Description
A straightforward recipe for making moist and flavorful banana cinnamon muffins from scratch.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease well.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk the egg, melted butter, milk, and vanilla extract until combined.
- Add the mashed bananas to the wet ingredients and mix until just incorporated. Do not overmix.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Stir gently with a spatula until just combined. A few lumps are fine; do not overmix the batter.
- Divide the batter evenly among the 12 prepared muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For extra moisture, use bananas that are very ripe (mostly black).
- You can substitute half of the all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour for a heartier texture.
- Fold in 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts or chocolate chips after mixing the batter.
- To create a cinnamon swirl, mix 2 tablespoons of brown sugar with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. Sprinkle this mixture over the top of the batter in the cups before baking.
- Store cooled muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 15
- Sodium: 180
- Fat: 9
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 32
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 35