Banana Buttermilk Muffins
These Banana Buttermilk Muffins have a sweet and soft vanilla muffin base with banana mixed into the batter. They're cake-y and so delicious!
Ingredients
- 3 large bananas mashed
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tbsp sugar for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
- Line a muffin pan with 12 liners. This recipe makes 12 large muffins or 16 medium muffins.
- Mash 3 large bananas. Set aside.3 large bananas
- Use an electric mixer to cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.1/2 cup butter, 1 cup granulated sugar
- Add in the eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla. Mix well.2 large eggs, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.2 1/2 cups all purpose flour, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the buttermilk (with the mixer on low speed, add some flour mix, then pour some buttermilk, then add the rest of the flour mix, then the rest of the buttermilk). Mix until just combined, don’t over mix the batter. 1 cup buttermilk
- Fold in the mashed bananas.
- Distribute the batter evenly between 12 muffin cups for 12 large muffins, or you if you want smaller muffins, spread the batter between 16 muffin cups.
- Sprinkle sugar on to the tops of the muffins before baking. This will create a nice sugary crust.2 tbsp sugar for garnish
- Bake for about 25 minutes. The muffins are done when a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Let the muffins cool on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes.
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