Four overripe bananas chilling in the freezer, just waiting to be made into a yummy banana treat. I have made a couple different banana bread recipes here on the blog, but not a banana muffin! With streusel!! This recipe is an easy, one-bowl recipe (well two bowls if you count the bowl you mix the streusel up in), that will yield piping hot muffins, ready to eat in less than an hour, from start to finish.
So who’s with me?? Who wants banana bread muffins for breakfast? And is it just me, or whenever I hear “banana bread” I instantly think of mom. Banana bread was a treat my mom used to make every so often when we were kids. I think banana bread is a special recipe because you need those overripe bananas to make it, so it’s not something you can just walk into the kitchen and whip up. It takes some planning and forethought.
But to help with that, I have a secret!! And because I love you, of course I am going to share it with you! Here’s my secret: I have a ziplock bag in my freezer that gets the lonely few overly ripe bananas that cross my path. Once I have enough in the freezer, it’s time for banana yumminess!
Now fill those muffin cups!
I use a cookie scoop to fill my muffin cups…I find it the easiest (and least messy) way!
Top with a generous amount of streusel and these muffins are ready for the oven. And can we talk about the smell of banana bread baking in the oven here for a sec?! OMG! My house smelled amazing while these muffins were baking, and while they cooled on the counter!!
Banana Bread Muffins with Streusel
Print RecipeIngredients
- BANANA BREAD:
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 4 overripe bananas, mashed
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (I used Rodelle Bakers Vanilla Extract)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- pinch of salt
- STREUSEL:
- 2 tablespoons butter, cold and cut into chunks
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400-degrees. Line two cupcake tins with 16 cupcake liners and set aside.
PREPARE BANANA BREAD: In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Add the butter, sugar, egg, vanilla extract and nutmeg to the mashed bananas and mix until incorporated. Stir in the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt until just combined. Do not over mix.
PREPARE STREUSEL: In a small bowl, use two forks or a pastry blender to mix together the cold butter, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and melted butter until the mixture turns into little crumbles.
Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full of banana bread batter and top generously with streusel. Place muffins in the oven and bake for 5-minutes at 400-degrees. After 5-minutes, immediately turn the oven down to 350-degrees and continue to bake muffins for 10-minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes back without raw batter on it.
Remove baked muffins from the oven and let set in the cupcake tin for several minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.
These muffins were nice and moist and light in texture….no shortage of banana flavor in these!
Yum-o! Do you love banana bread as much as I do?? Is there a certain recipe that always reminds you of your mom? Leave me a comment below!
XOXO,
Kelly
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24 Comments
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen
April 12, 2018 at 6:15 AMI’m always up for a banana muffin, especially with plenty of streusel. If only I had a few of these right now with my tea :). Happy Friday-eve, Kelly!
Kelly
April 12, 2018 at 8:28 AMThank you Kelsie! These would definitely be yummy with some tea…especially when these babies are fresh out of the oven! Happy Friday Eve to you too my dear 🙂 XOXO
Maria Doss
April 12, 2018 at 6:38 AMI have many many bananas in my freezer that I never seem to get to. These muffins totally inspire me to use those babies and you can never go wrong with some streusel:)
Kelly
April 12, 2018 at 8:29 AMOh Maria! If you have bananas in the freezer, then you NEED to make these! So easy and yummy! Grab and go breakfast for those busy mornings 🙂 XOXO
Kim Lange| The Baking ChocolaTess
April 12, 2018 at 6:30 PMI’m with you!! Banana bread muffins for breakfast!! These remind me of my mom too, she did the same thing! 🙂 Have a good weekend!!
Kelly
April 17, 2018 at 1:04 PMThanks Kim!! I love that these remind you of mom too 🙂 Have a great week! XOXO
Christina
April 13, 2018 at 10:14 AMGAH! These muffins looks incredible. I seriously need to stop horsing around and make some banana muffins, it’s been too long. PINNING!
Kelly
April 17, 2018 at 1:05 PMHehehehe thanks Christina! Yes….I agree….you NEED to make these 😉 XOXO
Roseann Hampton
April 13, 2018 at 6:14 PMI think my husband leaves the bananas uneaten just so I’ll make banana bread! Your muffins look like a great way to use those bananas – I know my husband would agree! Sharing on Twitter! Thanks for sharing at The Blogger’s Pit Stop! Roseann from This Autoimmune Life
Kelly
April 17, 2018 at 1:05 PMThank you Roseann!! I think my husband does the same thing too 🙂 Thanks for hosting the link party! XOXO
Katherine | Love In My Oven
April 13, 2018 at 7:48 PMThose bananas are BLACK Kelly! Haha they make the best breads and muffins though! Love the streusel on here 🙂 Happy weekend!!
Kelly
April 17, 2018 at 1:06 PMHehehehe yes they are!! But totally necessary for banana bread 🙂 Have a great week Katherine! XOXO
patrick@looneyforfood.com
April 14, 2018 at 7:44 AMI do the same with my bananas in the freezer. Can you ever have to many recipes to use them up? No I think not! And can we talk about the streusel, that is my favorite part!
Kelly
April 17, 2018 at 1:07 PMThanks Patrick! Streusel is the best, right?! And “healthy” muffins because of the bananas?! Hahaha 🙂
Amy (Savory Moments)
April 15, 2018 at 4:12 AMThese look delicious and that’s a great tip for storing the overripe bananas in the freezer!
Kelly
April 17, 2018 at 1:07 PMThanks Amy! And glad I could pass my tip on 🙂 XOXO
laura
April 15, 2018 at 12:58 PMStreusel makes EVERYTHING BETTER!! These are amazing Kelly!!
Kelly
April 17, 2018 at 1:08 PMThanks Laura!! I completely agree 🙂 XOXO
Amy
April 17, 2018 at 10:34 PMI love the idea of banana muffins, but I do have to admit that when I saw streusel that is when I couldn’t resist. Your pictures are so pretty and the muffins look delicious. Isn’t it funny how certain foods remind us of different people?
Kelly
April 18, 2018 at 12:03 PMThank you Amy!! The streusel is really EVERYTHING! Hahaha. You are so sweet! Thanks for reading and leaving me such a sweet comment my friend!! XOXO
P~
April 19, 2018 at 6:27 AMThat fork says it all! Wow, Kelly, those look great! P~
Kelly
April 19, 2018 at 6:53 AMHeheheh thanks P~!!! XOXO
Alexandra
April 27, 2018 at 10:15 PMHow did you know I have been craving muffins?! These sound so good, and the ingredient list is totally doable. Pinning this one.
Kelly
May 2, 2018 at 8:21 AMThank you Alexandra! Let me know if you make these. And thank you so much for pinning! XOXO