Easy Banana Nut Muffins
These soft, moist, easy banana nut muffins are loaded with banana flavor and studded with walnuts for a little crunch. No need for a mixer - just use one bowl and stir everything together with a wooden spoon!
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 355kcal
Ingredients
- 3-4 ripe bananas, mashed
- ⅓ cup butter, melted
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped walnuts, plus extra for topping if desired
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a muffin tin by lightly greasing the cups or lining them with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, combine the melted butter and mashed bananas and stir with a large wooden spoon.
- Stir in the sugar, egg, and vanilla, then sprinkle the baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt over the banana batter and give it another stir to combine.
- Add the flour and nuts last and stir just until no streaks of flour remain.
- Evenly divide the batter among the cups of a lightly greased muffin tin. If you want, sprinkle the top of each muffin with a few additional chopped walnuts before baking.
- Bake for 20-24 minutes, until golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted in the middle of one of the muffins comes out clean.
Notes
If you want to make a loaf of banana bread instead of muffins, just pour all of the batter into a lightly greased loaf pan and bake for 50-55 minutes, or until a sharp knife inserted near the center of the loaf comes out clean. [nutrition-label]
Nutrition
Calories: 355kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 183mg | Potassium: 240mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Vitamin C: 4.1mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1.8mg