Banana Blueberry Muffins: A Perfect Recipe
I’ve made these banana blueberry muffins so many times, I don’t even have to look at the recipe any more. These blueberry banana muffins turn out perfectly every time and they are incredibly delicious – perfect for busy back-to-school breakfasts or after-school snacks!
When it comes to breakfast and lunch, I’m pretty happy to eat the same thing over and over again.
I did a three year stint of eating plain yogurt with homemade granola pretty much every day.
Now I have eggs and sausage most mornings for breakfast (basically I’d eat anything with feta and sriracha sauce on top).
So clearly, it doesn’t bother me to eat the same thing day after day.
But nothing in our household has stood the test of repetition more than these banana blueberry muffins.
I started making these banana blueberry muffins back when Bart and I were both in grad school, and we’d eat them in the car on the thirty minute drive down to UT Austin.
That was in 2008 and now, a decade later, we still almost ALWAYS have some of these banana blueberry muffins in our freezer.
Even after all these years, I can’t resist one when they’ve just come out of the oven. They are just so delicious.
At this point, I could make these banana blueberry muffins in my sleep.
They freeze and reheat perfectly, so they’re a great choice for school morning breakfasts or to pack in a lunchbox or have as an afternoon snack.
I hope you’ll love them for a decade too!
P.S. This muffin pan was a wedding gift almost thirteen years ago (from my high school boyfriend’s parents!) and it’s still going strong after nearly weekly use for all those years. It’s probably in the top five wedding gifts we got – I love the gold color, I love how it hasn’t warped AT ALL or lost its shape in all those years, and I love that my muffins always come right out.
If you liked this recipe for banana blueberry muffins, you might also like these recipes:
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Banana Blueberry Muffins
Perfect Banana Blueberry Muffins
These blueberry banana muffins turn out perfectly every time and they are incredibly delicious - perfect for busy back-to-school breakfasts or after-school snacks!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter room temperature
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 3/4 cups flour I usually use white wheat
- 1/4 cup quick oats or ground flaxseed
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup frozen or fresh blueberries
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a muffin pan or line with muffin cups.
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In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the butter, yogurt and both sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and beat until well combined.
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Pour the flour on top of the sugar mixture, then add the oats, baking soda, and salt on top. Mix for just a few seconds.
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Add the bananas (unless they aren't very ripe, I never bother mashing them beforehand) and run the mixer for a few seconds, then add the milk and vanilla and mix just until combined.
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Pour in the blueberries and run the machine for a few seconds to evenly distribute them.
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Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups and bake for 28 minutes until the tops are golden brown.
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Cool for 10 minutes and then remove from pan.
Recipe Notes
(adapted from Everyday Food)
oh these are my favorite… my mom makes them occasionally and they hardly last a day at my house. hmmm maybe I will make some tonight. 🙂 or poke my mom to… 🙂
I like your recipe. I use a similar one and have also developed the habit of baking muffins on Sunday for the coming week. I usually do a double batch and freeze half. They are great for breakfast and my daughter loves them in her lunch.
I also do a batch with chocolate chips instead of blueberries. Not as healthy, but oh so yummy!
Ooooh! I’m trying these tonight!!
xox
Oops, it’s Sunday. Where did Saturday go??
These really are good. I testify.
Good heavens you were up early for a Saturday! Thank you for the recipe; it sounds really good. Now to figure out where I stashed the muffin tins… (That’s why I haven’t made the lemon poppy seed ones yet.)
What is nutrition info pls??
I don’t know! There are a lot of websites where you can run a recipe through it and it’ll give you the nutritional info.
Hi
Thank you for sharing this recipe
Is it ok to replace the butter with oil and just mix with hand instead of a mixer?
Thank you
Totally fine to do it by hand and I think oil would probably not make a huge difference.
I tried these tonight because I happened to have all the ingredients, and they were great! I used Greek yogurt, 1 cup AP flour and 3/4 cup wheat flour, and they were just a little bit dry, but I might have baked them a little long. Maybe I need to add a little more milk with the Greek yogurt? Either way, delicious and I will definitely make these again, thank you!
These are so good! I even used a mix of whole wheat and white flour and my kids still like them (not usually the case), and my 12 year old just said they are the “best muffins”. High praise, so I had to leave a review! Will be making again for sure.