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Banana Bread Mini Muffins

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Classic banana bread has been given a cute twist by using a mini muffin pan to make banana bread mini muffins. They are moist, soft, and yummy, great for a lunch box and could not be easier to make.

A batch of baked banana bread mini muffins

Do you love banana bread but don't have the time to make it?

These mini muffins bake quicker than traditional banana bread. So you can enjoy the beautiful banana flavor, the same as banana bread has.

They only take about 15 minutes of hands-on time and then bake while you do other things around the house.

And there is no need to wait until the baking day (do you have such one?) - whip up a batch anytime you are craving some homemade goodness. Your family will thank you.

Moreover, they freeze great. Double or triple the recipe and make more than a batch to keep in the freezer.

Then for breakfast or to satisfy your sweet tooth any time of the day, pop a few in the microwave.

Shortly, if you have not discovered all the benefits of a mini muffin tin, you should get one. Making mini treats is great because they look cute and pop out so much easier.

I often use a mini muffin pan to make traditional financiers, chocolate financiers, or raspberry financiers. And these mini banana muffins are on my list as well.

I have recently got another idea! Why not make a gourmet dessert box loaded with mini muffins?

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DIY mini muffin gift box
Why you should try this recipe
Ingredients
How to make banana bread mini muffins
Recipe variations
Storage instructions
Expert tips
Frequently asked questions
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Mini muffins gift box with a muffin gift tags

DIY mini muffin gift box

Many people are wondering what to give teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week.

Some might purchase a gift card, and some may make cookies in honor of their teacher.

But a gift box with banana bread mini muffins or even a muffin assortment will surely be a huge hit!

No doubt that the teachers will be thrilled to receive a little snack beautifully packed with a cute tag that completes the cuteness of the gift.

You don't have to spend a million hours trying to make it! Just bake mini muffins, let them cool.

Place paper shred filler, parchment paper, tissue paper, or other fillings on the bottom of a gift box with a window.

Tie it with a festive ribbon, a baker's twine, or raffia paper ribbon, and attach a muffin appreciation gift tag. That's it!

I even created a FREE printable gift tag for you! Please scroll down to find it below.

Unwrapped banana bread mini muffin with the rest of the muffins in the background

Why you should try this recipe

This mini banana muffin recipe is a mini version of the original recipe for banana streusel bread.
It calls for a few basic ingredients. The best part is that most of these ingredients you probably have in your pantry.
The recipe makes a small batch of bite size mini banana muffins perfect for when you need a quick breakfast, snack fix, or a sweet treat for your lunch box.
Mini banana muffins are freezer-friendly and customizable with chocolate chips and other mix-ins.

Ingredients

For ingredients and detailed instructions, refer to the recipe card below.

Butter: use unsalted butter softened at room temperature. You can replace it with 4 ½ tablespoons or 60 g vegetable oil, for example, grapeseed oil.

Try to avoid olive oil. It has a very distinct flavor, and it might overwhelm the taste of the baked muffins.

Use salted butter chilled and cut into small pieces to make the crumble topping.

Sugar: the recipe calls for light or dark brown muscovado sugar that gives deep caramel notes. You can replace it with brown sugar.

Large egg: make sure it is at room temperature.

Flour: the recipe calls for all-purpose flour; you can replace it with gluten-free flour or whole wheat pastry flour.

Baking powder: use fresh baking powder (stored no longer than six months). Please, don't confuse it with baking soda.

Bananas: ugly-looking overripe bananas (brown or yellow bananas with brown spots) are the best way to make these mini banana bread muffins.

Cognac: it brings a beautiful fruity note to your muffins. Replace it with dark rum or use apple juice to make these kid-friendly.

Almond flour: it is used to make the streusel. Replace it with hazelnut flour if desired.

Icing sugar: make it yourself with a coffee grinder or use store-bought powdered sugar.

Flaked almonds: they bring a new taste and additional crunchiness to mini muffins. Replace them with toasted chopped hazelnuts if you use hazelnut flour.

Halved mini banana muffin on a burlap ribbon

How to make banana bread mini muffins

To make the crumble topping in a medium bowl, place all-purpose flour, almond flour, icing (powdered) sugar, ground cinnamon, and salted butter cut into small cubes.

Work with your hands to make the crumbly sand-looking dough. Add flaked almonds and combine. Refrigerate.

Heat oven to 300 degrees F/150 degrees C. Using a flour sifter, sift all-purpose flour with baking powder and set aside.

Line a 24-cup mini muffin tin with mini muffin cups (aka mini baking cups). Or grease the cavities of the mini muffin pan with a cooking spray.

To make the muffin batter, place the softened butter and muscovado sugar in a large mixing bowl and beat for about 5 minutes, using an electric mixer.

Add sifted dry ingredients, egg, and delicately mix with a rubber spatula.

Mash bananas using a fork or a spoon and fold mashed bananas into the principal preparation.

Add cognac and mix with a spatula just to combine (don't over mix).

Divide batter evenly into the prepared mini muffin pan or a greased muffin tin. You can use a teaspoon or a medium ice cream scoop to scoop the batter.

The last step is to sprinkle the chilled crumble topping over the batter. Finally, you can add a little bit of flaked almonds on top of each muffin.

Bake muffins in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. They are ready when a toothpick (a wooden pick) inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

Let them cool on a wire rack. Dust the muffin top with icing (powdered) sugar if desired.

Recipe variations

This mini banana bread muffins recipe makes 24 mini muffins. Double the recipe to make 48 counts.

Or customize the recipe in the way you desire. Just remember that you will end up with more muffins: more batter, more muffins. Right?

Add a bit of semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate bar into the batter.

Or spice the muffin batter with ¼ teaspoon of ground cinnamon or vanilla extract.

Or play with different chopped nuts to vary the nutty profile of the muffin recipe.

Finally, top your muffins with different streusel toppings.

Storage instructions

Store your muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for 4 to 5 days.

To enjoy, you can heat them in the microwave for a few seconds if desired.

Can you freeze these mini muffins? Yes, absolutely! All you need is to place them on a baking sheet to freeze for at least an hour.

Then place them in a Ziploc freezer bag, label it and freeze for up to 2 months.

Thaw them at room temperature for a few hours. Or reheat a few in the microwave, and you have tasty mini muffins ready for your work lunch box.

Don't you have time to deal with reheating muffins in the morning? No problem!

Pack some frozen muffins in your or your kids' school lunch box, and they will be perfectly thawed before lunchtime.

Expert tips

If you want to make regular size banana bread muffins, double the recipe and bake at 300 degrees F/150 degrees C for 45 minutes. The recipe makes about 15 muffins.
To make healthy banana muffins, follow the recipe for No-sugar-added Banana Bread.

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Muffin appreciation gift tag on top of the gift box

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Frequently asked questions

How to mash bananas

You can mash bananas with a fork, a spoon, or a potato masher.
If you want to chop bananas quickly, use an electric hand mixer to mash them.

How long do you bake mini muffins?

Bake mini muffins at 300 degrees F or 150 degrees C for 30 minutes. This is the perfect temperature and mini muffin baking time for this recipe.

How to get mini muffins out of the pan

The same technique removes mini muffins baked in paper liners or a lightly sprayed muffin pan. Once the muffins are cool, place a tea towel over the top of the muffins. Then turn the tin over to let them slide out of the tin, and the towel will catch all the mini muffins.

How many calories are in one mini banana muffin?

89 calories in one mini muffin make it a great snack.

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The nutritional information has been calculated using an online recipe nutrition calculator such as Verywellfit.com and is intended for informational purposes only. These figures should be used as a general guideline and not be construed as a guarantee.