4.9 from 24 votes
Banana Nut Muffins
The best, lightest and fluffiest banana nut muffins you'll ever taste!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
28 mins
Servings: 6 jumbo muffins
Calories: 578 kcal
Course:
Bread , Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour (good quality, all purpose/plain)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ⅛ tsp salt (a pinch)
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 cup yogurt (plain)
- 2 bananas (medium-sized, peeled = 7 oz)
- 1 cup pecans (unsalted, roasted, and chopped)
- 1 pinch amber rock sugar (to top, if desired-or other sugar, see notes)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC)
- Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl, then stir in the sugar.
- Put the chopped nuts into a bowl and set aside.
- In another bowl or measuring jug, whisk together the eggs, olive oil, and yogurt until evenly mixed.
- Mash the bananas in a small bowl and set aside.
- If using the amber rock sugar, crush gently with a mortar and pestle or other method.
- Pour the yogurt mixture into the dry ingredients in the large bowl, and stir gently a few times (do not completely mix in).
- Next, add the mashed banana and fold in a few times before tossing in the nuts. Continue to mix the batter gently until just combined (over mixing will ruin the texture).
- Fill the muffin cups evenly. (OPTIONAL: sprinkle the muffins with a little crushed amber rock sugar, or other sugar, for a crunchy top.)
- Bake for about 18-20 minutes or until golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean.
- Cool for 5 minutes before placing on a cooling rack or putting into a cloth lined basket to serve.
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Notes
- Sugars that work well on top of these muffins:
- An alternative way to bake this batter is in a loaf time, as a banana nut loaf. Baking time will be much longer, at least 35 to 40 minutes. Check the cake with a tester after smelling the banana aroma coming out of the oven.
- Swedish pearl sugar
- Crushed Belgian pearl sugar
- Demerara sugar
- Sugar in the raw
- Golden sugar
Nutrition Information
Serving
1
Calories
578kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
63g
(21%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
33g
(51%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
Monounsaturated Fat
21g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
67mg
(22%)
Sodium
325mg
(14%)
Potassium
340mg
(10%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
25g
(50%)
Vitamin A
166IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
157mg
(16%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6jumbo muffins
Amount Per Serving
Calories 578
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 578kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 63g | 21% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 21g | 105% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 67mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 325mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 340mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 25g | 50% |
| Vitamin A | 166IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 157mg | 16% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.