Delicious Banana Walnut Muffins. These easy to make moist muffins are made with ripe bananas and chopped walnuts and are perfect for breakfast or snack time.
Every bite of these muffins is filled with delicious banana flavor and crunch from the walnuts.
These Banana Walnut Muffins are so easy to make and are a favorite for breakfast or for lunchbox snacks.
We always seem to have bananas sitting on our kitchen counter just waiting to be eaten. Bananas seem to go quickly from the perfect ripeness for eating to way over ripe. Once they hit this stage they are perfect for these banana walnut muffins, oatmeal banana muffins, quinoa banana bread, or smoothies!
This batch of muffins disappears quickly at my house. I often divide the cooked muffins up and have some for eating now and I freeze the rest for later.
Using frozen bananas
When I don't have time to use up the really ripe bananas, I often just put the whole banana into the freezer.
I don't peel them and often don't even put them into a freezer bag. When I need a banana I just take the amount out of the freezer, let them thaw a bit and then peel and use. The bananas are easy to mash and work perfectly in banana muffins.
If you are looking for additional ways to use ripe bananas, check out this collection of banana recipes , these banana chocolate chip muffins and this recipe for oatmeal banana bread.
Tips on making muffins
- Use ripe bananas, they are easier to mash and they have a sweeter flavor
- Mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl
- Mix butter, milk, eggs and vanilla together in a separate bowl
- Add wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix
- Stir in mashed bananas
- Stir in walnuts
- Use an ice cream scoop to get consistent sized muffins
- Bake in a muffin tin with paper liners or spray tin to use without liners.
How to freeze muffins
- Allow muffins to cool completely
- Place in a single layer in a freezer bag or a freezer safe container
- Place in freezer
- To use, remove from freezer and let thaw
- Muffins are best used within one month of freezing
These banana walnut muffins have chopped walnuts, but you could also use chopped pecans. If you aren't a fan of nuts in your muffins, just omit them.
More favorite muffin recipes
- Huckleberry Muffins
- Raspberry Muffins
- Triple Berry Muffins
- Blueberry Muffins
- Rhubarb Muffins
- Pumpkin Apple Muffins
- Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
- Bran Muffins
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If you loved this recipe you’ll LOVE all the others in this breakfast category. Check out all my muffin recipes!
Banana Walnut Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 Cups flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ Cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons butter (melted)
- ½ cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 ripe bananas (mashed)
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon and salt together in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, mix butter, milk, eggs and vanilla together.
- Add liquid mixture into dry mixture. Stir just until combined.
- Add bananas and walnuts. Stir.
- Add batter to sprayed muffins tins (or tins lined with paper liners)
- Bake at 375 for 18-20 minutes.
- Let cool in tins for 10 minutes, remove from tins and then continue cooling on a baking rack.
Notes
Tips
- Use ripe bananas, they are easier to mash and they have a sweeter flavor
- Mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl
- Mix butter, milk, eggs and vanilla together in a separate bowl
- Add wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix
- Stir in mashed bananas
- Stir in walnuts
- Use an ice cream scoop to get consistent sized muffins
- Bake in a muffin tin with paper liners or spray tin to use without liners.
Dawn - Girl Heart Food says
I love a good muffin and these look great! Plus, such a great way to use up those overripe bananas 😉 Now I just need a cuppa coffee!
Kathy says
I always seem to have overripe bananas around!
Fred G says
Great combo for a morning muffin
Adina says
I haven't baked muffins in ages and these look so perfect! I would like one right now for breakfast.
Fran @ G'day Souffle' says
I agree- that's a great idea about freezing bananas- never thought about it and now I'm angry with myself for throwing out all those bananas in the past! (I'm also thinking about adding some of your famous Butter Cream icing on top of these muffins)!
Kathy says
Fran,
You are always full of great ideas! Buttercream frosting on a muffin!!! Sounds like a great idea to me! 🙂
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says
I've never met a banana muffin I haven't loved Kathy! These look yummy!
Kathy says
Thanks, Mary Ann!
Stacey @ The Sugar Coated Cottage says
There is nothing more homey than banana muffins!! I can almost smell them just looking at these photos!! Take care. 🙂
Kathy says
I love banana muffins too!
David @ Spiced says
That's a great tip about just freezing bananas, Kathy! I've never thought of that one. Instead, I'm like "oh crap I gotta make a batch of banana muffins ASAP." Of course, that's never a bad thing, either, right? 🙂 Love the new photos here, my friend!
Kathy says
I guess I'm just frugal and can't throw out anything! 🙂
Rachelle @ Beer Girl Cooks says
Yay for summer vacation! What a great way to use up those bananas! These muffins look terrific!
Kathy says
Bananas certainly are a versatile fruit! So many ways to use them.