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My family loves banana bread, but we love Banana Bread Mini Muffins just as much. They are easier to eat, they cook in minutes instead of an hour, and they freeze great!
Muffins make the best breakfast or snack for my whole family. These muffins are easy to make ahead of time and are freezer friendly. If you have made our Banana Bread Recipe or Cream cheese banana bread then you know these muffins will be a hit.
When I am meal prepping for the week, these mini muffins are always a part of my prep. They are even perfect to pack in your kids lunch for a treat.
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Why This Recipe Works
I love that you only need 8 ingredients to make this delicious and easy moist mini banana bread muffin recipe. If you enjoy baking I bet you already have most of these ingredients in your pantry.
When I notice that I have a few bananas that are about to go bad, I make these mini banana muffins. Plus my family still gets to enjoy a delicious breakfast recipe.
Ingredients
- Ripe Bananas – These muffins taste the best when using ripe bananas. If using frozen make sure to thaw before adding.
Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe and ingredients in the recipe card.
Variations and Additions
- Mini Chocolate Chips – Make mini chocolate chip banana muffins by adding in a handful of chocolate chips when you add in the flour.
- Chopped Nuts – We even love to add in some chopped nuts to the batter for added flavor and texture.
- Sugar – You can use brown sugar if you’re out of regular sugar. I made this substitution once when I was out of sugar and the muffins turned out great.
- All Purpose Flour – Make this recipe with gluten free flour or whole wheat flour for a delicious variation.
How Do You Make Mini Banana Muffins
- Step 1 – Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray mini muffin pan.
- Step 2 – Peel the bananas. (these can be from the freezer, just thaw first) Mash the bananas.
- Step 3 – Stir in melted butter, large egg, sugar, vanilla extract, baking soda, and salt. Stir well in a large bowl.
- Step 4 – Add flour and stir the muffin batter well.
- Step 5 – Pour into the mini muffin pans. It makes 24.
- Step 6 – Cook for 10-15 minutes until they start to brown and set.
- Step 7 – Let cool on a wire rack before removing them.
- Step 8 – Then let them cool on a rack before removing them from the pan.
Recipe Tips
- Combining Ingredients – There is no need to use separate bowls to combine the wet ingredient and dry ingredients. You can combine everything together but make sure to not overmix the batter mixture.
- Prepare Muffin Pan – Make sure to spray the muffin pan with cooking spray to make cleanup the batter.
- Cooking Time – Cooking time will vary, so watch closely so they do not burn.
How to Store Leftover Muffins
Store any leftover muffins in an airtight container or storage bag at room temperature for up to 1 week.
I love these warm, so I usually heat the leftovers in the microwave for a few seconds before enjoying them.
How to Freeze Muffins
The great thing about these mini banana muffin recipe is how easy they are to freeze! Just place them on a cookie sheet and place the sheet in the freezer for at least 1 hour. Then place in a labeled freezer bag.
To reheat, just heat in the microwave for a few seconds and you have tasty mini muffins without all the work!
Frequently Asked Questions
Generally, I mash mine with a spoon or a meat masher. This usually works fine as I usually wait until my bananas are very ripe to make this recipe.
If your bananas do not chop easily, you can use an electric hand mixer to mash them.
You can either use mini muffin pan liners or lightly spray the muffin tin with your favorite non-stick spray. Once the muffins are cool, I place a towel over the top of the muffins. Then turn the pan over to allow them to slide out of the pan and the towel will catch all the muffins. It’s not as hard as it looks and it’s worth it to enjoy this moist and delicious banana muffins.
For this recipe and most of my other muffin recipes, I bake them at 350 degrees Fahrenheit in the oven. This is the perfect temperature for this recipe to make easy and moist muffins for your family.
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I hope you try it out and don’t forget to let me know what you think in the comments below. We love hearing from you.
Banana Bread Mini Muffins
Ingredients
- 3 to 4 bananas ripe bananas – if you have them in the freezer, just allow to thaw
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon of salt
- 1½ cups of flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray mini muffin pan.
- Peel the bananas. (these can be from the freezer, just thaw first) Mash the bananas.
- Stir in melted butter, egg, sugar, vanilla, baking soda, and salt. Stir well.
- Add flour and stir well.
- Pour into the mini muffin pans. It makes 24.
- Cook for 10-15 minutes until they start to brown and set.
- Let cool on a rack before removing them.
- Optional:
- Add a handful of chopped nuts or chocolate chips when you add in the flour. Those are some easy and YUMMY additions
Yum that sounds delicious – Thank you for sharing!
Made these a few times, add cinnamon and blueberries. Sooo yummy. Get eaten up quickly by many people.
These are amazing! Very moist which I love.
You can freeze them for up to 3-6 months.
How long can you freeze the muffins?
Love this quick and simple recipe. I did cut the recipe in half with only having two bananas and this still made 24 mini muffins.
Amazing. I had to bake it like 5 min longer and added cinnamon and more vanilla like someone else suggested. I will be making these again and again!
Thank you!
Took 2 overly ripe bananas before throwing them in the garbage and followed the recipe (cut in half), added a handful of walnuts baked for 17 minutes and made 12 wonderful mini muffins. With big gulps of delicious coffee my wife swooned… A winner… Thank you.
Followed your recipe to a tee but accidentally added one extra teaspoon of vanilla and put a dash of cinnamon and wow. This is by far the best ever baked good I’ve ever made. They were incredible and just PERFECT.
These we soooo good! Will use this recipe again!
Thank you
I’m so glad you love them!
