Easy Banana Cardamom Muffins
Description
These Easy Banana Cardamom Muffins are soft, moist, and bursting with warm, spiced flavor. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon snack, they combine ripe bananas with aromatic cardamom and cinnamon for a bakery-style treat at home.
Ingredients
- 3 bananas , ripe and mashed
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom,
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs ,
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup milk, or buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ,
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners or lightly grease with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, mash the ripe bananas until smooth but slightly chunky.
- Add eggs, vegetable oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla extract to the mashed bananas. Whisk until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cardamom, and cinnamon.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into the banana mixture. Stir just until combined—do not overmix.
- Spoon batter evenly into muffin cups, filling each about ¾ full.
- Bake 18–22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let muffins cool 5 minutes in the pan, then transfer to a wire rack. Enjoy warm or at room temperature.
Equipment
- Muffin Tin, Silicone Muffin Cups, or Paper Cups
- Cooking Spray
Nutrition
Serving: 1ServingCalories: 212kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 194mgPotassium: 153mgFiber: 1gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 72IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 1mg