Banana Bread Muffins Recipe – Easy & Quick!

We first published this recipe back in 2016 and it’s still the most popular recipe we’ve ever published! These banana bread muffins are a delicious, moist, sweet muffin with the perfect amount of banana flavor, topped with a glorious sugar crumb topping. This banana bread recipe will become an instant family favorite.  I can’t recommend it enough; follow my tips and tricks below to make the perfect muffins.

To make this recipe you will need: all-purpose flour, brown sugar, sugar, one egg, three ripe bananas, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.

Hi there! My name is Jennie and I blog over at The Diary of a Real Housewife. I have a really yummy and easy banana bread muffin recipe to share with you today.

Would you believe me if I told you that my 4-year-old ate six of these banana bread muffins? Yep, six. I’m not sure where he puts them. He is a growing boy for sure, and when he hits those growth spurts, there is no stopping him! I can’t blame him, though, because these banana bread muffins really are that good. They are great to make in big batches to freeze for a quick breakfast or after school snack.

I feel like we always have leftover bananas. Even though we all love bananas and eat them regularly, sometimes a few still slip through the cracks and turn brown. I’ve made so many different muffins using bananas, and so far these banana bread ones have to be my favorite. It is easy to see why these have become so popular with the family. They are easy to put together and bake, and there is just nothing like warm, delicious muffins right out of the oven with a little melted butter. Yum.

How To Make Banana Bread Muffins

Add all your dry ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix well together.

In a separate large bowl (large enough you could whisk or use a hand mixer) or in your stand mixer, mix together wet ingredients.

Once both are mixed separately, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and keep on mixing until the banana bread muffin batter is just combined. Don’t over mix these, or they won’t be as light and fluffy.

Fill muffin pan slots about 3/4 of the way up with batter. You don’t have to line the muffin tins since they come out pretty easily without them, but it doesn’t hurt if you do want to line them.

After that, it is time to top the batter with the good stuff, and by good stuff, you should know that I mean butter and sugar. In a small bowl, mix up the brown sugar and butter crumb topping using a fork, and place a spoonful (or more) on each banana bread muffin.

You are ready to bake and then enjoy this simple recipe.

Banana Bread Tips And Tricks

• Make a batch and freeze the extra to defrost later in the week for breakfast or an after school snack.
• Add chocolate chips to make them a bit sweeter.  Everyone needs chocolate for breakfast!
• Turn this recipe into a banana bread by using a bread pan rather than a muffin pan.
• To help ripen bananas that are not quite brown enough, place them in a brown paper bag and close loosely.
• You can also brown bananas by placing them on a baking sheet and putting them in an oven at 300 degrees for 40 minutes.  Once the skin is black they are browned and ready to be used in this banana bread recipe.

I usually end up making my muffins the night before since I have toddlers that don’t like waiting for food. But a few mornings ago, I decided to make these again for the boys. They are so easy to put together and bake, I didn’t have to worry about getting up extra early or making them the night before.

Unfortunately, they are so good they don’t last long in our house! Hope you enjoy these as much as our family does!

Banana Bread Muffins Recipe

Banana bread muffins are an easy way to use brown bananas and create a breakfast that your entire family will gobble up.  Plus, the brown sugar topping makes them that much tastier, and add a little crunch.

If you liked this recipe, make sure to stop by and check out more!

• • Banana Snack Cake
  • Mini Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
  • Strawberry Banana Muffins
  • Cream Cheese French Toast Roll-Ups

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This post was updated on October 28, 2018