Pumpkin Banana Muffins (Printer-friendly)
Tender pumpkin and banana muffins spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, with optional nuts or chocolate.
# What You’ll Need:
→ Produce
01 - 1 cup pumpkin puree
02 - 1 large ripe banana, mashed
→ Wet Ingredients
03 - 2 large eggs
04 - 1/2 cup vegetable oil or melted coconut oil
05 - 1/3 cup milk (dairy or non-dairy)
06 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
→ Dry Ingredients
07 - 1 and 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
08 - 3/4 cup granulated sugar
09 - 1/4 cup brown sugar
10 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
11 - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
12 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
13 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
14 - 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
15 - 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
→ Optional
16 - 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
17 - 1/2 cup chocolate chips
# How-To Guide:
01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a muffin tin with paper liners or lightly grease all twelve wells.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, whisk together pumpkin puree, mashed banana, eggs, vegetable oil, milk, and vanilla extract until fully combined and smooth.
03 - In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
04 - Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Gently fold until just combined, avoiding overmixing to ensure tender muffins.
05 - Fold in chopped nuts or chocolate chips if desired.
06 - Evenly distribute the batter among the muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full.
07 - Bake for 20 to 22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center emerges clean.
08 - Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- They stay incredibly moist and tender, even a day or two after baking thanks to that banana and pumpkin duo.
- This recipe takes substitutions and add-ins like a champ—so you can use what you've got and customize every batch.
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- If you mix the batter too much, you'll end up with dense muffins; I learned the hard way after my first enthusiastic attempt.
- Letting them cool fully on a wire rack keeps that perfect muffin-top texture.
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- Lining the muffin tin makes cleanup a breeze and preserves those crisp edges.
- Toasted nuts take these muffins to a whole new level—five extra minutes, big payoff.