These Spiced Banana Muffins treats from Gretta Bakes can go well as a lovely breakfast with coffee or as dessert. They’re are super easy to make, warmly spiced, and have a strong flavor of bananas — so-delicious!
The photo credit and the recipe I followed are from grettabakes.com. For more delicious recipes don’t forget to check her website and Instagram page.
recipe details
Yield
6 serving
Prep time
10 minutes
Cooking time
20 minutes
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
Spiced Banana Muffins
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour plus two heaping tbsp corn starch, optional
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 heaping tsp ground cinnamon
- sprinkle – 1 tsp cloves
- sprinkle – 1 tsp allspice
- 3-5 ripe bananas 3 medium bananas or 5 small bananas
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup salted butter melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp banana extract optional
Topping
- ⅛ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
Directions
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Pre-heat oven to 375 and line a regular 12 cup muffin tin or a large 6 cup muffin tin with liners, set aside
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Use a large bowl to add flour, cornstarch (optional), baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, and all spice. Whisk until combined and set aside.
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Use another medium-sized bowl to add bananas and mash them well using a fork or whisk. After the mixture is ready add sugar, eggs, melted butter, vanilla, and banana extracts. Continue mix them with a fork or whisk until the mixture is mostly smooth, with minimal lumps.
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Pour liquid mixture into the dry ingredients and use a spatula until there are a few streaks of flour remaining.
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You can use a cookie scoop or ice cream scoop to divide the mixture into muffin liners evenly. A standard size muffin form is filled with one scoop.
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In a small bowl, add sugar and cinnamon. Using a fork to combine. Sprinkle generously on top of each muffin.
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Depending on the size of the muffin, you can bake them for between 18 – 24 minutes. Muffins are done when the tops start to turn golden brown. Another way is using a toothpick you can test if the muffins are ready. When the inserted toothpick comes out with minimal crumbs, they are ready.
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