I can never get enough banana muffin recipes. I love bananas but there always seem some that manage to get over ripe and I never want to waste them, so I use them in all types of baked goods.
This scrumptious banana muffin has a delicious brown sugar strudel topping that melts in your mouth. They are easy to prepare and make a great on the go breakfast.
Have you ever started a recipe only to discover that your brown sugar has hardened? No problem! These 6 easy tips for softening brown sugar are sure to help.
I love to make my own muffins from scratch. They are much cheaper, much healthier (no nasty chemicals) and most of all, a batch of them actually fills twelve muffins cups to make decent sized muffins.
These banana muffins are moist and delicious and the strudel topping makes them stand apart from ordinary banana muffins. Your family will ask you to make them again and again. And best of all…no wasted bananas, no matter how many spots they get on them!
Banana Muffins with Brown Sugar Crumb Topping

This scrumptious banana muffin has a delicious brown sugar strudel topping that melts in your mouth. They are easy to prepare and make a great on the go breakfast.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 bananas, mashed
- 3/4 cup granulate sugar
- 1 egg, lightly beaten (I use free range eggs)
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp butter
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 ºF . Prepare you muffin cups by greasing or lining with muffin papers.
- In ta large bowl, combine together 1 1/2 cups flour, the baking soda, baking powder and salt. Whisk to combine. In the bowl of your stand mixer, beat together the bananas, sugar, egg and melted butter. Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.
- For the crumble topping, in a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, 2 tbsp flour and the cinnamon. Cut in 1 tbsp of butter until mixture becomes crumbly. Sprinkle the topping over muffins.
- Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean. Enjoy
Notes
Original recipe slightly adapted from All Recipes.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 215Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 250mgCarbohydrates: 37gFiber: 1gSugar: 21gProtein: 3g
Nutritional information is approximate due to natural variation in ingredients and the cook-at-home nature of our meals.