Peanut Butter Banana Muffins (Print Page)
Moist, fluffy muffins combining ripe bananas and creamy peanut butter for a satisfying breakfast or snack.
# What You Need:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
03 - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
04 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
→ Wet Ingredients
05 - 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
06 - 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
07 - 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
08 - 1/4 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
09 - 2 large eggs
10 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
11 - 1/2 cup milk
→ Optional Add-ins
12 - 1/2 cup chocolate chips or chopped peanuts
# Directions:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease lightly with cooking spray.
02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until evenly distributed.
03 - In a large bowl, mash ripe bananas thoroughly. Add peanut butter, brown sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth and well blended.
04 - Pour milk into the wet mixture and stir until fully incorporated.
05 - Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients all at once. Fold gently with a spatula just until flour disappears—small lumps are fine. Over-mixing will create tough muffins.
06 - Gently fold in chocolate chips or chopped peanuts if desired.
07 - Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full.
08 - Bake for 18-22 minutes until tops are golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs.
09 - Let muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- They hit that perfect sweet spot between indulgent treat and wholesome breakfast
- The texture is incredibly moist without being dense or heavy
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- Over mixing is the enemy of fluffy muffins—stop as soon as the flour disappears
- Room temperature ingredients blend together much more smoothly than cold ones
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- Let your bananas get almost completely black for the sweetest, most intense banana flavor
- Spray your paper liners with cooking spray for effortless removal every time