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    Home » Breakfast

    Published: May 4, 2019 · Modified: Jan 2, 2022 by Angela · This post may contain affiliate links · 43 Comments

    The Best Banana Streusel Muffins

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    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!

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    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

    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 ¾ of the way up and then top with the streusel ingredients.

     
    the best banana streusel muffins

    Fill muffin tin openings ¾ the way & top with streusel

     

    • 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.
    the best banana streusel muffins

    Beautifully Tall Banana Muffins with sweet crumble streusel topping

     

    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.

    If you love sweet baked goods for breakfast, I also recommend the following recipes:

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    the best banana streusel muffins

    The Best Banana Streusel Muffins

    Angela
    Overripe bananas become the best fluffy banana streusel muffins. This sweet breakfast muffin recipe is a kid and adult favorite.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 28 mins
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12

    Equipment

    • muffin pan

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 overripe bananas mashed
    • ½ C salted butter melted
    • ¼ C granulated sugar
    • ½ C brown sugar tightly packed
    • 2 eggs room temperature
    • 1 tablespoon vanilla
    • 2 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ C buttermilk room temperature
    • 2 C all-purpose flour

    Streusel Topping Ingredients

    • ⅓ C all-purpose flour
    • ½ C brown sugar tightly packed
    • ¼ C salted butter room temperature

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 425°
    • Grease muffin pan so the dough does not stick.
    • Mash bananas in a large bowl using a fork or potato masher. Bananas should be well mashed and almost like a puree.
    • Add in melted butter and both sugars, stir by hand. You do not want this batter overworked which will make the muffins tough. Add eggs and vanilla and stir to combine. Add buttermilk and stir.
    • In a separate bowl, add baking powder, baking soda, and flour and stir by hand until the dry ingredients just come together and there are no lumps.
    • To the banana mixture, add flour mixture gradually and stir until smooth.
    • Spoon batter evenly into the 12 muffin openings in the tin. They should be about ¾ of the way up each opening.
    • In a new small bowl combine the streusel topping ingredients and mix by hand or with two forks to combine. It should be like a coarse sand consistency with some butter lumps.
    • Divide the streusel topping evenly over the 12 muffins.
    • 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.
    • Let cool 5 minutes on a wire rack before enjoying.
    • These can be stored in an airtight container overnight on the counter– if they last that long!
    Keyword baked, breakfast, fruit
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    Comments

    1. Laura Lee says

      July 29, 2019 at 7:59 am

      As always, this recipe looks yummy!!!

      Reply
      • Angela says

        July 29, 2019 at 5:26 pm

        You are always so kind Laura Lee! Thank you!

        Reply
    2. Rachel DeMello says

      July 29, 2019 at 8:24 am

      These look delicious! I'm adding this to my list of breakfast food to eat on our way to school this year. 😉

      Reply
    3. Lisa Manderino says

      July 29, 2019 at 11:27 am

      Those look amazing! I am going to go try it out!

      Reply
    4. Melissa Parcel says

      July 29, 2019 at 12:09 pm

      I am a fan of streusel anything, so this looks amazing!

      Reply
    5. Sian says

      July 29, 2019 at 12:31 pm

      These look so yummy! I usually make banana bread with my overripe bananas but I'm going to try this next time 🙂

      Reply
    6. Robin says

      July 29, 2019 at 3:01 pm

      Great recipes! Awesome pics too!

      Reply
      • Angela says

        July 29, 2019 at 5:24 pm

        Thank you. I hope you try this recipe, it is really a great one and easy enough my littlest can help out.

        Reply
    7. Suzan | It's My Sustainable Life says

      July 29, 2019 at 4:16 pm

      Yes, please & may I request added streusel topping on mine, please?

      Reply
      • Angela says

        July 29, 2019 at 5:23 pm

        Double streusel for you!

        Reply
    8. Candy K says

      July 29, 2019 at 6:08 pm

      These look amazing! We will definitely be making them.

      Reply
    9. Heather says

      July 29, 2019 at 7:32 pm

      This sounds delicious! I will definitely have to try it soon.

      Reply
    10. Tiffany says

      July 29, 2019 at 8:29 pm

      YUM! I love making banana anything - this has to make its way into the rotation!

      Reply
    11. judean says

      July 29, 2019 at 8:38 pm

      This just makes my mouth water...I want some for breakfast tomorrow!!

      Reply
    12. Paloma says

      July 29, 2019 at 10:12 pm

      mmm I love anything banana, will have to try this!

      Reply
    13. Tiffany says

      July 29, 2019 at 11:12 pm

      These look great! I love that you let Landon "help"...my kids are good at that too. 😉

      Reply
    14. Stacey says

      July 30, 2019 at 8:41 am

      I’ve made banana bread with overripe bananas, but never muffins! Now I have a new recipe to try. The topping sounds really good, too!

      Reply
    15. Cynthia says

      July 30, 2019 at 11:27 am

      These look amazing. I pinned to refer back to next time I have some brown bananas 🙂

      Reply
      • Angela says

        July 30, 2019 at 11:48 am

        Great, you will want your bananas to turn brown just so you can make these - trust me!

