Description
Deliciously moist and flavorful Cinnamon Banana Bread Muffins topped with a buttery cinnamon sugar coating. Perfect for breakfast or a snack, these muffins combine ripe bananas and warm cinnamon for a comforting treat.
Ingredients
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Banana Bread Muffins
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 2 large eggs
- 2/3 cup mashed ripe banana (about 2 small bananas)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Cinnamon & Sugar Topping
- 3 tablespoons salted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare Muffin Pan: Heat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray or use parchment paper or muffin liners to prepare for baking.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, oil, and eggs until well combined and smooth.
- Add Bananas and Vanilla: Stir in the mashed ripe bananas and vanilla extract until fully incorporated.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, stirring gently with a rubber spatula until just combined and no flour streaks remain.
- Fill Muffin Cups: Evenly divide the batter among the 12 muffin cups, filling each a little over three-quarters full to ensure nicely rounded tops.
- Bake Muffins: Bake in the preheated oven for 21 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and muffin tops spring back when lightly pressed.
- Cool Muffins: Remove the muffin pan from the oven and let muffins cool for 5 minutes in the pan. Then transfer them to a cooling rack until cool enough to handle.
- Prepare Topping and Dip Muffins: Combine granulated sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Place melted butter in another small bowl. Dip the top of each muffin into the melted butter, then immediately into the cinnamon sugar mixture for a flavorful coating.
- Serve: Serve the muffins warm or cooled completely. Enjoy the delightful cinnamon sugar topping and moist banana flavor.
Notes
- Use very ripe, browned bananas for the best natural sweetness and banana flavor in the muffins.
- These muffins are delicious served warm or at room temperature. Let them cool enough to hold before dipping in butter and cinnamon sugar.
- Baking times vary by oven. Start checking muffins at 16 minutes and bake up to 21 minutes. Use a toothpick test to confirm doneness.
- Avoid removing muffins from the oven too early to prevent sinking in the middle as they cool.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
