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    Framed Cooks » Recipes » Breakfast and Brunch

    Easy Banana Muffins

    Published: May 17, 2012 · Modified: Jan 26, 2024 by Kate Morgan Jackson · This post may contain affiliate links · 35 Comments

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    Easy banana muffins made from just five ingredients that are ready in less than 30 minutes! Welcome to your new favorite banana recipe.

    Banana Muffins on a wooden board.
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    • Easy Banana Muffins

    Why we love this recipe

    Out of all the many many muffin recipes in my collection, these banana muffins are the ones my family requests the most.

    And conveniently, it’s also one that I am most happy to make whenever they ask, because they are fast and fabulous…only five ingredients that get quickly mixed together and baked, and twenty minutes later you have light and perfect muffins that have just the right amount of banana flavor.  

    They are also the world’s best way of using up those elderly bananas we all have on our counter from time to time.

    Ripe bananas on a banana stand.

    Ingredients needed to make this recipe

    Banana Muffin Ingredients on a wooden board.

    Ingredient notes and substitions

    • Bananas: The really ripe ones work best for this recipe, because you need them to be a nice mushy consistency
    • Bisquick: This is a baking mix combination of flour, fat, leavening and salt, and it is usually found in the breakfast aisle of your supermarket because it is a popular ingredient for homemade pancakes…but there’s a lot more you can do with it (hello, butter biscuits!) And if you want to try making your own, here’s a great recipe to try.

    See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities and nutritional information.

    How to make this recipe

    Preheat your oven to 400, spray a 12 cup muffin pan (or two 24 cup mini muffin pans) with cooking spray and let’s get started!

    PRO TIP: Open your dishwasher and hold your muffin tin over the inside of the dishwasher door while you spray the pan…this way any extra spray goes into the dishwasher to be washed away instead of all over your counter!

    Step One: Put an egg, two cups of Bisquick, a third of a cup of sugar, 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil and three mashed up bananas in a mixing bowl and mix it all up.

    Mashed bananas, Bisquick, egg, sugar and vegetable oil in a bowl.

    You can use a hand mixer if you like, but I find it’s just as easy to stir it all up together in the nearest mixing bowl.

    Step Two: Grab that greased muffin tin and divide the batter evenly. You want to fill the tin openings about two-thirds full.

    Banana Muffins batter in a muffin tin.

    Step Three: Pop them into the preheated oven and bake them up until they are nice and golden. This usually takes 15 to 20 minutes for the regular sized muffins and 10 to 12 for the mini ones.

    Now give things a few minutes and then take them out of the muffin tin and let them cool for a little while on a cooling rack.

    Banana muffins cooling on a rack.

    Make sure you eat at least one while they are still warm though! That part is mandatory.

    Recipe FAQ

    Can I use bananas that aren’t super-ripe?

    You want your bananas to have at least a little brown spotting on the peels, because they need to mush up easily. It’s okay to have some little banana chunks here and there, but you want your smooshed bananas to have a pudding-like consistency, and you need good old ripe bananas for that.

    Can I use canola oil instead of vegetable oil for this recipe?

    You can! Grapeseed oil will also work well. Don’t use olive oil or peanut oil as they will impact the flavor.

    How long do these muffins keep fresh?

    If you keep them covered up in a container or a plastic bag, they will be good for several days, although (as with most baked goods) they are best on day one!)

    Have a question that I didn’t cover?

    Pop your question in the comments section below and I will answer pronto!

    Want to round out your meal?

    We love slathering these muffins with jam, especially this recipe for homemade strawberry jam when strawberries are in season.

    Or if you want to go totally bananas, try this recipe for banana jam with your banana muffins!

    And you can never go wrong with a cup of fresh mint tea on the side. Here’s how we like to use those sweet smelling mint leaves to make tea.

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    • Two pumpkin doughnut muffins on a wooden board.
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    Looking for even more muffin inspiration? Here is our complete collection of muffin recipes!

    It’s enough to make you buy extra bananas just to get some brown spots going.  Now over to you – go bananas!

    Could you leave us some stars?

    If you try this recipe, we would love to hear how it came out for you! I’d be super grateful if you could leave a star rating (you pick how many stars! 🌟 ) and your thoughts in the Comments section.

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    Easy banana muffins made from just five ingredients that are ready in less than 30 minutes! Welcome to your new favorite banana recipe.

    • Author: Kate Morgan Jackson
    • Prep Time: 5 minutes
    • Cook Time: 20 minutes
    • Total Time: 25 minutes
    • Yield: 12 regular-sized muffins or 28 mini-muffins 1x
    • Category: Snack
    • Method: Oven
    • Cuisine: American
    • Diet: Vegetarian

    Ingredients

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    • 1 egg
    • 2 cups Bisquick
    • 1/3 cup sugar
    • 3 medium bananas, mashed
    • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 400. Grease one 12 cup muffin pan, or two 24 cup mini muffin pans, or line them with paper muffin cups.
    2. Combine egg, Bisquick, sugar, mashed bananas and vegetable oil and stir until just combined. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
    3. Bake 15-20 minutes for large muffins, or 10-12 minutes for mini muffins, until golden brown. Remove from muffin pans and cool…but make sure you eat at least one while they are still warm!

    Notes

    Bananas: Use bananas that are nice and ripe for the best results – look for brown streaks and spots on the peel.  You want your mashed banana to have a pudding-like consistency (a few lumps here and there are okay!)

    Bisquick: This baking mix can usually be found in the breakfast aisle of your supermarket – it’s also terrific for making biscuits and pancakes!

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    1. Savannah says

      January 26, 2024 at 10:44 am

      These are the best! A perfect little breakfast snack and so tasty!

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      • Kate Morgan Jackson says

        February 01, 2024 at 3:38 pm

        One of my favorite ways to deal with aging bananas! :) Glad you liked them.

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