A lot of recipes claim to be the best, this one really is! This recipe comes out light and fluffy with amazing flavor! I like to make muffins with mine since they are portable and easy to grab on the go. This recipe could be made healthier, but I really love it just as is. Feel free to substitute applesauce for the butter to make it lower in fat.
This recipe can be made into bread, muffins, and mini muffins and is absolutely delicious no matter how you bake it.
The BEST Banana Bread/Muffin Recipe
3 ripe
bananas, smashed
1/3 cup
melted butter
2 Tbsp
packed brown sugar
14 Tbsp
granulated sugar
1 beaten egg
1 tsp
vanilla
1 teaspoon
baking soda
½ tsp baking
powder
1 ½ cup
flour
½ tsp
cinnamon
¼ tsp cloves
¼ tsp nutmeg
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1 tsp brown
sugar (optional)
1 tsp water
(optional)
Method:
Preheat oven
to 350 and grease or paper line your muffin pans. Melt the butter in a large bowl in the microwave. Add the bananas and smash them with a pastry cutter or potato masher and mix well. In a 1 cup measuring cup, add the 2 Tbsp
packed brown sugar and add the granulated sugar until the 1 cup is full
(approximately 14 Tbsp granulated sugar).
Add both sugars to the banana mixture, then add the egg &
vanilla and stir. Sprinkle the baking soda,
baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg over the mixture and stir. Add the flour and mix well.
Bake the
muffins/bread as directed below. While
in the oven, dissolve the 1 tsp brown sugar in 1 tsp of water. One minute before the baked goods are done,
use a pastry brush to brush the brown sugar/water on the tops of the
bread/muffin for a sweet and crispy top.
The bread/muffins are done when top springs up when touched or when a wooden toothpick comes out clean.
This can be
baked in a 4x8 inch loaf pan for 1 hour or full size muffin pan for
approximately 18-20 mins. Mini muffins
bake perfectly at 11 minutes.
