Best Banana Muffins

Best Banana Muffins are a great grab and go breakfast for those hurry up mornings. If you have bananas on your counter that are getting overly ripe this recipe is a great way to use them up.

These best banana muffins are a step above your everyday banana muffins, they have a yummy streusel added to the top of the muffin. In my book streusel makes everything taste better.

I like making muffins and sharing them with my kids. My kids are grown and out on their own. I know they all have busy schedules and they don’t always have time to fix a nourishing breakfast for themselves. I feel like I can help them out a bit by offering them tasty muffins once in a while.

Ingredients:

• Flour – All-purpose flour works for this recipe.
• Baking Powder
• Baking Soda
• Salt
• Cinnamon
• Sugar
• Egg – They should be at room temperature.
• Bananas – I would say with the banans the riper the better.
• Butter – The butter should be melted.
• Vanilla – Normally I don’t put vanilla in my muffins, but I like the flavor the vanilla gives to these muffins.
• Oats – Oats are used in the streusel, I like using old fashion oats. I like the way the big pieces of oats look on top of the muffin.
• Brown Sugar – I like the taste of the brown sugar in the streusel, but white granulated sugar can be used in its place if you don’ t have brown sugar on hand.
• Walnuts – If you don’t have walnuts you can use pecans or peanuts, or whatever nut you prefer.

Helpful Tips:

• The bananas used for the muffins should be ripe. They will mash up easier and mix into the batter easier.
• Do not over mix the batter. Add the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients and mix as little as possible, just until the ingredients are incorporated. Over mixing will result in a coarse muffin full of tunnels.
• Do not over bake muffins, they will turn out dry. To check if the muffins are done by using a toothpick, inserted in the middle of a muffin or two if the toothpick comes out clean you know the muffin is done. Check them for doneness a few minutes before the baking time is up.
• Muffins are best eaten when they are fresh on the first day. To keep the muffins for a longer time store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
• Muffins can be frozen. Store them in a freezer container and they will keep for up to 3 months.

Steps for making the Best Banana Muffins:

Step One:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease or line the muffin tins with paper liners.

Step Two:

Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together and set aside. Whisk together the bananas, sugar, egg, butter, and vanilla in a large bowl.

Step Three:

Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and fold in just until the dry ingredients are moistened.

Step Four:

Fill the muffins tin, divide the batter between 12 muffin tins.

Step Five:

Make the streusel topping. In a small bowl combine the butter, brown sugar, oats, flour, cinnamon, and walnuts and with a fork or using your finger mix until the ingredients are combined.

Step Six:

Divide the streusel topping between the muffins.

Step Seven:

Place the muffins in the preheated oven and bake for 14 to 16 minutes.

Step Eight:

Remove from the oven and cool the muffins in the tins for 2 to 3 minutes, remove from the tins and continue cooling on the cooling rack.

Looking for other breakfast recipes? Check out these recipes:

• Egg Sausage Breakfast Calzones
• Blueberry Lemon Cream Cheese Muffins
• Lemon Poppy Seed Scones
• Baked Leftover Potatoes with Eggs

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