Easy Maple Banana Bread Muffins are mixed in one bowl with ingredients already in your kitchen. These banana bread muffins are sweetened with maple syrup.
Happy Sunday. I’m awake before the rest of my family today, watching an episode of Marie Kondo’s new Netflix show, drinking coffee, and writing this post. Waking up 30 minutes to an hour before my 2-year-old with coffee and alone time sets the tone for a great day.
Last weekend I offered to bake something for brunch with a few friends. I planned on making my mom’s homemade cinnamon rolls, but I ran out of time, so I settled on muffins instead. I love banana bread muffins that are super banana-y. To get the best banana flavor I use three large, slightly ripened bananas.
To avoid refined sugar, I use maple syrup to sweeten the muffins. With the sweetness of bananas, you can get away with a lot less sugar in this recipe (1/3 instead of 1 cup). This muffin recipe is based on Sarah’s Banana Bread Muffins on all recipes.
My sweet toddler loves these muffins and was inches away while I snapped a few food photos. That smile cracks me up.
Easy Maple Banana Bread Muffins
Ingredients
- 3 large ripe bananas {mashed}
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup whole milk yogurt
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Mash bananas in a bowl. Add vanilla extract, egg, yogurt, oil and maple syrup. Mix until combined.
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Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until combined.
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Add batter to a muffin tin. Bake for 20 minutes.
I’m Celia. I live in the Chicago area. I'm a mama of two, runner, business owner and former Iowan. My blog includes recipes, fitness and travel posts, and stories about Chicago.
Hi Celia! I’m wondering if you’ve had any experience freezing these muffins? I’ve got perfect bananas and I was hoping to bring them to a baby shower in two weeks!
I have frozen them and in my experience they taste best bakes the day of. But freezing should be fine as long as you allow enough time to thaw OR do a quick defrost before serving!