Description
Paula Deen’s banana nut muffins deliver classic Southern comfort with moist, tender crumb and rich nutty flavor. Warm spices and sweet ripe bananas create irresistible homestyle treats you’ll want to savor with morning coffee.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 large)
- ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature (113 g)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray or paper liners.
- Creaming: Whip softened butter and sugar using an electric mixer until light and fluffy, creating a smooth, aerated base for the muffins.
- Wet Ingredients: Integrate eggs individually, then fold in vanilla and mashed bananas, ensuring a cohesive, silky mixture.
- Dry Ingredient Blend: Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg together to create a uniform dry ingredient mixture.
- Batter Assembly: Delicately combine dry ingredients with wet mixture, stirring minimally to preserve the muffins’ delicate texture. Gently incorporate chopped walnuts or pecans for added crunch.
- Filling and Baking: Distribute batter evenly among muffin cups, filling two-thirds full. Bake for 18-22 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cooling: Rest muffins in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve with a light butter spread if desired.
Notes
- Prevent Tough Texture: Mix dry and wet ingredients minimally to maintain a soft, tender crumb – overmixing activates gluten and creates dense muffins.
- Banana Ripeness Matters: Use extremely ripe, almost black bananas for maximum sweetness and deeper flavor profile.
- Nut Distribution Tip: Lightly coat chopped nuts in flour before adding to batter to prevent them from sinking during baking.
- Storage Strategy: Keep muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days, or freeze for up to 3 weeks for longer preservation.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 245
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 190 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg