Awesome Banana Muffin Recipe
These are by far the EASIEST and BEST Banana Muffins I have ever tasted! Even if you think you can’t cook, they are 100% “fool-proof” which makes them all that much better! With only 8 ingredients (which you probably have on-hand) I am sure you’ll agree these are super easy. See for yourself in the feedback! There are over 1000 positive comments – if that’s not good feedback, I don’t know what is!
They are extremely easy, and great tasting! So versatile…change them up and let me know how they turned out! You just can’t go wrong with this GREAT RECIPE! If you like them, leave me a comment and tell me about your muffin victory! 
Banana Muffins (makes 12 muffins)
3 or 4 Large bananas, mashed (the more bananas the moister, so I use 4)
1/2 cup white sugar (original recipe calls for 1 cup, but I don’t like them too sweet)
1 slightly beaten egg
1/3 cup melted margarine or butter
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups flour
Mix the mashed banana, sugar, egg and margarine together. Set aside. In a separate bowl, mix together baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour. Mix wet and dry ingredients all together! Pour into greased muffin tins, and bake in 350 degrees F oven for approximately 20 minutes. Enjoy!
*These are much more flavourful the next day, and they freeze very nicely too!
*Also, if you like walnuts, you can throw a handful of those in there as well for some added flavour and texture, or try adding chocolate chips, or better yet, BOTH! Yum 
UPDATE: If you like these banana muffins, try my Carrot Cake Recipe
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These are the easiest muffins ever! They’re soooo good, so moist! My husband loves banana muffins, and these are his favourite! I made a batch tonight, and added some chocolate chips-I could probably eat the whole try myself, as they are amazing!
baking as i write. cant wait to try them. everyone sure has good comments
I make these with big blackberries folded in!
fantastic, 3yr old daughter helped, we added grated apple and vanilla too, in the oven but looking good
amaziing recipe. i made them with chocolate chips and they were delicious.
Best best best recipe ever…so delicious and so easy. Thank you very much.
YUM! These turned out soooo good. I have made a few recipes I found online and they never turned out..I had lost hope I would one day make a delicious muffin until I found this recipe! Actually I used 3 mini loaf pans..cooked for about 45 mins.
These are VERY easy and wonderful. Because my hubby has an allergy to wheat, I used oat flour. In place of the egg, I used Chia seeds. That is the only thing I changed. The batter made 24 mini muffins and 6 regular size muffins. When hubby came home….. he ate 12 mini muffins in less than a 1/2 hour cuz he loved them. I will make them again!!
Making them right now. Added chocolate chips to 1/2 the batch. They smell delicious…can’t wait to try them! Thanks for the recipe!
Real easy to mix up and quick to put in oven. Made a double batch added nuts and chocolate chips left the other plain. eather way very good. outstanding recipe!!!:)
Were very good. Kids have been gobbling them all up! I barely had any left over to save for the hubby at work, and the son in school! Added a bit of pure vanilla extract, dash of cinnamon, and nutmeg. Baked them in 8 mini loaf pan for about 35 mins in my convection oven at 325.
Thank you for this lovely recipe. It truly is an easy and fool-proof recipe. I baked this last night and my kids thoroughly enjoyed it.
I can’t cook. And I can usually find a way to mess up a recipe. But I’ve made these muffins a handful of times and they are always delicious. There’s a batch in the oven that my 4 year old helped me make that we’re eagerly awaiting!!
Does the recipe for banana muffins require plain or self raising flour?
I made these with my 4 & 5 year old, they did most of the work themselves(which proves how easy it really is). We kept the recipe the same, with the exception of crumbling some brown sugar on top of them before popping them in the oven. The muffins were a hit! Everyone wanted seconds
In the oven, now. I added an apple, cinnamon, and chopped pecans. Anxious to try them.
This recipe is amazing! I replace the normal flour with gluten-free flour mix and it works just as well. Thank you!
My 7 year old just said, “I could taste how good this was before I bit into it!” great recipe. Easy. Thanks!
Actually, these really are the best muffins i have ever made. They were insanely good! x
Thanks again for a great ‘foundation recipe’
Used some great product from KAF to bump-up these muffins. I like using whole wheat and oatbran flour as the base flour, and using their Whole Grain Blend with some great seeds in there …
Sounds great & looks easi peasi. Going to try today!
