Soft Moist Banana Muffins (Printable version)
Soft, moist banana muffins with ripe banana flavor and warm spices. Perfect breakfast or snack ready in 35 minutes.
# What you need:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
03 - 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
04 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
05 - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
06 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
07 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
→ Wet Ingredients
08 - 3 medium ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)
09 - 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
10 - 2 large eggs
11 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
12 - 1/4 cup milk
# How to make it:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease lightly with butter.
02 - In a large bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon until evenly blended.
03 - In a separate bowl, combine mashed bananas, melted butter, eggs, vanilla extract, and milk. Whisk until thoroughly incorporated.
04 - Pour wet mixture into dry ingredients. Fold gently with a spatula until just combined—some small lumps should remain. Avoid overmixing to prevent tough muffins.
05 - Divide batter evenly among the 12 prepared muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full.
06 - Bake for 18 to 22 minutes until tops are golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
07 - Let muffins rest in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before serving.
# Expert tips:
01 -
- These muffins stay incredibly moist for days unlike other recipes that turn into rocks overnight
- The brown sugar creates this beautiful caramel note that makes people think you spent way more time than you actually did
02 -
- Overmixing is the number one mistake people make with muffins creating tough bread like textures instead of tender cakey ones
- Room temperature ingredients blend together seamlessly while cold ingredients can cause the melted butter to seize up creating weird textures
03 -
- Mash your bananas in a separate shallow bowl using a potato masher for the fastest most even texture
- Sprinkle coarse sugar on top before baking for that bakery style sparkly crunch everyone loves