Banana Nut Bread (or Muffins). I've made these muffins many times since discovering this recipe and I like to make a few adjustments. How to Make Banana Bread Muffins. Just grease or line your muffin pan and you are ready to bake.

Add optional nuts at this step. These moist banana-nut muffins are simple to make and have sweet, buttery pecans both in the batter and on top for extra crunch. Seriously, I think these may be the best banana muffins I've ever had. You can cook Banana Nut Bread (or Muffins) using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Banana Nut Bread (or Muffins)

You need 1/2 cup (1 stick) of unsalted butter, at room temperature.
Prepare 3/4 cup of brown sugar.
It's 1/3 cup of plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream) at room temperature.
It's 1 tsp. of vanilla extract.
It's 2 of large eggs, at room temperature.
It's 4 of large spotty bananas, mashed.
You need 1 cup of all purpose flour.
You need 1 cup of whole wheat flour.
It's 1 tsp. of baking soda.
You need 1 tsp. of ground cinnamon.
It's 1/4 tsp. of salt.
Prepare 3/4 cup of walnuts or pecans, chopped coarsely (or chocolate chips).

They are super moist, tender, and just bursting with banana flavor in every bite Followed the recipe to the letter and wouldn't change a thing. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. In another bowl, mash the bananas. Add egg, oil and vanilla; mix well.

Banana Nut Bread (or Muffins) instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9x5x3 loaf pan (or grease muffin tins or grease 4 mini loaf pans). If making a loaf, then also line the loaf pan with a slip of parchment paper, leaving an overhang on the sides to easily lift out the finished loaf..
Cream together butter and sugar until well blended, about 2 minutes. Mix in the vanilla and yogurt. Mix the eggs in one at a time, beating well after each one. Lastly, beat in the banana. Once everything is incorporated, set this aside..
In a separate bowl, whisk together both cups of flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together. Then add to wet mixture. Mix together until just combined. Fold in the walnuts (or chocolate chips)..
Bread directions: Pour mixture into loaf pan. Bake 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out of center clean. Cool in pan on a cooling rack until completely cooled. Then remove the loaf from the pan and slice using a sharp, serrated knife..
Muffin directions: Pour batter into muffin tins about 2/3 of the way full and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool in muffin tin for about 10 minutes, then remove and allow muffins to cool completely on cooling rack..
Mini Loaves (pictured at top): Pour batter into greased mini loaf pans and bake for 33-38 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centers come out clean. Place the loaf pans onto a wire rack to cool completely..

Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. A simple loaf of banana bread is a joy. It's simple, comforting and makes for a great snack or breakfast. While we love a good easy banana bread recipe, it can be fun to spice up your go-to with fun mix-ins and special ingredients. A handful of chocolate chips, some toasted walnuts and other ingredients can totally change your recipe.