LOVE this recipe ….left my recipe at home …and found this by fluke …glad i did ! beats mine …by a bit
Omg! Never made muffins from scratch. These were super moist and so delish. The family loved them.
Awesome Recipe, Cat! We live in Costa Rica, and have an overabundance of Bananas in the wet season, this recipe takes care of that problem! Everyone loves them! We add Chocolate and Walnuts if we have them!
Thanks for making the world a better place with yummy Banana Muffins Cat!
So easy to make! Kept the same measurements/ingredients. Thank you so much for sharing!
My kids and I made them with, but substituted regular flour with brown rice flour, and they were delicious! and GLUTEN-FREE
thanks for recipe.
great added chocolate chips Yum!!!
Just made a batch of these, never made muffins from scratch before. I’m not a great baker but these were so easy!! They are in the oven as I type and smell so good! I can’t wait to try them… will update after i taste!!!
This is my go to for Banana recipes. I love the low sugar aspect. The kids have no idea! Thsnks a million for sharing!
These are so great when made vegan and gluten free! I used applesauce instead of butter and egg replacer in place of eggs and gluten free flour by King Arthur. I added Enjoy Life chocolate chips as well. I made them twice first time with coconut butter and second time with applesauce and the second batch rose well. Oh, and I also added some oats. Thanks!
I’m so glad I found your site and this recipe! My 3 year old and I have made these muffins twice this week. It is the perfect thing for her to help me bake – so quick, easy and fun. And they taste fantastic! Thanks for sharing!
I used Organic Whole Wheat flour and brown sugar, and added a tsp of cinnamon to the mix. My husband can’t keep his hands off them!! Very tasty.
Hi Cat,
Thank you for the awesome recipe
I do not have an oven so what I did was steam them and it tasted really yummy and moist.
Cheers,
Yen
During last three weeks my colleague and I made them three times, and they are fantastic! We also add one-two teaspoon(s) (for 12 muffins) of brandy for additional flavor.
Thank you Cat!
Hi,
I tried your banana muffin.After pouring in the moulds I found that my oven (mine is a fan assisted oven) has only upto 250 degrees. So I set it up at 250 since the receipe called for 350, It was kind of burnt.Could you let me know how much do we need to set up for fan assisted ovens.Thanks a lot.
First off my house smells amazing! I can never ever bake banana muffins without them not cooking thoroughly! This is the FIRST recipe I have found that is easy & they bake perfect! THANK YOU!
Wow! These were great. I substituted whole wheat flour and used Sugar in the Raw. Awesome recipe!!! Thank you!
So good! I added chips as well and they are terrific!! Glad I stumbled upon this recipe~~
@Nathan. Your oven is marked in degrees Centigrade and the recipe is in Farenheit. 350F is about 180C but with a fan assist I would bake them at 160C. Hope you don’t get burned offereings next time!
SO GOOD. I LOVE IT!
Just made a double batch with white choc chips. BEST recipe ever! They taste amazing!!!
we are going to be trying theseout right now reviews soundgood:)
yum, yum, yum! i am making these again and this time i added flax seed! i cannot wait until they come out of the oven. i also use an egg replacer to make them vegan! delicious!
The banana muffin that I baked was great! Thank you for sharing the recipe. I added a two teaspoon of honey. It turned out delicious!
I’m not much of a cook, and these turned out great. Added chocolate chips, and my hubby can’t stay out of them. Thank you so much!!
Wow, so easy and useful i have made about 4 diffrent types this month. I added dates, dried apricots, ginger and nuts all delicious! also i used a little less sugar and wholemeal flour the last few times so i can call them ‘healthy’. YUM . simple great recipe! Thanks
They are in the oven! i did change a few things,i used brown sugar instead of white as i like the taste more! Also i added brown sugar and cinnamon sprinkled on top of the muffin to make they crunchy on top!!
SO EASY, SO GOOD!! I made them into mini-muffins, bakes for 10 mins. I am only half done baking but looks like this will yield 48 mini muffins!
These were really good, but is there a way you can make this but for banana bread?
Just made a batch of these this moring. They smelled wonderful and tasted amazing! These truly are awesome! I didn’t have chocolate chips in the cupboard, but I’m going to make sure I have some to throw in next time.
Thanks again Cat!