Best Jo Jos Favorite Banana Muffins Recipes

BANANA NUT MUFFINS

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Banana Nut Muffins - Overripe bananas taking up valuable real estate on your kitchen counter? These muffins are your answer! They're the easiest quick bite for breakfast as you run out the door for work or school. Check out my tips and tricks for making perfect muffins with giant, bakery-style tops.

Provided by Joanna Cismaru

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar (granulated)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoon butter (unsalted, 1/2 stick)
1/2 cup pecans (chopped, or walnuts)
3 small bananas (ripe, or 2 large ones)
2 eggs
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

Prep: Preheat your oven to 425F. Butter a 12 muffin baking pan or line it with muffin liners.
Dry ingredients: In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together. Using a pastry blender cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the pecans and stir. Set aside.
Batter: In another bowl, add the bananas, milk, eggs, vanilla and whisk until well incorporated. Add the banana mixture to the flour mixture and using a spatula mix everything until flour is moistened, please note the batter will be lumpy.
Bake: Spoon the muffin batter equally into the muffin cups. Turn down the oven to 400 F degrees and place the muffins in the oven. Bake them for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 muffin, Calories 245 kcal, Carbohydrate 40 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Cholesterol 38 mg, Sodium 64 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 16 g

FAVORITE BANANA CHIP MUFFINS

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These banana chocolate chip muffins are one of the first things my husband gets hungry for when he's home from deployment. I make sure to have the overripe bananas ready. They're a family tradition. -Kimberly Duda, Sanford, North Carolina

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 40m

Yield 1 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, room temperature
1-1/3 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In another bowl, whisk egg, bananas, melted butter and vanilla until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in chocolate chips., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake 17-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 207 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 31mg cholesterol, Sodium 172mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges