Name: The Best Banana Streusel Muffins
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 28 min
Ingredients: 3 overripe bananas (mashed); 1/2 C salted butter (melted); 1/4 C granulated sugar; 1/2 C brown sugar (tightly packed); 2 eggs (room temperature); 1 TBSP vanilla; 2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/4 C buttermilk (room temperature); 2 C all-purpose flour; 1/3 C all-purpose flour; 1/2 C brown sugar (tightly packed); 1/4 C salted butter (room temperature)

The Best Banana Streusel Muffins

Overripe bananas have never had a better calling than to become banana streusel muffins. A sweet crumble topping adds some crunch to the perfect fluffy muffin. Using three bananas really showcases the natural sweetness of the fruit. This recipe also calls for real butter, buttermilk, and brown sugar which makes these feel like an indulgent breakfast.

This is hands down my kid’s favorite way for me to transform those bananas they call “squishy and brown”. I think they actually think of these little numbers as breakfast cupcakes. The golden domes rise and crack to expose the brown sugar streusel that satisfies their sweet tooth. These are the best sweet breakfast muffins for kids.

These homemade muffins are the baked goods that the entire family will request for breakfast often. The only bummer about these muffins, they last only 1-2 days in our house. Even when I make a double batch and think I made plenty, I can blink and there is nothing left but crumbs. Warning – your family will want these for breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner, dessert, and second-dessert. Hide them if you want them to last!

Ingredients for Banana Streusel Muffins

Here are the ingredients you will need to make these:

This rustic banana muffin recipe will need 3 large overripe bananas. From there the basic muffin recipe is what we use. The buttermilk and real butter are also important so I recommend following this recipe as listed.

the best banana streusel muffins ingredients

How to Make Homemade Banana Muffins

The key is to remember that several ingredients need to be at room temperature. So plan ahead and get those on your counter before starting the rest. After mixing the ingredients according to the recipe with wet and dry ingredients separately. The topping with the streusel is also mixed and added to the top.

Landon loves these so much he actually offers to help. He thinks that if he helps they will be ready faster. I enjoy having him bake with me so I don’t have it in my heart to break the news to him that he kinda slows me down and makes things messier. But he does help keep it interesting and he loves to use the potato masher on the bananas.

mashing bananas for banana streusel muffins — Landon vs bananas – the weapon of choice is a potato masher

Fill the muffin pan 3/4 of the way up and then top with the streusel ingredients.

Bake for 8 minutes at 425°.
Immediately drop the oven temperature to 350° (do not open the oven or rotate the muffin tin) and bake for another 7 minutes.
Check to be sure the muffins are ready with a toothpick. It should come out clean when passed through the center of a muffin. The domes should be golden and have risen considerably with the streusel topping browned.

These are baked in a regular-sized muffin pan. You can make mini banana muffins too. If you want to do that, keep in mind the cooking time will be less. I suggest 10-12 minutes at 375° but have not tried that yet.

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