Apple Banana Muffins Recipe

5 from 2 votes

One-bowl banana apple muffins made with ripe bananas, grated apples, and cinnamon. Soft, moist, and ready in just 30 minutes.

Course Muffins

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings muffins

Calories 177kcal

Preheat oven to 375°F.
In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, sugar oil and vanilla.
2 eggs, ½ cup sugar, ¼ cup oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix in mashed bananas and grated apples.
¾ cup mashed bananas, ½ cup grated apple
Add flour, and sprinkle cinnamon, baking powder and salt on top of the flour.
2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon salt
Begin mixing the dry ingredients together on top of the wet ingredients and then mix everything together.
Scoop batter and place into lightly greased or paper-lined muffin tins.
Bake in preheated 375°F oven for 15-17 minutes until cooked through.
Allow muffins to cool 3-5 minutes in pan and then remove from pan and continue cooling on a cooling rack.

Use fresh baking powder: Baking powder can lose its effectiveness over time. If it's old, your muffins may not rise properly.
Grate the apple: Use the large holes of a box grater. There's no need to squeeze the moisture from the grated apple before adding it to the batter.
Fully preheat your oven: I use a separate oven thermometer to make certain my oven has reached the proper temperature. My preheat light often turns off before the oven has reached full temperature, so I always give it extra time.
Don't overmix the batter: Stir just until everything is combined. Overmixing can cause tough muffins.
Prepare your muffin tin: Use paper liners or spray the muffin cups with a nonstick spray.
Use an ice cream scoop: This helps make evenly sized muffins and makes it easy to portion the batter into the muffin tin.