Banana Muffins: An Easy Recipe You’ll Love
I love banana bread muffins and this is our family’s absolute favorite recipe.
I’m pretty sure I’ve made this easy muffin recipe at least 100 times and it’s never failed me.
Why is this my go-to banana muffin recipe?
I love this banana muffin recipe because it takes less than ten minutes to go from having the thought, “I should make some muffins” to sliding a batch of these banana muffins into the oven to bake up.
It’s also a very easy muffin recipe, with no unusual ingredients – I’m 99% sure you’ll have everything for these banana muffins in your pantry and fridge at all times.
And you don’t need a KitchenAid to whip them up – you can just grab one mixing bowl, stir everything in and you’re ready to pop a dozen banana muffins in the oven.
And did I mention that they’re perfect every time. The only thing better than a delicious banana muffin recipe is a banana muffin recipe that has your back every darn time.
Want to customize these banana muffins?
I think this banana muffin recipe is basically perfect as is, so you certainly don’t need to add anything, but am I going to say no to some extra additions? Of course not!
Try change up this easy muffin recipe with one of these additions:
- 2/3 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2/3 cup of chopped walnuts or pecans
- Fill the muffin tins half full, drop a teaspoon of raspberry or strawberry jam in the center and then cover with muffin batter
Seriously, this is the best banana muffin recipe to have in your arsenal. I can’t believe I haven’t ever shared it on here before.
Looking for another banana muffin recipe? Try these too!
Everyday Banana Muffins
These are the BEST banana muffins ever - you can have them in the oven in less than ten minutes and with just one bowl and make them as banana bread too.
Ingredients
- 3 very ripe bananas mashed
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup plain or Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil (olive oil or canola oil work too)
- 3 Tablespoons milk or buttermilk
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a muffin tin or use paper linters and set aside.
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In a mixing bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients which include the mashed bananas, egg, yogurt/sour cream, oil, milk and vanilla. Next it's time for the dry ingredients. Pour the flour and sugar on the top of the mixture then sprinkle on the soda and salt so they aren't touching the liquid part. Whisk everything together, just until smooth.
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Divide the batter between the 12 muffin cups (you can fill them all the way up to the rim) and bake for 20 minutes or until the tops are a deep golden-brown and they spring back when you gently press the tops.
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Let cool slightly or until at room temperature and serve. Especially delicious with a smear of raspberry jam.
Recipe Notes
(adapted from Williams-Sonoma Muffins Cookbook)
Kyle as been on a huge muffin kick everyday this last month! We're definitely going to have to give these a try! Especially since we all LOVE Willams-Sonoma recipes over here!
Fantastic!, I so love your blog. The food looks amazing and delicious. I wanna try making that recipe. By the way thank you for sharing your recipe and for being so generous. I hope you could also visit my site, more fun stuff that you would actually love. Enjoy!
Made these for breakfast this morning–so quick to whip up, and they came out delicious! 17 minutes in my oven was just right. Thanks for the recipe!
Thank you! Loved this recipe. Great way to use up old bananas and it's so quick and easy.
I just made these this morning, and the family is enjoying them right now. They are delightful. I added walnuts and cinnamon sugar to the top. Thanks so much! This will be my go to muffin recipe
So glad to hear it!
Can i make banana bread instead of muffin? My muffin doesn't rise always so little scared. What do you think?
Absolutely! But it won't rise any differently as bread than a muffin, I don't think. Good luck!
I just made these muffins and they are absolutely delicious. I added a little bit of cinnamon and chocolate chips for fun. Loved how quick and easy the recipe is. Thanks for making my morning more delicious:)
So I had four bananas GoneBad! So they had to be SAVED and so banana bread it is! I found this recipe on PINTEREST and it is in the oven now! Can't wait to see how they come out because I had no Greek or Plain Yogurt so I substituted with Activia Strawberry Flav…. we shall see in 20 mins!! I am sure they will be DELISH! TYSVMFS 🙂
I am definitely going to give this recipe a try. Easy enough with ingredients you'd typically have on hand. Love how you gave 2 options for 2 of the ingredients.
I'll definitely will try this recipe today, but I'd like to ask: why are we supposed to only whisky it until smooth instead of completely mixed? Thank you so much for sharing it!
I have made a lot of muffins in my life, this is one of the best. It turned out perfect
and they had peaks. Husband loved them. Recipe is a keeper. Thank you. I made by hand
and use a whisk just to blend all ingredients.
Do you know how many calories per serving these are?
These were a hit with my boys and even husband. Everyone loved them the first time I made them. I did make few changes however and they're still a hit. I used apple sauce instead of oil, oatmeal flour instead of regular flour, added chopped walnuts, and used less sugar. These have been my go to breakfast or snack item. Thank you for the great recipe.
I, wondering what type of oil you normally use?
Just vegetable oil, usually. I've used coconut oil too, which is great!
These are so incredibly good. This is now my go to muffin recipe! I use half all purpose flour and half whole wheat flour to make it perfect for me. Thank you so much!
Hi! I've made these a few times and absolutely love them! I am working on a post for my blog and have included the ingredients list with a link back to you for the full recipe/instruction. Thanks for sharing!
Jenn @ jenni-bakes.com
I am so pleased with this recipe. Love the one bowl mix. Add anything to this recipe and it comes out perfectly. I didn’t have 3 bananas so used about a cup of cantelope smushed. Didn’t have yogurt, used sour cream, used olive oil. Added about a cup of Rasin bran (husband wanted bran muffins) and walnuts, and Truvia for 1/2 the sugar. Will try adding choc chips next time, or whatever I need to use up from the frige. Thank you for this great recipe… soooo moist and good.
Sounds wonderful! Any chance I can use butter instead of oil?
Love your website and recipes! Thanks
Great recipe! Muffins are delicious and look perfect too! I used low fat vanilla yogurt and 1 tsp vanilla and brown sugar bc that's what I had. Absolutely delicious!
I make these almost every 2 weeks and its as mind blowingly delicious as it was the first time I had it. I only change toppings, nothing else. It's just perfect! (oh and i use non fat greek yogurt) thank you for such a simple, fluffy, cloudy delicious recipe!
I just put these in the oven and used coconut oil, yogurt and sprinkled cinnamon and sugar mix over them. I added raisins for more fiber. They look yummy. Will review when they are done.