We go through a lot of bananas in our house. The kids love to grab them for snacks and any that have gotten too ripe are turned into banana bread or banana muffins. In the past, we have made Banana Nut Muffins and Instant Pot Banana Bread and both are AMAZING! But the recipe I am going to share today may just be my favorite banana recipe. These are truly the best Banana Crumb Muffins I have ever tasted. The crumbly, crunchy topping just takes these tasty muffins to another level.
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Why these are the best banana muffins
- Crumb topping - sure, you can have a normal banana muffin, but the crunchy sweet topping on these muffins, make them so much better!
- Great way to use over ripe bananas
- Make a great breakfast or snack
Ingredients
- all purpose flour
- baking soda
- baking powder
- salt
- mashed ripe bananas
- white sugar
- egg
- vanilla
- nutmeg
- cinnamon
- butter
- brown sugar
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. While you are waiting for it to warm up, grease a muffin tin or two. This recipe will make 14 muffins.
Peel and mash ripe bananas and set aside. You still want to leave some chunks in the mashed bananas.
How to mash bananas
No special tools are needed to mash bananas. We just mash ours with a fork. If you have a potato masher, you can use that as well.
How to make banana muffins with crumb topping
In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt.
In another bowl, combine the mashed bananas, white sugar, egg, vanilla, and melted butter.
Pour the contents of the banana bowl into the large bowl with the flour mixture. Stir to combine, but don't over stir.
Scoop batter into muffins tins. This recipes makes 14 muffins so you can evenly divide the batter among 14 muffin cups.
How do you make streusel topping?
To make the topping for these banana crumb muffins, you will mix together ⅓ cup of brown sugar, 3 tablespoons of flour and ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon. Using a fork or pastry cutter, cut in 2 tablespoons of butter until the mixture becomes crumbly.
Evenly sprinkle the crumb topping over the batter in the muffin tin.
Bake at 375 degrees for 18-20 minutes. To check for doneness, insert a toothpick into the center of the muffin. If it comes out clean, the muffins are ready to be enjoyed.
Remove muffins from oven and allow to cool on a cooling rack.
See if you don't agree that these are the best ever banana muffins with streusel topping.
Banana Crumb Muffins
Ingredients
For batter
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 3 bananas mashed
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- ⅓ cup butter melted
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp cinnamon
For crumb topping
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 3 tbs flour
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbs butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease muffin tin.
- Peel and mash bananas and set aside. You still want to leave some chunks in the mashed bananas.
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, combine the mashed bananas, white sugar, egg, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and melted butter.
- Pour the contents of the banana bowl into the large bowl with the flour mixture. Stir to combine, but don't over stir.
- Scoop batter into muffins tins. This recipes makes 14 muffins so you can evenly divide the batter among 14 muffin cups.
- To make the topping for these banana crumb muffins, you will mix together ⅓ cup of brown sugar, 3 tablespoons of flour and ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon. Using a fork or pastry cutter, cut in 2 tablespoons of butter until the mixture becomes crumbly.
- Evenly sprinkle the crumb topping over the batter in the muffin tin.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 18-20 minutes. To check for doneness, insert a toothpick into the center of the muffin. If it comes out clean, the muffins are ready to be enjoyed.
- Remove muffins from oven and allow to cool on a cooling rack.
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Nutrition
This nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using online calculators. Your nutritional information may vary depending on numerous factors.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, you can! You will want to wait for them to cool completely before freezing them. You can wrap them in plastic wrap or wax paper and place in a zip top bag or container and freeze. When I am ready to eat them, I like to pop them in the microwave for 30 or so seconds. You can also leave them out to thaw at room temperature.
Yes, you can. Follow the same recipe and bake for 25-30 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean) in a 9x13 cake pan. Double the ingredients for the crumb topping if you are making this into a cake.
You can store these on a counter in an airtight container for up to five days.
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Beth
These look so deliciosu and scrumptious! My daughter is going to love this recipe! Can't wait to make this!