These Best Ever Banana Nut Muffins are the BEST banana muffins you’ll ever make, with a delicious and sweet walnut topping! They’re crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside, and they turn out perfectly every single time! 
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If you’ve been a follower of The Busy Baker for any length of time you’ll already know how much I LOVE to bake muffins. They’re one of my favourite things to bake because they’re quick and easy to make with a delicious pay-off. I mean, who doesn’t love a muffin fresh out of the oven?? Especially one of these Best Ever Banana Nut Muffins!!?
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How is a muffin different than a cupcake?
Well, other than the obvious – the big mountain of frosting on top! – muffins are usually made with a simple batter containing vegetable oil, making them softer and less sturdy than a cupcake made from a traditional butter-based cake batter. Muffins should be light and fluffy, and replacing some of the sugar and oil with applesauce, for example, won’t change the outcome too much. You’ll still be left with a delicious fluffy muffin, minus some of the fat and calories! 
How to make the BEST Banana Nut Muffins:
- Don’t overmix the batter! This is my TOP TIP for the perfect fluffy muffins! If you’re left with muffins that are closer in texture to hockey pucks, it’s almost certainly because you mixed the batter too vigorously and for too long. Be gentle with the batter once you add the dry ingredients and stir only until the flour just barely disappears. Use a wooden spoon and mix by hand to avoid over-mixing. Making muffins with a stand mixer or a hand mixer almost ALWAYS ensures you’ll over-mix, so making them by hand is the way to go!!
- Bake quickly! The leavening agent in muffins is usually baking powder (sometimes with baking soda), which acts quickly as soon as the liquid and dry ingredients come together. To get fluffy muffins with the nice dome shape on top, get them in the oven as fast as you can after mixing.
- Add the sweet walnut topping! Mix the walnuts together with the brown sugar and butter for the perfect crunchy nut topping!
- Let them cool! No one likes a gummy muffin that’s underdone on the inside. Let the muffins cool until they’re almost room temperature before digging in, since they continue baking on the inside even after they’ve been removed from the oven.
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Best Ever Banana Nut Muffins
Recipe: Ingredients
For the muffins
- 3 large ripe bananas
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
- 3/4 cups chopped walnuts
For the topping
- 3/4 cups chopped walnuts
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
Recipe: Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners (or grease very well with butter or cooking spray if you prefer not to use paper liners).
- Mash the bananas in a large bowl and mix in the sugar and egg with a wooden spoon until well blended.
- Add the vegetable oil and mix well.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg, along with 3/4 cup of the chopped walnuts. Adding the walnuts with the dry ingredients helps prevent over-mixing.
- Mix everything together just until the flour disappears and the walnuts are distributed evenly throughout the batter.
- In a small bowl, combine the remaining 3/4 cup walnuts, brown sugar and melted butter and mix until the walnuts are coated.
- Spoon the muffin batter evenly into the 12 muffin cups and spoon a bit of the coated walnuts onto the top of each one, making sure the topping is well distributed onto the top of each muffin (not in one big clump or it might sink into the muffin as it bakes!).
- Bake for about 20-23 minutes, or until the muffins are golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the muffins comes out clean.
- Let the muffins cool in their tins for a few minutes before removing them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Recipe: Notes
Recipe: Nutrition
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
One word…DELICIOUS!!! I made these on Sunday morning, as my family was headed out to church and we were going to visit family after church. I thought they would be great snacks in the car and perhaps my mom and dad would like one or two, as they are always my best taste testers. Well, before I could get to my family’s home the muffins were just about all gone. They were so good and loved by everyone. That topping just makes you want to dance and sing it is so good. Definitely adding this to my fav recipes.
I’m so glad!! 🙂 Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment!
This is a great recipe! I ended up substituting brown sugar for the white sugar and added some chocolate chips and it turned out great! (I was also out of baking soda so I just tripled the baking powder and it still rose perfectly) This will be a go to recipe for fall mormings.
Great!! Thanks Sara for the positive feedback!
Made these for breakfast this morning. My sis and I enjoyed them immensely. Will certainly make them in future ….. often. Thank you Busy Baker for sharing❤️
You’re welcome Kathryn!! So glad you loved them!!🙂
These muffins are delicious! My husband loved them! He said they were airy and delicious! I will definitely be making these again!
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment! 🙂
These are the best muffins I have ever made. I stepped out of my comfort zone and made muffins with a delicious topping. The recipe ingredients are simple but the instructions require some concentration but the results are delicious $5 bakery muffins.
So glad to hear that you like the recipe!! Thanks Sandra!!
I made these just now, and they came out perfect. So moist and delicious. Thank you for sharing your recipe
You’re welcome Lori! Thanks!
These were the best banana nut muffins I’ve ever made, even though I forgot to add oil! I especially like the walnuts on the top coated in the butter and brown sugar. Can’t wait to make them again but next time I won’t forget to add the oil.
So glad they turned out good even without oil!! 🙂 Thanks so much for your honest feedback Nicole!
The Banana Nut Muffins are the BEST recipe I’ve ever tried. I have baked these muffins twice and gets better each time. They are DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You For this Recipe! I look forward to trying many more recipes!
Thanks so much Felicia!!
WOOW amazing recipe!
yOU made my day
Thank you so much .
You’re welcome Jassica! Now you made my day!!😄
I made these what a delightful treat.
Thanks Mary Ann!
Yes, the best banana walnut muffins! I added 1/2 c. mini semisweet chocolate chips to the batter. Delicious!
I love that addition! Thanks so much for your positive feedback on the recipe Cindy!
I do not have access to brown sugar. Will leaving it out make a big difference?
Or is there something that can replace it? like Maple syrup?
🙂
Thanks!
You could use coconut sugar or muscovado sugar instead of the brown sugar. Substituting it for liquid sweeteners (like maple syrup) will change the chemistry and moisture level of the recipe, but you could still try.
This really is the best banana nut muffin recipe ever! I usually don’t think twice about online recipes after I make them. I had to make an exception today.
I didn’t quite have enough walnuts for the topping so I added in some oats. I would definitely suggest that addition as it gave the topping a little extra crunch
Nice addition! Thanks so much Rahmel!!
Thank you for thus info
You made my day .
I really like your work
Thank you so much Jassica!
Just made these muffins … they are amazing!! Easy recipe, healthier than most, for sure. Going to pass them out, what a treat!!
Thanks so much Debbie!!🙂
NO doubt, this is the best bananas nut muffins recipe I have ever read. Looks so delicious and yummy, thank you for sharing this wondaful article.
You’re welcome Elica!!
Absolutely the best recipe out there!!
Thanks so much Marta!!🙂
Usually am not a fan of banana nut muffins cuz I always buy them from the store and they are so dry! So decided to make it myself! Omg!!!! Its by far the best recipe, so easy, simple and super moist and delicious! Hands down!! Now its on my fav list. Thank you!
I’m so glad you loved them!
Fantastic! Easy to make. I used 1/2 c sugar and plain chopped walnuts on top, really moist and tasty.
So glad you liked them!
I’ve been having a taste for banana nut bread since I had some ripe bananas on hand. These turned out absolutely delicious – perfect flavor and texture!! I can’t stop eating them!!
So glad you enjoyed them!