        Reply
    16. Karla Petersen says

      July 30, 2019 at 2:36 pm

      My Bigs went down to Grandpa's this past weekend (my Dad's) and came back with 3 overripe bananas. PERFECT timing. And my Big, Gabriella, likes baking projects with the Littles, so I just printed this and they are charged with making muffins tonight. Thanks!

      Reply
      • Angela says

        July 30, 2019 at 3:32 pm

        Perfect, cannot wait to hear how it goes.

        Reply
    17. KENDRA says

      July 30, 2019 at 4:04 pm

      I'll have to check our over-ripe banana supply! These look fantastic!

      Reply
    18. Christina Furnival Real Life Mama says

      July 30, 2019 at 4:05 pm

      *drooling* yum!! This would be great to make with my kiddos!

      Reply
    19. Alexandra says

      July 30, 2019 at 5:21 pm

      Thank you for sharing! sounds like a delicious recipe

      Reply
    20. Jennifer Morrison says

      July 30, 2019 at 9:35 pm

      These look so delicious!!! I love streusel, but have never tried it with banana. WE will have to give it a try!

      Reply
      • Angela says

        July 31, 2019 at 7:52 pm

        It is a match made in breakfast heaven.

        Reply
    21. Dawnmarie @ EnjoyingtheDays says

      July 31, 2019 at 5:20 am

      These look like such a yummy treat that I was forced to pin your recipe. Yes, I was forced. My fingers made me. Maybe it was my taste buds that made me. Either way, I might try to make these one day.

      Reply
      • Angela says

        July 31, 2019 at 7:52 pm

        I am so sorry for the "forced pinning". Hopefully, you find yourself inflicted with that issue on my blog again in the near future.

        Reply
    22. Amy says

      July 31, 2019 at 7:11 pm

      Can I just say yummmmm. I'm actually very upset that I just gave my too ripe bananas to my mom tonight. My son would love these. I will definitely be making these with the next too ripe bananas! Thank you for sharing because I'm always looking for new and easy recipes I can get my 4 year old to eat.

      Reply
    23. Lina says

      August 01, 2019 at 4:17 am

      I love anything with bananas and this is one delicious looking recipe. I will have to make it soon.

      Reply
    24. Bee says

      August 01, 2019 at 1:40 pm

      These look so yummy! I love anything with a streusel topping! Will definitely give this recipe a try.

      Reply
    25. Annette Durbin says

      August 01, 2019 at 10:05 pm

      YUM!!! These look scrumptious!!! I will be trying these the next time our bananas overripe!

      Reply
    26. T.M. Brown says

      August 05, 2019 at 6:24 am

      These sound and look sooooo yummy! I love the crumb topping!

      Reply
    27. Catherine says

      August 05, 2019 at 3:06 pm

      These sound so delicious!! Can't wait to try them out!!

      Reply
    28. Maria says

      August 19, 2019 at 11:08 am

      These look delish! If only they could magically appear in my house...right now!

      Reply
    29. Sharon Doring says

      October 25, 2019 at 10:15 am

      Yum! My kids have been asking for banana bread. This looks like a great recipe to try for them.

      Thank you for linking up w us at Creative Muster! We are pinning this! Many blessings to you. xoxoxo Sharon

      Reply
      • Angela says

        October 25, 2019 at 8:51 pm

        Great, this would be perfect for them and to get them involved in the kitchen. Hope you all enjoy it!

        Reply
    30. Miz Helen says

      October 29, 2019 at 9:21 pm

      We will really enjoy your muffins! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday.
      Miz Helen

      Reply
    31. Jere Cassidy says

      January 21, 2020 at 7:02 pm

      I love streusel on top of muffins. Always looking for good ways to use up my brown bananas and this muffin recipe looks delicious, they are nice and tall and look so fluffy inside..

      Reply
    32. Monika says

      May 30, 2020 at 5:47 pm

      Could this be made in a reg cake pan rather than cupcake pan. What size do you think? And do think same temp?

      Reply
      • Angela says

        May 31, 2020 at 8:10 am

        Hi Monika, good question. I have never tried to make this other than in muffin form. Whether it works in a loaf pan or a round cake pan, I am not sure. I did some googling and didn't find a clear answer - this may be an experiment I try someday and write about since there are no clear answers. If you are willing to try it out my best guess now is that if you are thinking around 9" cake pan would be to cook it at a temperature 25° lower and start checking it for doneness with a toothpick inserted at the same time.

        Reply
    33. Andrea Maddox says

      July 15, 2021 at 7:54 pm

      5 stars
      I've make these muffins several times now and they are wonderful. Followed your directions to a "T" and these babies come out perfect every time. They look beautiful and taste just like a treat from a bakery. Thank you for the recipe and baking tips.

      Reply
      • Angela says

        July 16, 2021 at 10:05 am

        Thanks, Andrea for the kind words. I am so glad you found this bakery-style mini muffin recipe and loving it.

        Reply

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