Peanut Butter Banana Muffins (Printable)
Moist, fluffy muffins loaded with ripe bananas and creamy peanut butter. Ideal breakfast or energizing snack ready in 35 minutes.
# What You'll Need:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 tsp baking powder
03 - 1/2 tsp baking soda
04 - 1/2 tsp 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 tsp 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.
02 - Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl until evenly distributed.
03 - Mash bananas in a large bowl. Mix in peanut butter, brown sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract until smooth and well blended.
04 - Stir milk into the banana mixture until fully incorporated.
05 - Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix gently with a spatula until just combined—do not overmix or muffins will become tough.
06 - 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 a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
09 - Let muffins cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
# Cooking Tips:
01 -
- They taste like having peanut butter toast and banana breakfast but in handheld form
- The texture impossibly light while still feeling substantial enough to power you through a morning
02 -
- Over mixing makes tough muffins so stop as soon as the flour disappears
- Room temperature ingredients blend better and create more tender muffins
03 -
- Swirl extra peanut butter on top before baking for a gooey surprise on top
- Use bananas that are practically black for the sweetest most intense flavor