Banana Bread Mini Muffins

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Try this easy Banana bread mini muffins recipe for a frugal and delicious breakfast idea. They also freeze great!

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

3 to 4 bananas ripe bananas - if you have them in the freezer, just allow to thaw
⅓ cup melted butter
1 egg
¾ cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon of baking soda
¼ teaspoon of salt
1½ cups of flour

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

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.

Variations and Additions

Mini Chocolate Chips - Make mini chocolate chip banana muffins by adding in a handful of regular chocolate chips when you add in the flour.
Chopped Nuts - We even love to add in some chopped nuts to the mini banana muffins 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.

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