Can I freeze these muffins?

Yes! These muffins freeze well.

Do I have to add chocolate chips?

Not at all! You can leave them out completely. Or stir through a handful of pecans or walnuts instead.

Can I double this recipe?

I specially designed this recipe to make just six perfect muffins. If you want a full batch of 12, try my regular u003ca href=u0022https://www.sweetestmenu.com/banana-nut-muffins/u0022u003eBanana Muffinu003c/au003e recipe.

Small Batch Banana Muffins (Makes 6 Muffins)

Name: Small Batch Banana Muffins
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 140 grams (1 cup) plain flour or all purpose flour; 60 grams (1/3 cup) brown sugar; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; Pinch of salt; 60 ml (1/4 cup) vegetable oil; 1 large egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 30 ml (2 tablespoons) full fat or whole milk; 180 grams (3/4 cup) mashed banana, (2-3 overripe bananas); Demerara sugar or turbinado sugar, to sprinkle, optional; Chocolate chips, to sprinkle, optional

Prep: 20 minutesCook: 20 minutesTotal: 40 minutes

Six soft and tender Banana Muffins.

Ingredients

140 grams (1 cup) plain flour or all purpose flour
60 grams (1/3 cup) brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Pinch of salt
60 ml (1/4 cup) vegetable oil
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
30 ml (2 tablespoons) full fat or whole milk
180 grams (3/4 cup) mashed banana, (2–3 overripe bananas)
Demerara sugar or turbinado sugar, to sprinkle, optional
Chocolate chips, to sprinkle, optional

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 200 C (390 F) standard / 180 C (350 F) fan-forced. Grease six holes of a 6 or 12-hole muffin pan well with butter or spray lightly with oil.
In a large mixing bowl, add flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and whisk gently.
In a small mixing bowl, add oil, egg, vanilla and milk, and whisk briefly just to break up the egg yolk.
Make a well in the middle of your dry ingredients, add the wet ingredients, along with the mashed banana. Fold until the mixture is just combined – be careful not to overmix or your muffins will be tough.
Spoon out the mixture into your prepared muffin tin. Sprinkle each muffin with sugar and chocolate chips, if using.
Bake muffins for 5 minutes before turning down the heat to 180 C (350 F) standard / 160 C (320 F) fan-forced. Bake muffins for a further 13-15 minutes or until golden on top.

Notes

Bananas: You’ll need approximately 2 large bananas or 3 small ones. Make sure you have 3/4 cup mashed banana in total (any less and your muffins will be dry). The more overripe your bananas, the more flavour they will add to your muffins. Be sure to mash them really well so there’s no big chunks of banana.

Mix-ins: Feel free to add chocolate chips and/or chopped pecans or walnuts. Gently fold through 1/2 cup of mix-ins before spooning batter into muffin pan.

Nutrition Information

Serving Size: 1 muffin Calories: 301 Sugar: 19.8 g Sodium: 214.4 mg Fat: 13.1 g Carbohydrates: 43.3 g Protein: 4.6 g Cholesterol: 31.5 mg

Nutrition information is a guide only.

Author: Jessica HolmesCategory: MuffinsCuisine: Australian