These are the best muffins I’ve ever baked! They were puffy on top and springy, not my usual flat/gooey result. They were just the right amount of sweet. I live at 6,000 feel elevation and the only change I made was to put a shredded zuccchini in the batter. This recipe made 36 mini muffins. Half the batch got nuts, the other half got chocolate chips. This is now officially my go-to muffin recipe. ?
literally so good i had to rate
Best and easiest recipe for mini muffins, my family ate them up in 2 days & want more! Thank you for this great, healthier recipe & instructions?
Banana bread muffins are my favorite.
I liked this recipe, but I like my own better. This recipe makes very tasty muffins, but they are a bit mushy in texture even when the tester comes out clean. The flavor is very good, though, so maybe it’s just a texture thing for me.
I love banana bread muffins but love them even more with walnuts in them!
I added mini chocolate chips and nuts to them. They were delicious and sent some with my son to college.
Banana muffins and bread are some of my families favorites. I recently made banana muffins and added mayonnaise, cinnamon, and mini chocolate chips to the recipe. The muffins were a big hit and they stayed moist and didn’t crumble. I have to say though, one of my favorite muffins is a Cranberry Orange Muffin. The flavors are bright and enjoyable anytime.
I never thought of making the mini muffins what a great idea to send into school or share with office buddies.
Banana Bread Muffins are tasty and a great way to use up overripe bananas (not to mention they are Daniel Tigers favorite treat as well!)
My family and I love anything banana, especially banana muffins! I always add some crushed up banana chips on top just before popping in the oven. Sometimes I’ll even add mini chocolate chips. So delicious!
My family and I LOVE anything banana, especially banana muffins! I even add some crushed banana chips right on top just before popping in the oven. It gives them a nice little crunch with extra banana flavor. I sometimes add mini chocolate chips as well! I could literally eat these all day long lol
I love banana ? muffins and I would put in maybe chocolate chips or just leave it how it is and I like everything about this recipe ?
Amazing!!! These come out so moist and they freeze well too I always double/triple the recipe great grab n go snack too
Love banana muffins!!! I like to add a 1/4C of sour cream to keep them moist and zucchini to hide veggies.
Always have great with all your recipes!!
My favorite muffins are hummingbird or morning glory muffins with ginger and carrot (and sometimes pineapple). I love banana bread as well. I like to sprinkle pecans on top (with a little turbinado sugar because they bake beautifully with the toasted nut taste in the first bite.
I love banana muffins! I can’t wait to try these!
Banana muffins are my favorite! I love to brush them with melted butter when they come out of the oven
These would be perfect for me. I always have bananas that I need to use up. I would add walnuts to them.
These look yummy! I would add mini chocolate chips or a slather of PB after they are baked.
I make these for work I use both white and brown sugar split in equal parts. I also put pecans in them. Staff save their ripe bananas for me as a hit its muffin time.
I think my favorite muffin is lemon poppyseed or orange cranberry. But I love all muffins and I can’t wait to try these recipes!
Love these Banana muffins! So quick and easy to make!
I would add chopped walnuts to the recipe
Banana bread and banana muffins have always been my favorite. It was always a treat whenever my mother would make banana bread.
My favorite is banana muffins and I love the idea of adding chocolate chips
Great recipe! My favorite muffins are banana nut muffins. I could use this recipe and add chopped nuts to it.
These muffins are moist & delicious. Perfect for any time of the day. Recipe is a keeper!
I’m going to try banana bread muffins they sound good do you have a recipe for pumpkin muffins thank you
My favorite muffins are double chocolate chip ?
Yes!
Love this recipe but I love some chocolate chips in mine
I’m so glad you love them! This is one of my favorite recipes.
Delicious mini muffins. Perfect recipe.
These muffins are the best I have ever eaten. My whole family and a lot of friends love them too. They are moist and flavorful and a easy to make. Thank you for a delicious recipe.
These were delicious! I forgot the salt, but they tasted so good. They took 13 minutes in my oven and they came out perfectly golden. I didn’t need to use a spray or liners on the pan, they just popped right out after they were done cooking. Will definitely make this recipe again.
This recipe came out perfectly! My husband ate six immediately after they came out. We love blueberries, so we added about a cup of them, and 1/2 cup chopped pecans and walnuts. They were a great addition to a delicious recipe as is. I would recommend the addition of one or both if you like that added crunch or bite of sweetness. I will be making this often.
These are the best banana mini muffins ever! I had two very ripe bananas, and grabbed a yellow one that I just mashed a bit more.b These are delicious as is, and while the mini chocolate chips would be a special treat, these are per as is!
thanks so much for such an easy & delicious recipe.
cant wait to make again but next time with walnuts.
I just made these, came out very good. I only had 2 ripe bananas so i added applesauce. sprinkled ground flax on top before baking to give it a health halo lol.
Yum! That sounds delicious – I’m glad you enjoyed them!
These are delish!!! I added walnuts and made a cinnamon swirl on top! I got 36 mini muffins!!
Yes, you can.
Can I use baking powder instead of baking soda…?
Yum! Great idea.
I threw in half a jar of strawberry preserves. Banana strawberry muffins!
I’m so glad you loved it!
I just made these and I got 36 minis also. They are so moist and flavorful! Easily my favorite banana muffins recipe 🙂
These were really good, granddaughter loved them, husband said they would be better if there were Walnuts in them! Next time !
Yum – Great idea! Thanks for sharing!
I doubled the recipe but only had 5 bananas so I threw in an avocado …. Omg so good !!!
Awesome – Thanks for sharing!
I just finished baking a batch of these and they are delicious! I actually got 36 mini muffins instead of 24. Definitely a keeper! Thank you.
Double the time should work. Just keep an eye on them.
How long should they cook for normal muffin size
Great recipe! Extremely easy and delicious. I always like to leave reviews on Pinterest recipes bc they always seem to be hit or miss. This one is a hit!
I agree Heather!
I love mini muffins – they are just the right size!