The Best Easy Peasy Banana Muffins Recipe

Banana muffins with chocolate chips

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Banana muffins easy recipe

I buy way too many bananas every time I go shopping. It’s an easy snack, healthy, and great for smoothies. However, if you can’t eat them fast enough, they go bad – quick! This is why I’ve perfected the art of making banana muffins!

If you find yourself in the same pickle as I do – with plenty of bananas that have reached the mushy stage – don’t through them away just yet! I have the best, easy-peasy banana muffin recipe to use. It’s so easy, even the little ones can make it. Not only do they come out perfect every time, but the best part is you can customize this recipe to add whatever you want.

What’s So Special About Banana Muffins?

According to WebMD, bananas contain many nutrients that help lower your risk of stroke, prevents kidney stones, keeps your muscles strong, and your bones healthy.

Bananas have fiber, and contains vitamins A, C, B6 and Magnesium. They also keep your blood pressure and cholesterol in check, as well as reducing any inflammation.

So to sum it up, there are good for you. Not just for your body, but they make some great jokes too. If your family is anything like mine, we love to laugh.

Knock, knock? Who’s There? Banana Muffins!

Okay, I’m sure you’ve heard this joke before, (but in case you haven’t it goes like this):

“Knock, knock!”

“Who’s there?”

“Banana.“

“Banana, who?”

“Knock, Knock!” (repeat “Banana” and “knock knock” a few times before you answer with “Orange”)

“Orange, who?”

“Orange you glad I didn’t say Banana?“

Never underestimate a cute banana joke, especially when mushing up bananas at the same time. One of my favorite puns about bananas is this one:

“You need to be extra nice to bananas, or else you’ll hurt their peelings.” LOL

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For more hilarious, clean humor about bananas to giggle about while you make banana muffins with the kiddos, you can always check out more banana jokes here.

So back to baking:

Grab your old, mushy bananas, a bowl, and the following ingredients below, and let’s get started!

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Banana Muffins Recipe

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The Best Easy Peasy Banana Muffins Recipe

Recipe by Bearfruit BasicsCourse: Healthy Food Recipes, WellnessCuisine: DessertDifficulty: Easy
Servings

12

servings
Prep time

15

minutes
Cooking time

25

minutes
Calories

185

kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 Ripe bananas

  • 1 Large egg

  • A Teaspoon of vanilla extract

  • 1/3 Cup of butter

  • 3/4 Cup of sugar

  • 1/2 Teaspoon of baking soda (not powder)

  • 1 and 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

  • A pinch of salt

  • Optional: nuts, chocolate chips, anything you want!

Directions

  • Prepare The Oven and Pan:
    Heat the oven 350°. Get your cupcake tin ready by placing standard baking cups inside ready for the batter. This batter will fill a 12-cup muffin tin pan. Have you heard that you can use reusable, silicone baking cups?
  • Mash Ripe Bananas
    Mash three very ripe bananas together into a bowl. You only need one bowl, thankfully. YAY, less mess to clean up! I love to use my stainless steel mixing bowl.
  • Add Melted Butter
    Melt the butter in the microwave before adding to the bowl. (Tip: You can slice it up into small pieces and melt it for 30 seconds at a time for a more even melt.)
  • Add Remaining Ingredients
    Add the remaining ingredients into the bowl and mix together. Don’t forget to add anything extra you’d like to try in your banana muffins. Get creative! I’ve tried fruit, nuts, and chocolate.
  • Bake for 25 Minutes
    Pour the batter into your cups and bake for 25 minutes. If you use a dish instead of baking cups – for example, you’d like to make banana bread in a 9″x5″ – just bake for a tad bit longer at around 45-55 minutes instead.

Notes

  • The butter can be salted or unsalted, although I prefer unsalted. You can measure 1/3 cup of butter by using 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon of butter.

And that’s it! You did it! Banana muffins in five simple steps.

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So instead of throwing away mushy bananas next time, please give this a try.

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