Easy Banana Nut Muffins Recipe (2024)

Why You'll Love These Muffins

How do you enjoy homemade muffins the day after you've baked them? You can certainly eat them at room temperature but have you ever sliced a muffin in half and toasted it? Try it! Spread butter over each hot half of the muffin...it is so good.

I've received SO MANY wonderful comments about these muffins!

• Kelli said, "Had to hide them from my 4 year old and hubby."
• Sha wrote, "Omg!! Perfection!! And my house smells AMAZING!! Soooo yummy!!!"
• Dave commented, "Doubled recipe. Made loaves instead of muffins - still great."
• Paul wrote, "Came out great I just added some cinnamon."
• Jenn said, "I made these into banana nut mini muffins. Turned out great and the kids loved them!"

Many people have told me that this is the best banana nut muffins with walnuts recipe. Thanks, I really appreciate all the comments! Keep 'em coming 🙂

Check out my White Chocolate and Raspberry Muffins. Just like these muffins, they're pretty awesome! Do you love coconut? Then you must try my Coconut Coffee Cake! It has a cinnamon pecan swirl in the middle that makes it even more delectable!

Ingredients Needed for this Recipe

Non-stick cooking spray - or use paper muffin cups.

Ripe Bananas - you’ll want to use overripe bananas (look for the dark spots) and mash them until they resemble baby food.

Real Butter - use unsalted butter, but if salted butter is all you have, go ahead and use that.

Whole Milk - use almond milk if that's all you have.

Egg - room temperature eggs seem to blend better with the melted butter.

Pure Vanilla Extract - Substitute maple extract for a deeper maple flavor.

Light Brown Sugar - I have not tried this recipe with dark brown sugar so I don't know how the muffins would taste if using the dark brown sugar.

White Granulated Sugar - combining both white and brown sugar ensures the perfect level of sweetness with just a hint of molasses flavor from the brown sugar.

All-purpose flour - do not substitute with self-rising flour. The texture won't be the same if you do.

Salt and Baking Soda - common baking ingredients when using all-purpose flour. Do not substitute the baking soda with baking powder. The results won't be the same!

Unsalted Walnuts - you can find unsalted walnuts in the baking section of the store. Do not use salted walnuts which are typically found in the snacks section of a store.

If you still have a bunch (pun absolutely intended) of overripe bananas, use them to make my Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes! They use a lot of the same ingredients as these muffins.

Muffin pan - this recipe uses a standard size muffin pan. You could use the jumbo size or mini size muffin pan but you'll need to adjust the baking time to accommodate for the different size muffins.

Large mixing bowl

Measuring cups and measuring spoons

Whisk - do not use an electric mixer for this recipe - all you need to do is gently blend the ingredients. A whisk works well for the blending process.

How to Make Banana Nut Muffins

(1) Add the mashed bananas, melted butter, and milk to a large mixing bowl. Mix to combine.

(2) Add egg, vanilla, and brown sugar. Blend with a whisk.

(3) Add in the remaining dry ingredients. Blend with a whisk. Fold in the walnuts.

(4) Fill muffin pan cups to about ¾ full*. An ice cream scoop works well for this step. Bake as directed in the recipe card. Enjoy!

* Ensure each muffin cup has an equal amount of batter. Top with additional walnuts for that bakery-style flair, if desired.

Substitutions and Variations

• Usechopped pecansinstead of walnuts (or leave the nuts out altogether).
• Add somechocolate chips(my husband's suggestion, lol).
• Spreadpeanut butter or almond butteron sliced, warm muffins.
• Nutella banana muffins are a unique and surprising flavor combo so try spreading someNutellaon that baked muffin!
• Sprinkle the tops of the cooked, cooled muffins withpowdered sugar.

Do banana nut muffins need to be refrigerated?

To keep these muffins fresh and moist, store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days (refrigerate them and they'll keep fresh for a couple days more).

Can banana nut muffins be frozen?

Absolutely! You can freeze these muffins for up to 3 months if you wrap them tightly in aluminum foil or place them in plastic freezer bags. When ready to eat, it only takes about 10-15 minutes for one to thaw on the countertop or wrap one frozen muffin in a paper towel and microwave on high for 10-15 seconds.

What can you put on a muffin?

As I stated earlier, nothing is more wonderful than putting a small pat of real butter on a freshly baked, hot muffin! But here are some other things you may want to try spreading onto a banana nut muffin:
honey
Nutella
cream cheese
apple butter

Expert Tips

This recipe calls forpacked brown sugar: spoon the brown sugar into a measuring cup. With the back of a spoon, press down the brown sugar. Spoon more brown sugar into the measuring cup, and pack down again with a spoon. Repeat the process until the measuring cup is full of brown sugar.

Don't overmixthe batter. Just blend it enough with a whisk to incorporate the ingredients.

Spray astandard 12-muffin tinwith non-stick cooking spray.OXO offers a wonderful,heavy gauge muffin pan with easy grip sides.

How to Transport Muffins

So now that you've made these delicious muffins, what's the best way to transport them? I recently discovered a plastic carrier that's perfect for transporting pies, muffins, and cupcakes. It's theSouthern Homewares 3-in-1 Plastic Holder Container.It offers easy-grip handles, a snap-tight lid, and it's made out of durable plastic. Available now on Amazon!

This recipe was originally published in 2019 and was updated in 2021.

If you made this easy banana nut muffin recipe, please comment below to let me know how it turned out for you! I'd love to hear from you.