One of our favorite things to do as a family is bake banana bread. If you want some game-changing banana bread, try our Instant Pot Banana Bread. If you love muffin recipes, try this Banana Nut Muffin Recipe. They are moist and extra tasty, thanks to the walnuts. You'll love these warm out of the oven with a little butter. Yum!
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Why you need to try this banana walnut muffin recipe
- Great way to use ripe bananas
- Much shorter baking time than banana bread
- Make a great breakfast or snack
Ingredients
- all purpose flour
- baking soda
- salt
- cinnamon
- bananas
- brown sugar
- white sugar
- butter
- eggs
- vanilla
- walnuts
How to make the best banana nut muffins
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Mash 3 bananas with a fork in a large bowl. Kids love to help with this step.
You still want to leave some texture to the mashed bananas.
When the bananas are mashed, add in the sugars, butter, eggs and vanilla.
Mix with an electric mixer on low speed.
Fold in nuts with a spatula. Save a few chopped walnuts to sprinkle on top of the cupcake batter at the end.
Add dry ingredients from medium bowl to the wet ingredients and stir in with a spatula.
Pour batter into the cups of a greased muffin tin. You can also use silicone cupcake liners if you wish. Divide batter among the 12 cups.
Sprinkle remaining walnuts on top of the batter.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
The nuts in these muffins really give them a great flavor in addition to providing some texture.
📖 Recipe
Banana Nut Muffins
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Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 ripe large bananas
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 ½ sticks butter melted
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¾ cup chopped walnuts ½ cup for mix and ¼ cup for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Mash 3 bananas with a fork in a large bowl and when they are mashed, add in the sugars, butter, eggs and vanilla.
- Mix with an electric mixer on low speed.
- Fold in ½ cup of nuts with a spatula. Save a few chopped walnuts to sprinkle on top of the muffin batter at the end.
- Add dry ingredients from medium bowl to the wet ingredients and stir in with a spatula.
- Pour batter into the cups of a greased muffin tin. You can also use cupcake liners if you wish. Divide batter among the 12 cups.
- Sprinkle remaining walnuts on top of the batter.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Nutrition
This nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using online calculators. Your nutritional information may vary depending on numerous factors.
Frequently asked questions
We used walnuts for this batch of banana nut muffins, but pecans also are delicious!
You can use the same ingredients but pour the batter into a loaf pan instead and bake for 50 minutes at 375 degrees. Insert a toothpick in the center to check for doneness. This should make 2 loaves of banana nut bread depending on the size of the loaf pans used.
You can use pecans in place of walnuts. If you are looking to make these banana muffins nut free, simply leave out nuts altogether.
Scarlet says
This banana nut muffins recipe sounds perfect to make on Sundays for grab and go weekday mornings! Thanks for the recipe!
Jill says
I haven't made muffins in a while. I'm going to try your recipe!
Patty at Spoonabilities says
These are the perfect grab-and-go breakfast! Just can't beat a great banana nut muffin. And those muffin cups are adorable, by the way! 🙂
Anjali says
Yum! These muffins were super easy to make and turned out so well! My kids devoured them and they were a perfect addition to our breakfast table this morning!
Christian Guzman says
So quick and easy! I love that you recommended a lot of cinnamon and I added the full amount. It's my favorite spice and it really made these muffins so tasty! I had no idea about the silicone cups. I immediately followed your link and bought some for next time!
Anita says
This is as classic as it gets. A good banana bread in a muffin form for easy portion control. 🙂