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Banana Bread Mini Muffins

An easy to make and delicious kid-approved breakfast treat. These bake in only 15 minutes and can be customized with your choice of nuts and/or fresh fruit. The best part is they can be frozen and thawed in the microwave as you need them. If you don't have food processor, you can also make these with an electric mixer or by hand.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 48 mini muffins

Ingredients

  • 2 ripe bananas cut into pieces
  • 1 stick butter (8 tablespoons), chilled in refrigerator, cut into pieces
  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp white vinegar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts, fresh blueberries, raspberries, or pineapple bits (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

  2. Add banana pieces and butter to food processor and mix until blended (approximately 20 seconds)

  3. Note: If mixing ingredients by hand, cut the butter into small pieces with a knife and use a fork or pastry blender to combine the butter with the banana pieces

  4. Add remaining seven ingredients and mix for 10 seconds. Scrape down sides of bowl and mix for an additional 2 seconds.

  5. Optional: remove food processor blade and stir in chopped nuts and/or additional fresh fruit

  6. Use a small spoon and scoop batter into 2 greased mini muffin pans. Fill each muffin cavity half-way up with batter.

  7. Bake mini muffins for 15 minutes. Let cool slightly before removing and serving.

Recipe Notes

This recipe makes:

  • 48 mini muffins (bake for 15 minutes) OR
  • 24 regular muffins (bake for 25-30 minutes) OR
  • 4 mini bread loaves (bake for 22-30 minutes) OR
  • 1 large bread loaf (bake for 45-50 minutes in 9x5-inch loaf pan)
  • Pancakes (let the batter sit for an additional 10-15 minutes and then cook on griddle or skillet like a regular pancake)