Banana Muffins

By Samantha Seneviratne

Published Sept. 27, 2024

Banana Muffins
Rachel Vanni for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Samantha Seneviratne.
Total Time
40 minutes
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
35 minutes
Rating
5(568)
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The quintessential breakfast on-the-go, these banana muffins are tender, light and just sweet enough. A pinch of cinnamon is all they need but ½ cup of chopped walnuts, chocolate or even candied ginger wouldn’t hurt. Starting the oven at 425 degrees gives the muffins a boost right at the start. The water in the batter (from the bananas and sour cream) turns to steam quickly and the muffins puff up and create a nice dome. Lowering the heat to 350 degrees then allows them to cook through more gradually. Just don’t forget to turn the oven down right before you pop the muffins in.

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Ingredients

Yield:12 muffins
  • 2large eggs
  • 1½cups/375 grams mashed very ripe bananas (3 to 4 bananas)
  • 1cup/210 grams light brown sugar
  • ½cup/120 milliliters vegetable or canola oil
  • ¼cup/60 milliliters sour cream
  • 2teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2cups/256 grams all-purpose flour
  • 1¼teaspoons baking powder
  • ¾teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¾teaspoon salt
  • ½teaspoon baking soda
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Nutritional analysis per serving (12 servings)

278 calories; 11 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 6 grams monounsaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 41 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 21 grams sugars; 4 grams protein; 219 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 425 degrees. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.

  2. Step 2

    In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, bananas, sugar, oil, sour cream and vanilla until combined. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda.

  3. Step 3

    Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and fold the dry ingredients in by gently scooping the banana mixture from the bottom and folding it over the top. Rotate the bowl and repeat until just combined.

  4. Step 4

    Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups. Turn down the oven temperature to 350 degrees.

  5. Step 5

    Bake until the muffins are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 24 minutes. Store cooled muffins in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

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Comments

Lusi

@Jill, I’m sure all those substitutions work well, but that’s essentially a different recipe…

Jill

Substitutions: Reduced light brown sugar to ~1/2 c; reduced oil to 1/3 c; substituted 2% Greek yogurt for sour cream; reduced flour to 1 c and added 1 c thick-cut rolled oats; added about 3/4 c toasted, chopped pecans halfway through folding the dry ingredients in. Preheated 400F convection and reduced heat to 350F convection after putting the tin in the oven. Also: sprayed muffin tin with canola oil spray bc - they released easily even with reduced oil. Not too sweet, very good

Ciru W.

These muffins rock! I used plain yogurt instead of sour cream because that’s what I had on hand. I was wary of the 1 cup of sugar to 4 ripe bananas. I had an inkling that would produce incredibly sweet muffins. I had very ripe, nearly black bananas so I decided to reduce the sugar by half, leaving all other measurements the same. And, OMG !! so YUMMY ! and not too sweet, which is my usual gripe with banana bread. I also added a couple of dashes of all spice and nutmeg. And, threw in some toasted walnuts. These muffins are beautifully tender and keep well. Couldn’t recommend more.

Hannah

Really good recipe for a “not too sweet” muffin. Goes really well with coffee. If you wanted it to be a little sweeter you could add a brown sugar oat crumble (or something like that) on top.

Caroline

I am a chocolate LOVER!! I could not help myself but add a cup of 60% dark cacao chips. I also added 1/2 a cup of walnuts.

Lena

Great recipe! I didn’t have bananas so I used my daughter’s pouches and they turned out delicious :))

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