Simple, quick, and scrumptious, these are the perfect banana muffins ever! Gentle and fluffy, they’re unbelievable on their very own OR with chocolate chips (or different add-ins)!

At the moment I deliver you the perfect banana muffins within the universe. And in the event you didn’t suppose you wanted a go-to banana muffin recipe in your life, I’m right here to let you know that you could be wish to rethink that. 

I’ve numerous banana-flavored snacks and muffins and desserts and issues on my website. However I haven’t had a basic, best-ever, you want this in your life banana muffin. Till now. 

These banana muffins are tremendous simple and fairly primary. However they style like one million bucks – gentle and fluffy and ideal.

Chocolate chips or not

Each time I make them, I’m shocked at how a lot my children just like the plain-as-can-be, on daily basis banana muffin. 

No add-ins. No frills. Nothing fancy. 

Only a fantastic, evenly candy banana muffin. They love them. My 15-year previous ate seven of them final week once I made these even after they had been sitting proper subsequent to a batch of banana muffins with chocolate chips. 

I questioned for a second if he might really be my baby. However then stopped overanalyzing and did the fitting factor by not letting these chocolate chip ones go to waste.

These banana muffins are as primary as muffins get by way of mixing and baking, however they’re so smooth and moist and tender. Critically, they’re so good. 

Combine up the muffins

I like to combine the dry components individually from the moist components after which add them collectively. 

However you possibly can dwell on the wild facet and simply throw every thing in the identical bowl if it saves you the angst of cleansing a second bowl. Simply watch out you don’t over combine. That’s the most important threat. 

Entire wheat flour vs all-purpose flour

Within the footage, I’m utilizing all-purpose flour, however these banana muffins work very well with entire wheat flour or half of every.

A pair ideas when utilizing entire wheat flour:

• measure with a really gentle hand (or use a scale to weigh the flour); don’t pack it into the cup. That goes for all-purpose flour, too, nevertheless it’s particularly essential when utilizing entire wheat flour which tends to make baked items barely extra dense anyway. 
• use white entire wheat flour in the event you can. If the bag from the shop doesn’t specify, don’t stress. However in the event you’re grinding your individual flour, I like to recommend utilizing white wheat berries (or kamut or einkorn – tougher to seek out however superb)

For the moist components, I wish to mash the bananas in a bowl after which add the opposite moist components to that bowl (simply saves an additional bowl to clean). 

Simply don’t select too small of a bowl like I did above. Rookie mistake. 

Bananas make a distinction

It goes with out saying that the extra spotty and brown your bananas are, the sweeter and higher the banana taste! 

Add the moist components to the dry components and blend simply till mixed.

Till simply mixed.

Mixed till simply. 

In different phrases: don’t over combine! As soon as the final of these dry streaks barely disappear cease mixing. 

I exploit my massive #20 cookie scoop {aff. hyperlink} to portion the batter into the muffin tin. I extremely suggest it for simple muffin scooping.

The muffin tin within the footage is the USA model {aff. hyperlink}; the muffin cups are barely deeper than different muffin tins, so I can fill the muffins up a bit extra with out them overflowing within the oven. 

Bake the muffins at a barely greater temp (375 levels as an alternative of 350 levels) in order that they dome properly. They solely want about 15-17 minutes within the oven. 

You’ll know after they’re finished when the tops spring again evenly to the contact. 

Muffin Add-Ins

Now. For those who like so as to add issues to your muffin batter, these banana muffins are your playground.

The solely acceptable add-in round right here is chocolate chips. However I gained’t disown you in the event you go for chopped nuts or dried fruit. 

Generally, I portion out half of the plain batter into the muffin tins after which stir chocolate chips into the remaining half of the batter so we are able to have a few of every.

As a result of as I discussed above, my children actually do love the fundamental little banana muffins simply by themselves.

For those who’re feeling fancy, you possibly can sprinkle a number of additional chocolate chips on prime of the muffins earlier than they bake so they appear additional fairly. 

Spoiler alert: 95% of the time, I don’t hassle with that since they’ll style the identical anyway.

But when presentation is your factor, I extremely help your chocolate chip sprinkling efforts!

I used the Ghirardelli jumbo semisweet chips for this batch so the muffins are additional chocolatey. 

They’re scrumptious heat and gooey when the chocolate will get throughout fingers and faces. They’re additionally tremendous scrumptious cooled utterly (and even higher the following day). 

And there you will have it. 

I’ve now stated extra phrases and posted extra footage about banana muffins than you or me in all probability felt doable (or crucial), however I’m excited to lastly have the perfect banana muffins in entrance of your face.

I hope you will have some bananas ripening for destruction in your counter. If not, discover some. Quick. 

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Yield: 20-24 muffins

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook dinner Time: 15 minutes

Complete Time: 35 minutes

Components

• 2 cups (10 ounces) all-purpose or entire wheat flour
• 1 half of teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon floor cinnamon (non-compulsory)
• half of teaspoon salt
• 2 to 2 1/Four cups mashed bananas (17-18 ounces, about 4-5 medium bananas)
• 1 cup (7.5 ounces) gentle brown sugar
• half of cup (Four ounces) melted butter or neutral-flavored oil
• 1/Four cup bitter cream or plain yogurt
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 massive eggs
• 1 half of cups add-ins (chocolate chips, nuts, and many others)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 levels F. Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners or evenly grease with cooking spray.
2. In a big bowl, whisk collectively the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk collectively the mashed bananas, brown sugar, melted butter or oil, bitter cream, milk and eggs till well-combined.
4. Add the moist components to the dry components and blend with a rubber spatula till simply mixed and no dry streaks stay. If including add-ins like chocolate chips, stir them in when there are nonetheless a number of dry streaks remaining. Do not over combine or the muffins could be powerful and dry in texture.
5. Scoop the batter into the ready muffin tin, filling the muffin cups 2/three full. Bake for 15-17 minutes till a toothpick inserted within the heart comes out clear or with a number of moist crumbs and the highest of the muffins spring again evenly to the contact.
6. Let cool for 1-2 minutes within the muffin tin earlier than eradicating to a wire rack to chill utterly.m

Notes

Half Batch: this recipe can simply be halved to make 10-12 muffins. As a sidenote, the baked and cooled muffins freeze nice.

Applesauce: I have never tried changing the butter/oil with applesauce, however you possibly can experiment.

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