The Easiest Banana Nut Muffins {Delicious & Nutritious}

The Easiest Banana Nut Muffins {Delicious & Nutritious}
side view of Banana Nut Muffins in muffin wrapper

Nutritious. Simple. Stress-free. These Banana Nut Muffins are gently sweetened, loaded with walnuts, and capture your favourite banana bread flavours into one delicious breakfast muffin! They are made even better with their contrastingly soft banana muffin base and wonderfully crisp, honey nut and oat topping.

Banana Muffins are one of my favourite recipes to make when I’m looking to relax my mind, whisk away my stress, and bake a tasty treat I know everybody will enjoy. My Banana Nut Muffins take 10 minutes to prepare, make use of common pantry ingredients, and can be made with only one whisk/spatula. 

To make Banana Nut Muffins you will need:

ingredients for Banana Nut Muffins

Muffin Base

  • Flour (whole wheat or All-purpose)
  • Sugar (light brown sugar or coconut sugar)
  • Bananas 
  • Eggs  
  • Oil (Canola or other light, flavourless oil)
  • Milk of your choice!
  • Walnuts 
  • Baking essentials: baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, vanilla extract, salt

Honey Nut Topping

  • Walnuts (chopped)
  • Rolled Oats
  • Honey (or maple syrup)
  • Oil 
  • Other: Cinnamon + Salt

Lets Make some Banana Nut Muffins!

Start by preheating your oven to 350 F (325F convection bake). Line a 12 muffin tin with standard paper liners. Set aside.

Topping: In a small bowl, combine walnuts, oats, honey, butter, and cinnamon. Mix to combine. Set aside.

topping for Banana Nut Muffins
mixed topping for Banana Nut Muffins

In a large bowl, combine the eggs, mashed bananas, oil, milk, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Beat well until all ingredients are incorporated.

wet ingredients for Banana Nut Muffins
mixed wet ingredients for Banana Nut Muffins

Add whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Mix until just combined. Fold remaining chopped walnuts into mixture.

flour added to wet ingredients
mixed Banana Nut Muffins batter

Pour the batter into your prepared muffin tin and sprinkle each muffin base with honey nut topping.

Banana Nut Muffins batter in muffin tins

Bake for ~20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool completely on top of wire cooling rack.

freshly baked Banana Nut Muffins
top down view of Banana Nut Muffins showing the inside

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Banana Nut Muffins

Banana Nut Muffins {Delicious & Nutritious}

Nutritious. Simple. Stress-free. These Banana Nut Muffins are gently sweetened, loaded with walnuts, and capture your favourite banana bread flavours into one delicious breakfast muffin! They are made even better with their contrastingly soft banana muffin base and wonderfully crisp, honey nut topping.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast, brunch, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 12 muffins

Ingredients
  

Muffin Base

  • 1 3/4  cup (210g)  Whole Wheat or All-purpose Flour
  • 3/4 cup (150g) Light Brown Sugar or coconut sugar
  • 2-3 (~1 cup) Large Ripe Bananas mashed
  • 2 Large Eggs  room temperature
  • 1/3 cup (80ml) Vegetable Oil  Canola or other light, flavourless oil
  • 1/4 cup (60ml)  Milk of your choice!
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon  ground
  • 1/2 tsp Salt kosher or fine sea salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 3/4 cup (85g) Walnuts roughly chopped

Honey Nut Topping

  • 1/2 cup (55g) Walnuts chopped
  • 1/2 cup (50g) Rolled Oats
  • 2 tbsp Honey
  • 1 tbsp Oil or butter salted or unsalted
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon ground
  • pinch of salt

Instructions
 

  • Start by preheating your oven to 350 F (325F convection bake). Line a 12 muffin tin with standard paper liners. Set aside.
  • Topping: In a small bowl, combine walnuts, oats, honey, butter, and cinnamon. Mix to combine. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, combine the eggs, mashed bananas, oil, milk, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Beat well until all ingredients are incorporated.
  • Add flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Mix until just combined. Fold remaining chopped walnuts into mixture.
  • Pour the batter into your prepared muffin tin and sprinkle each muffin base with honey nut topping.
  • Bake for ~20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool completely on top of wire cooling rack.
  • Enjoy!

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Keyword banana bread, banana desserts, banana nut muffins, brown sugar, home baking, moist, oat topping, walnuts
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