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These soft muffins are made with overripe bananas, coconut oil, pure maple syrup, eggs, vanilla, flour, butter, and warm winter spices. Theyโre tender, lightly sweet, and finished with salty maple butterโtruly everything you want in a banana muffin.
Like clockwork, once January rolls around, all I want to bake is banana bread or banana muffins. Thereโs just something about winter days that makes me crave banana breadโit feels like the perfect sweet treat after a holiday season full of cookies and sugar.
I love my banana bread recipe more than anything, and over the years, Iโve made so many variations. But somehow, I realized I didnโt actually have a classic banana nut muffin recipe. That clearly needed fixing.
I talked it over with my cousins Maggie and Abby, and it was unanimous: banana muffins. Must make them. They also reminded me that I still owe them another recipe Iโve been teasing for a weekโso thatโs coming very soon.
For now, this is the perfect January banana muffin. Easy to mix, easy to bake, and ideal anytime youโve got overripe bananas sitting on the counter. Cozy, classic, and absolutely deliciousโeverything a banana muffin should be.
The Details
Ingredients
- brown bananas
- coconut oil
- maple syrup
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- all-purpose or whole wheat flour โ you also do half and half
- cinnamon
- baking soda
- salt
The Add Inns
- chocolate chips or chocolate chunks
- walnuts โ or any nut, I love pecans too
Salty Maple Butter
- salted butter
- maple syrup
- vanilla extract
- sea salt
Special Tools
For these muffins, youโll need aย muffin pan and a mixing bowl.
The Steps
Step 1: Prep the Recipe
Line a muffin tin with paper liners and preheat the oven. Get all of your ingredients measured and ready to goโthis recipe comes together quickly once you start.
Step 2: Make the Batter
In a large bowl, mash the bananas until smooth. Stir in the coconut oil, maple syrup, eggs, and vanilla until fully combined. This is where everything starts to smell really good.
Add the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Gently mix just until combined to keep the muffins soft and tender.
Stir in the chocolate or the walnuts. I usually use one or the other, but you can absolutely do a mix of both if thatโs your preference.
Step 3: Bake
Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared muffin cups, filling them almost all the way to the top.
Bake until the muffins are golden and your kitchen smells like banana bread.
Step 4: Make the Salty Maple Butter
Beat all of the butter ingredients together until light, fluffy, and whipped. It should be perfectly salty-sweet and completely irresistible.
Serving
Let the muffins cool for just a few minutes, then enjoy them warm with plenty of salty maple butter slathered on top.
Thatโs it. Each muffin is soft, moist, and filled with either melty chocolate or nutty walnutsโor both. I usually bake one batch with nuts and one with chocolate, and they always disappear fast once the butter comes out.
If you warm them up before serving, theyโre extra cozy and completely irresistible.
Looking for other yummy bakery items?? Here are my favorites:
Giant Double Blueberry Muffin Cookies
Cream Cheese Swirled Cinnamon Carrot Cake Muffins
Baked Blueberry Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts
Chocolate Chunk Chai Banana Muffins
Chocolate Chunk Rye Banana Bread
Easy Chocolate Cinnamon Crunch Knots
Lastly, if you make these Maple Banana Nut Muffins, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love hearing from you guys and always do my best to respond to every comment. And, of course, if you do make this recipe, donโt forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Maple Banana Nut Muffins
Ingredients
- 4 medium overly ripe bananas, mashed , (1 1/4 cup mashed)
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour, or all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chunks
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
Salty Maple Butter
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) salted butter, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- flaky sea salt
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350ยฐF. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.2. In a bowl, mix the mashed bananas, coconut oil, maple syrup, eggs, and vanilla. Add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt, mixing until just combined. Stir in the chocolate or walnuts.3. Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups. Bake for 18โ20 minutes, until set.4. Beat all Salty Maple Butter ingredients together until light and whipped. Serve with the warm muffins.
Nutrition
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Did you make this recipe? Please rate & comment below.
Delicious muffins! Super moist and domed nicely (baked mine at sea level), so my guess is anyone with flat muffins may have just over mixed their batter. Iโve baked at both sea level and CO elevation for years and there donโt always need to be major adjustments made, often just slight changes to bake time. For those asking about changes at sea level, I can confirm that this recipe was spot on and needed no adjustments. I havenโt tried the maple butter yet because they were so good without, but will try next time! Nice and sweet from the bananas and maple syrup, without being cloying. I normally add chocolate to mine but was looking for an option with nuts and used pecans, which turned out delicious. Will definitely be making again, thanks!
Hi Katie,
Awesome!! Thanks so much for choosing to make this recipe, Iโm so glad it was enjoyed. Have the best week!
These were so good. ๐ I subbed in King Arthur gf one to one and they were perfect.
Hey Patience,
Happy Friday! Thanks so much for making this recipe, I am so glad it was a hit!
This is a such a solid and delicious muffin recipe that will be on repeat with my family!
I did use 3 bananas vs the 4 the recipe called for since that was just what I had. I also added 2 TBSP of flax and used chocolate chips, no nuts but will add next time I make!
So yummy!
Hey Angelique,
Thanks a lot for making this recipe and taking the time to comment, so glad it was enjoyed!
Have the best weekend!
Delicious. Forgot to make the maple butter, but they were still great. ๐
Hey Noel,
Wonderful! So glad to hear this recipe was enjoyed, thanks so much for making it and taking the time to comment!
I made a triple batch tonight, enough for 2 dozen muffins plus a banana chocolate chip loaf. They turned out perfectly and the kids declared they were the best muffins ever! We even had just enough at the end to try making a pancake, which was also great. I omitted the topping for simplicity sake but otherwise, this recipe has definitely proved itself plenty versatile and easy.
My only note is that I used the number of bananas suggested for a double batch initially but I wound up with WELL over the amount needed once mashed, and these weren’t big bananas. Maybe this is where some others might have struggled if they didn’t double check??
Hey Angela,
Thanks for trying this recipe and for the feedbackโI canโt wait to hear what you make next!
Enjoy your day!
Made these as a snack for my kiddos but left out the chocolate and nuts, they loved them. I also added a tablespoon of flax seed
Hey Tiffnee,
Amazing! Thank you so much for trying this recipe and your feedback, so glad it was enjoyed!
This is without a doubt the best muffin recipe; I cannot believe this has such few stars and so many complaints; not sure where everyone went wrong, but know that this is incredible. I followed the recipe to a T, and my bananas were extra ripe. I omitted walnuts because I did not have them and used only mini chocolate chips. This made exactly 12 muffins with nice, soft muffin tops. Literal perfection. My kids devoured them as soon as they came out of the oven.
Hey Nicole,
Happy Monday! Big thanks for making this recipe and sharing back. So glad it hit the spot!