Blueberry and Banana Muffins
We had some VERY ripe bananas in the refrigerator that I had to use up and a huge bag of blueberries from my generous neighbor Jack. Both of my kids wanted muffins for breakfast, so I decided to make some blueberry and banana muffins. They couldn’t be easier to make; they smelled amazing while baking, and they were moist and so delicious. My kids gobbled up three each and loved every single bite.
Blueberry and Banana Muffins
Ingredients:
- ½ cup of butter, softened
- ¾ cup of brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 overripe bananas, well-mashed
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups of flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1½ cups of blueberries, divided
- 1 tbsp white sugar, for sprinkling on top
How to make Blueberry and Banana Muffins:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, then coat a muffin pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until creamy. Add the eggs, bananas, and vanilla, then continue beating until well combined.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; mix well.
Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture and stir until just combined. Add 1 cup of blueberries and gently mix them into the batter.
Spoon the batter evenly into each muffin tin. Add the last ½ cup of the remaining blueberries equally to each muffin, gently pushing them in.
Sprinkle the top of each muffin with some white sugar, if desired. Side Note: This creates a slightly crispy top.Â
 Bake for 20-23 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
Let the muffins cool on a wire cooling rack.
Slather with butter and enjoy!
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup of butter softened
- ¾ cup of brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 overripe bananas well-mashed
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups of flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1½ cups of blueberries divided
- 1 tbsp white sugar for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, then coat a muffin pan with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar with a hand mixer or stand mixer until creamy.
- Add the eggs, bananas, and vanilla, then continue beating until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; mix well.
- Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture and stir until just combined. Add 1 cup of blueberries and gently mix them into the batter.
- Spoon the batter evenly into each muffin tin. Add the last ½ cup of the remaining blueberries equally to each muffin, gently pushing them in.
- Sprinkle the top of each muffin with some white sugar, if desired. Side Note: This creates a slightly crispy top.
- Bake for 20-23 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the muffins cool on a wire cooling rack.
- Slather with butter and enjoy!
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