These Banana Muffins are easy, delicious and quick to prepare. Plus, you probably have everything you need to make them in your kitchen right now. A favourite with kids and adults alike, these moist muffins are sure to please.
I have yet to meet someone who doesn’t love my Banana Muffins. I have many loyal followers who’ve been making these since day 1 – that’s nearly 14 years now!
Between the mixing and baking, the entire process only takes about 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 3 or 4 large bananas, mashed (the more bananas the moister)
- 1/2 cup white sugar (original recipe calls for 1 cup, but I don’t like them too sweet)
- 1 egg, slightly beaten (or equal amount of egg replacer)
- 1/3 cup melted margarine or butter
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups flour
A Quick Note About Substitutions
These days it is common for folks to need to substitute certain ingredients due to dietary restrictions. If this is the case, this is a great recipe for accommodating substitutions. I’ve made them and forgotten the egg entirely, and they still turned out just fine. Another tip if you are short a banana or two, is to substitute applesauce for one banana. I find about 1/2 cup does the trick. In fact, you can omit the bananas all together to make applesauce muffins!
Instructions
- Mix the mashed banana, sugar, egg and margarine together. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix together baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour.
- Mix wet and dry ingredients all together!
- Pour into greased muffin tins.
- Bake in 350 °F (177 °C) oven for approximately 20 minutes.
Your Stand Mixer is Your Best Friend in Baking
I love my mixer, and it’s gotten a lot of use throughout the years. I like to do most of my baking in my mixer because it not only saves time, it makes clean-up that much easier. One bowl to wash up at the end? Yes please!
Traditionally in baking it is important to mix wet and dry ingredients separately, however, I have made this recipe both ways and I have not noticed any difference in their overall taste, so if you’re anything like me, you may wish to just toss it all together.
Baker’s Notes
These Banana Muffins are much more flavourful the next day, and they freeze very nicely too!
If you like walnuts, you can throw a handful of those in there as well for some added flavour and texture, or try adding chocolate chips, or better yet, BOTH. I also add in seasonal fruits like strawberries on occasion.
If you want to spice them up a little, you can add a tsp of cinnamon, and a little nutmeg as well. They smell fantastic baking when you add the spices. I always made mine plain when the kids were little, but they are teenagers now and spice is okay.
OMG they r THE best thank u for sharing my kids LOVE them
Great recipe! I followed your 1/2 cup of sugar suggestion and used 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour with 1 cup of white flour. Very delicious! Thanks.
I loved the easy recipe and I added walnuts and dried blueberries by Craisins! Delish! Thanks a lot, and look forward to trying your other recipes!
This is a tasty recipe! My girlfriend is picky with muffins, and she finds these banana muffins more flavorful and moist than any other I’ve tried. Thank you!
hey i am 14 years old in grade 10 (canada) Nelson B.C going to be a pastry chef XD i love trying all other respies and i can even make my own… we dont all ways have the stuff to make it soo i am really happy i got to try your today :3 well thank you and try adding half a teasspoon of salt and 1 full cup of sugar it make the a hug diffence
Perfect banana muffins!!!!!
I am 46 yrs. old i would say my search is over now.
I make these muffins a couple times per month for my husband’s office…they LOVE them!!!
Thanks so much for this site!
Certainly easy to make, and we had everything in our kitchen even though the fridge was bare. I used old frozen and thawed bananas…. Perfect. Then I made some changes for preference and nutritional desires: I followed your 1/2 sugar ideas and also used just 1/3 of the butter (just enough for flavor), then used 1/2 a cup of raw oats instead of that 1/2 cup flour. At the end, I added chopped peanuts to my mix. It was fabulous. I even used a round brownie-like pan because I didn’t have a muffin pan, and it still baked well (brown around the outside, soft but cooked enough in the center). I will definitely repeat. Thanks!
I have made these banana muffins twice (and I am baking some even as I write). They have been the most frequently requested snack in my house in recent memory. Thank you!
I will try this again with 1/2 whole wheat flour as well and chocolate chips and maybe some nuts too(should compliment everybody here nicely).
Thanks so much for the great recipe! I recently doubled it and threw in a little flax and vanilla. This is a really good snack for my kiddos to take to school. They eat them up!
These are the best!!! My 10 year old just whipped them up!! He is going to share them with his hockey team. We always make muffins in the mini tins now…no liners…and better for you than a tim bit…LOVE them!!
Can wait to make them… Going NOW!
The muffins were amazingly easy! Even better my family loved them! Thanks so much, will be making them again!
I made these again this morning. I have not made them in a while but they turned out great again. The “slightly beaten egg” always cracks me up. The egg gets beaten plenty when you are mixing the batter. Also no need to use 2 bowls. The whole measure and mixing time is about 4 minutes. I don’t know about everyone else but it takes longer to get the batter in the muffins tins
OMG this is awesome! Thnx for sharing this recipe. 🙂
Soooo yummy!!! I added a bit of ground spices – Cinnamon etc thank you 🙂
Delicious muffins and easy enough for a 3 year old to help make them! Will be making them again very soon!!
Made these muffins and modified the original recipe to cut out fat and sugar and OMG were they wonderful! Thank you for a true recipe that can be modified!
Used STEVIA instead of white sugar, EGG BEATERS instead of whole eggs, nonfat plain GREEK YOGURT instead of margarine and Dave’s whole WHEAT PASTRY FLOUR…and used the same amounts. Enjoy!!
I wanted a bit of chocolate to tempt my kids with these muffins, so once they were in the muffin cups, I added 1/2 tsp of nutella to the top and swirled it with a toothpick. They are amazing! Great recipe, thanks!
I can’t thank you enough for this recipe. I have made it several times and they are fantastic no matter what changes I make. I use 1 cup whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup white flour and subsitute Splenda for the white sugar. I sometimes add nuts, chocolate chips or whatever I have in the house and it is always delicious. They never last long in my house. THANK YOU!
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! I’ve been making these for a few years now and never use another recipe but this one for banana muffins. Amazing! And they ALWAYS turn out right!
I made these the other day and had to make someone take them away from me. SOOOO easy and yummy. Thank you!
This recipe is fantastic! Thank you :). Baking it while I’m typing this, I am baking them in ice cream cornets and added dark choc chips in the batter. Intend to bring them to my son’s school fair, our donation for the home baking table .. loving it!!!
these muffins are amazing… i use whole wheat flour, splenda, 4 bananas and no margarine…. talk about a healthy but delicious muffin…loll… when i feel like something sweet i add half a cup of chocolate chips, or dried cranberries… i make this almost every week…thank you
I have tried this recipe four times and I succeeded only once. Today I completely failed. The muffins didn’t raise. I did put the correct amount of baking powder but no baking soda. The muffins tasted too much like flour and less like banana. I will try again in few days.
These are absolutely AMAZING!!!! Made mine with chocolate chips. I followed the recipe as is. My new favorite banana muffin. WOW!!!
Hi! These sound delicious, I am wondering how long they will last without a refrigerator?
Been making these every couple of weeks since I found your site in the summer. I use whole wheat flour and put blueberries, craisins, or both! They don’t last long in my house, my toddler loves them!
heyy, i used this recipe and it turned out great… instead of using all of the sugar, we used 1/4 cup of sugar and 1/4 cup of applesauce!!! we also used half flour, and half whole wheat flour with a bit of slivered almonds!!!!! believe it or not, u rlly can’t go wrong with this recipe!!! thnx a lot, ill definetly be using this in the future!!! 🙂
Yum! Added an extra banana and half a cup of dessicated coconut and they turned out great! I’ll be adding choc chips next time!
Looking for an easy way to use your bananas. How smart even non cook men can’t ruin a batch. Thank you!
These are absolutley wonderful- a family favorite and we have tried several recipes. I tried the whole oat substitution and I always add a little almond extract, super yummy.
Thanks so much for sharing!
i was looking for a quick and easy recipe for banana muffins. i made these and they were amazing!
I love this recipe! I have used it for about 3 years now. So many people comment how awesome they are. I add 1/2 cup of choc chip bites, cinnamon and a dash of vanilla essence. I also add a squirt of lemon juice to keep the bananas from going brown. 🙂 Thanks soo much for sharing this.
We just made these today and they were incredible! We added about 1/3c of peanut butter and a little cinnamon, and I had to hide them so my son would eat dinner! We’ll definitely be making them again soon; thanks so much.
I am soooo glad I ran into your recipe. They are amazing! I only had 3 kinda small bananas so I was afraid the muffins will be dry, but they are so so fluffy. I replaced the butter with Earth Balance coconut spread and I added a handful of walnuts. They are the best muffins ever! Thanks for the recipe.
These muffins are currently in the oven as I type…I don’t know how it will turn out, but I have some questions. When I added the dry ingredients, it seemed as if the mixture was a little bit too dry, but I went along as the recipe stated and continued. When I was spooning the batter into my cupcake liners, I noticed that this batch only made 11 muffins for me. Has that ever happened to anyone? Also, I will be updating shortly once the muffins are done and cooled to critique the flavor, texture, and appearance.
Okay, so the muffins have cooled completely. For their appearance, it looks great. It is not misshapened due to the fact that I only mixed until the flour was moistened. As for the texture, it was soft and fluffy on the inside, while the top was crunchy. The flavor was great. I tasted the banana and the muffin was not too sweet. I like it a little bit sweeter, so I’ll add a bit more sugar next time. Also, before placing the muffins in the oven, I sprinkled each one with some sugar. It was really great, because the sugar caramelized and made the top a bit crunchy as well as sparkly from the sugar crystals. I just don’t like the fact that this batch only made 11 muffins for me. Overall, this recipe is great and I will make it again.
Not a fan of taking advice from my mother in law but these muffins are so yummy and easy to make I had to cave in and use the recipe “she” found!
I have used this recipe at least 20 times and I am always changing it. the kids love it with chocolate chips. I like it with pecans and raisins. I always use half whole wheat and white and have tried it with bran. It was fabulous. I never use butter but always use applesauce. Yummy!
Haven’t baked muffins in quite a while. Since I had a lot of ripe bananas, I decided to try your recipe because of its easiness. Awesome! Best banana muffins I’ve baked and tasted. Thank you.
You are right, your muffins are fail proof and fantastic! Here is my version: I only had 2 very very ripe bananas so I added 1/2 cup of drained Pineapple bits, 1/2 cup of Walnuts and because the batter was so thick and I drank the Pineapple juice I added 1 tbsp Orange juice. I sprinkled more nuts on top and a sprinkle of Nutmeg before baking.
Thank you for sharing your recipe.
Great muffin recipe. Love to make ’em with the chocolate chips. I use whole wheat flower and apple sauce in place of butter/margarine, and also about a half tsp of vanilla.
These are the easiest muffins ever! They’re soooo good, so moist! My husband loves banana muffins, and these are his favourite! I made a batch tonight, and added some chocolate chips-I could probably eat the whole try myself, as they are amazing!
baking as i write. cant wait to try them. everyone sure has good comments 🙂
I make these with big blackberries folded in!