Healthy Banana Muffins Recipe

There are few things that are tastier for breakfast than banana muffins! I love them warm right out of the oven, with a teeny bit of butter spread over them. These are delicious and nutritious! These banana muffins are delicious. They are soft and sweet on the inside, with a crumb topping that gives a bit of crunch to the top. This is all accomplished while making it a healthy banana muffin. These are the best muffins!

Easy Banana Muffins Ingredients

Make a batch of muffins with these simple pantry ingredients. These are healthy muffins because the ingredients are perfectly placed to make them moist, soft, and delicious but without all the fat. They are amazing!

Dry ingredients – Mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together to make the muffins rise and are soft. Bananas – Overly ripe bananas are easier to mash. Mashed bananas are thick and add all the flavor. Sugar – Added for a hint of sweetness! Egg – Leave large eggs out at room temperature and crack to bind the ingredients together and make these healthy muffins fluffy. Applesauce – This is a great substitute for oil. It helps reduce the fats and adds flavor. Brown sugar – The muffins are moist with added sweetness. Cinnamon – A hint of savory flavor. Butter – Soften the butter ahead of time. It helps to avoid any lumps in the batter. Using unsalted butter helps control the amount of sodium in the recipe.

Simple Steps to Healthy Banana Muffins

These healthy muffins are so simple to make and come together quickly! Have these for a delicious and easy breakfast morning as well as a snack later in the day. They are always a yummy treat for kids and adults alike!

Tips and Modifications for Banana Muffins

This banana muffin recipe requires brown bananas mashed together in a medium bowl, healthy wet ingredients, and a delicious combination of moist and soft muffins. Add in your favorite mixtures, vanilla, or other flavors to make this sweet and savory muffin to the next level! You can also use a bread pan to make a healthy banana bread.

Muffin tin – Use cooking spray to fill each muffin cup or brush them with olive oil, and coconut oil, for the 12-cup muffin tin pans. Vanilla extract – Add a tablespoon of pure vanilla extract to blend the ingredients and flavors together. Mini muffins – Make these cute and adorable by using a mini muffin tin. Add in – Chocolate chips, almonds, chopped walnuts, pecans, other nuts, chopped apple, raisins or a handful of oats for extra flavoring and texture. Flour – Make it even healthier with whole wheat flour, coconut flour, oat flour, or almond flour instead of all-purpose flour. Cooling rack – Remove the muffins from the muffin pan and place them on a wire rack. Drizzle – maple syrup, honey, peanut butter or melted butter over the top for a delicious flavor.

Storing Healthy Banana Muffins

Store extra banana muffins in an airtight container in the refrigerator, the pantry at room temperature, or the freezer. They can freeze for up to two months. When ready to enjoy you can thaw and reheat in the microwave for 10 seconds.