Peanut Butter Banana Muffins (Printable)
Moist, fluffy muffins packed with ripe bananas and creamy peanut butter—perfect for breakfast or an energizing snack.
# What You'll Need:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
03 - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
04 - 1/2 teaspoon 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 teaspoon vanilla extract
11 - 1/2 cup milk
→ Optional Add-ins
12 - 1/2 cup chocolate chips or chopped peanuts
# How to Cook:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease lightly with cooking spray.
02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well blended.
03 - In a large bowl, mash ripe bananas thoroughly. Add peanut butter, brown sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth and well combined.
04 - Pour milk into the wet mixture and stir until fully incorporated.
05 - Add dry ingredients to wet mixture. Fold gently with a spatula just until combined—do not overmix as this will result in dense muffins.
06 - Fold in chocolate chips or chopped peanuts if desired.
07 - Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full.
08 - Bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
09 - Let muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- The texture impossibly light while still feeling substantial, like a hug you can actually eat
- That perfect moment when warm peanut butter meets sweet banana and you wonder why you ever bother with anything else
02 -
- Overmixing will make these tough and dense, stop as soon as the flour disappears
- The toothpick test is your friend, these look done before they actually are
03 -
- Room temperature ingredients blend more easily and create a more uniform texture
- Let the bananas get almost completely black, that is when they are sweetest and most flavorful