flavor.
- Oils such as canola oil, melted coconut oil, and even light olive oil work well. However, if you use melted coconut oil, it’s best to have your ingredients at room temperature to avoid clumps of coconut oil.
- Full-fat or low-fat ok.
- I recommend sifting or aerating the flour, spooning, and then leveling. Too much flour will give you dry or dense muffins.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
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Originally published 1/9/19.
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Comments & Reviews
Chelsea says
Best banana muffins I ever made! Recipe was easy and the muffins were really good.
monika says
It would be great if you provided GRAM measurements, especially for flour. This is most accurate!
In any case, I wanted to let you know that I made these and they turned out well! I had to make some adjustments because of what I had available. I used TWO bananas, not three. I RAN OUT of baking powder so used a splash of vinegar, and used all-purpose gluten-free flour because although I am not part of the GF craze, the people for whom I made these, are… :)
Kate says
I’ve added the weights in grams. Glad you liked the muffins and that gf flour worked out well. I get that question frequently, so it’s good to hear that that worked out. Thanks for commenting!