Mad about Banana Muffins
Banana muffins are, in my opinion, the easiest muffins to make - all you need are some bananas, eggs, butter, sugar and flour. I’ve made this classic muffin a little more interesting with coarsely chopped walnuts and a dash of cinnamon.
Banana Muffin Recipe (makes 12 large muffins)
Ingredients
2 cups plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
4 ripe bananas, mashed
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 egg & 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 190 degrees C. Line a 12 cup muffin tray with muffin cups or grease lightly with butter.
2. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon into a large bowl.
3. In another bowl, beat the mashed bananas, sugar, eggs and melted butter together.
4. Stir the banana mixture and walnuts into the flour mixture until just combined.
5. Divide the batter into the muffin tray.
6. Bake in preheated oven on the middle rack for 20 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the centre of a muffin comes out clean.
March 20th, 2007 at 2:26 am
looks nice.cinnamon…just about makes any cake yummy,and walnuts…2 thumbs up !
April 8th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
Hi Karen,
The Banana Muffins look great. How about making some for me?
April 12th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
i tried it out and they turned out great!
May 24th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Hi Karen
I’ve tried baking the banana muffins and they turned out great. How can I make the fluffy muffin top over flow to the sides of the paper cups?
Alice
August 26th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Hey Alice,
If you’re looking to make your muffins extra extra yummy and fluffy, just add more bananas!!!!
Kris
September 4th, 2008 at 7:40 am
Thanks for the recipe. Looks really simple. Just what I was looking for to try out with my kids.
January 5th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Hi There, this banana muffin looks delicious. I was going thru the ingredients and found that there wasn’t any milk used. I wonder if you missed that out in the recipe or was it not used at all? I’d like to try making them this weekend. Thanks.
January 5th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Halimah: I don’t use milk in these muffins. The tops don’t stay crisp for long. Happy baking!
January 10th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Hi Karen,
Thanks, I’ve just tried baking them today. They are not oily and not too sweet too. Good for breakfast ya….
Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Rgds - mima
February 12th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Hi Karen,
What type of banana is best for making muffins ? Del monte ?
And I also notice vanilla essence was not added.
Kindly advise as I would want to try this weekend.
Ling
February 13th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Ling: I usually use the large Del Monte bananas. There is no vanilla essence in this recipe, but feel free to add 1 tsp if you’re so inclined. Happy baking!
March 25th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Hi Karen,
Yesterday I baked about 9 banana nut muffins using the traditional muffin paper cups. I also added 1 tsp vanilla extract. They looked so gorgeous and were so fluffy! The sweetness was just right. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I would like to try baking the blueberry muffins this weekend. Are the ingredients and directions the same as the banana nut muffins? Please advise. Thanks.
July 9th, 2009 at 1:31 am
heloo~~ look nice~but i want to know..if i use baking powder..no baking soda?is tat the same?or different?