Recipe: Appetizing Banana Nut Bread (or Muffins)

Banana Nut Bread (or Muffins). I wanted a banana nut recipe and thought this one looked very good with the real butter in the Wow, these are really good! I think they're even better than my banana bread. I did use less butter, and Banana Muffins II. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.

It is so very easy to make! Banana nut muffin recipe with ripe bananas, nuts, sugar, egg, flour. If time and waistline permitted, I could wake up every morning to these banana nut muffins! You can cook Banana Nut Bread (or Muffins) using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Banana Nut Bread (or Muffins)

1. Prepare of unsalted butter, at room temperature.
2. It's of brown sugar.
3. Prepare of plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream) at room temperature.
4. You need of vanilla extract.
5. You need of large eggs, at room temperature.
6. You need of large spotty bananas, mashed.
7. You need of all purpose flour.
8. It's of whole wheat flour.
9. It's of baking soda.
10. You need of ground cinnamon.
11. It's of salt.
12. Prepare of walnuts or pecans, chopped coarsely (or chocolate chips).

This quick and easy muffin recipe is based on our favorite banana bread, with the addition of a cup of chopped nuts and a dash of coffee. Tyler Florence's Banana Nut Muffins from Food Network are loaded with banana flavor, as he uses four whole overripe bananas and plenty of Add the melted butter, eggs, and vanilla and beat well, scraping down the sides of the bowl once or twice. Mix in the dry ingredients just until incorporated. Banana nut muffins are the shortcut version to banana bread.

Banana Nut Bread (or Muffins) instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9x5x3 loaf pan (or grease muffin tins or grease 4 mini loaf pans). If making a loaf, then also line the loaf pan with a slip of parchment paper, leaving an overhang on the sides to easily lift out the finished loaf..
2. Cream together butter and sugar until well blended, about 2 minutes. Mix in the vanilla and yogurt. Mix the eggs in one at a time, beating well after each one. Lastly, beat in the banana. Once everything is incorporated, set this aside..
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together both cups of flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together. Then add to wet mixture. Mix together until just combined. Fold in the walnuts (or chocolate chips)..
4. Bread directions: Pour mixture into loaf pan. Bake 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out of center clean. Cool in pan on a cooling rack until completely cooled. Then remove the loaf from the pan and slice using a sharp, serrated knife..
5. Muffin directions: Pour batter into muffin tins about 2/3 of the way full and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool in muffin tin for about 10 minutes, then remove and allow muffins to cool completely on cooling rack..
6. Mini Loaves (pictured at top): Pour batter into greased mini loaf pans and bake for 33-38 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centers come out clean. Place the loaf pans onto a wire rack to cool completely..

These muffins are made for breakfast on the go. They are light and moist, full of toasted walnuts, and just sweet enough. Just like with banana bread, the riper you bananas are the better! Sub the walnuts out for pecans if you prefer or. Banana Nut Bread is one of my favorite quick breads, and trust me, this recipe will not disappoint!