Enjoy these easy-to-make caramel banana muffins, full of banana flavor with a sweet caramel topping. This delicious breakfast item is a fantastic way to use up overripe bananas!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Quick and easy to make - This is an easy to follow recipe that is made with simple ingredients
- Bursting with sweet banana and caramel flavors - This amazing flavor pairing that makes this a great breakfast muffin.
- Crunchy topping - The muffin tops have a slight crunch that creates a nice balance and texture to these muffins.
- They're a great way to use overripe bananas - These delicious muffins have overripe bananas which is the best way to make banana bread or banana muffins!
Ingredients in Caramel Banana Muffins
This banana muffin recipe uses simple ingredients
- Mashed bananas - overripe bananas contain a higher sugar content which makes the muffins sweeter and more tender.
- Vegetable oil
- Granulated sugar
- Brown sugar
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- All-purpose flour
- Salt
- Ground cinnamon
- Unsalted butter
- Milk
- Powdered sugar
How to Make Banana Muffins
Here are step-by-step directions for how to make this banana muffin recipe. See the recipe card for the full ingredient amounts, directions, and the printable recipe.
Banana Muffins Directions
- Preheat the oven to 425° and either spray a muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray or line a muffin pan with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, beat together the sugars and the vegetable oil.
- Beat in the egg and add the mashed bananas.
- Beat until smooth and add in the vanilla extract.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the dry ingredients: all purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Slowly beat the flour mixture into the banana mixture. Make sure not to overmix.
- Fill the liners ¾ of the way full.
- Top with crumb topping and place in the oven.
- Bake for 5 minutes at 425° and then reduce the temperature to 350° for an additional 13-15 minutes. Check the center with a toothpick.
- Remove from the oven, allow them to rest for 10 minutes and then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely before drizzling with caramel drizzle.
- Store in an airtight container.
TIP
For bakery-style muffins, bake at 425ºF for the first 5 minutes and then reduce the temperature to 350ºF for the remainder of the baking time.
Brown Sugar Crumb Topping
- Mix the flour, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Use a fork to cut in the 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter until crumbly.
- Add the crumbly mixture to the tops of the unbaked muffins.
Caramel Icing Drizzle
- In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter then stir in the brown sugar until the mixture is smooth and no longer grainy.
- Remove from heat and add the ½ cup of confectioners' sugar, mixing until smooth.
- Add a little splash of milk at a time to get the desired consistency. Drizzle the tops of the completely cool muffins.
TIP
A piping bottle is a useful tool for drizzling.
FAQ's for Banana Caramel Muffins
You can easily turn this banana muffin recipe into caramel banana nut muffins by either chopping up 1 cup of pecans and adding them to the dry ingredients before combining the wet and dry ingredients or, by adding chopped pecans to the crumb topping mixture.
For maximum flavor and the perfect texture, use overripe bananas. As bananas ripen, they produce a higher sugar content that in turn will bring out more banana flavor. It's a good idea to use overripe bananas when baking with bananas.
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📖 Recipe
Banana Caramel Muffins
Ingredients
Banana Muffins
- 3 overripe bananas - mashed
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Brown Sugar Crumb Topping
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Caramel Drizzle
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter - melted
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1-2 tablespoon milk
- ½ cup confectioners' sugar
Instructions
Banana Muffins Directions
- Preheat the oven to 425° and either spray a muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray or line a muffin pan with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, beat together the sugars and the vegetable oil.
- Beat in the egg and add the mashed bananas.
- Beat until smooth and add in the vanilla extract.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Slowly beat the flour mixture into the banana mixture. Make sure not to overmix.
- Fill the liners ¾ of the way full.
- Top with crumb topping and place in the oven.
- Bake for 5 minutes at 425° and then reduce the temperature to 350° for an additional 13-15 minutes. Check the center with a toothpick.
- Remove from the oven, allow them to rest for 10 minutes, and then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely before drizzling with caramel drizzle.
- Store in an airtight container.
Brown Sugar Crumb Topping
- Mix together the flour, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Use a fork to cut in the 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter until crumbly.
- Add the crumbly mixture to the tops of the unbaked muffins.
Caramel Icing Drizzle
- In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter then stir in the brown sugar until the mixture is smooth and no longer grainy.
- Remove from heat and add the ½ cup of confectioners' sugar, mixing until smooth.
- Add a little splash of milk at a time to get the desired consistency. Drizzle the tops of the completely cool muffins.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate based on third-party calculations. Actual values may vary due to ingredients, measurements, and serving sizes.
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Amy Liu Dong says
Even with an hour of whole procedure it still looks awesome! The Crisp on the outside will complement the sweetness of the drizzled sauce while the softness on the inside will go well with the lightness of it!