Description
Indulge in the warm, delightful flavors of these Moist Banana Bread Muffins, perfect for breakfast or a snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 ripe bananas
- mashed
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- beaten
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with paper liners.
- In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until smooth.
- Stir in the melted butter into the mashed bananas.
- Mix in the baking soda and salt.
- Add the vanilla extract, beaten egg, and sugar; mix until well combined.
- Gradually fold in the flour until just combined. Do not overmix.
- If desired, fold in walnuts or pecans, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tin, filling each cup about 3/4 full.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the muffins cool in the tin for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
For extra moisture, store in an airtight container after they cool. These muffins freeze well for future enjoyment.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 185 kcal
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
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