This recipe was actually a happy accident. I told my sister in law I wanted to bake her some banana muffins with my extra ripe bananas, and she requested that they be made without chocolate chips. Since I knew they weren’t going to have the sweetness from chocolate, I decided to naturally sweeten them with honey. After a few tests, these healthy banana muffins turned out PERFECTLY.
Since I was low on butter at the time, I made these banana muffins with a little bit of heart-healthy olive oil to keep them moist, and they ended up having BEST crumb texture. They’re seriously SO fluffy, tender, moist, infused with sweet cinnamon flavor, and a nice crunch thanks to walnuts (leave out if you aren’t into nuts). I found myself eating a few here and there throughout the day, some with peanut butter on top or even a little drizzle of honey + sea salt. SO GOOD.
Your fav banana muffins made healthier
These healthy banana muffins have everything you love about those nostalgic, fluffy, bakery-style banana muffins, but with a few tweaks to make them a little better for you:
- Naturally sweetened. Instead of using white or refined sugar in this recipe, we’re naturally sweetening these banana muffins with super ripe bananas and a little honey (or you can use maple syrup!).
- Whole grains. These healthy banana muffins are also made with my favorite whole wheat pastry flour for the perfect boost of whole grains.
- Dairy-free. You’ll just need a bit of your favorite dairy-free milk and olive oil to keep these muffins perfectly moist without using any dairy!
- Healthy fats. I love adding some chopped walnuts to the batter and on top of the muffins for a boost of healthy fats.
Ingredients in healthy banana muffins
As I mentioned, these delicious, healthy banana muffins are not only dairy-free, but also seriously moist, flavorful, and use honey as a natural sweetener. Here’s what you need:
- Overripe bananas: make sure they’re almost all the way brown so that these muffins have the right amount of sweetness.
- Honey: for a little boost of natural sweetness. I love the flavor that honey gives these banana muffins.
- Egg: you’ll just need one egg in this recipe.
- Olive oil: a bit of olive oil makes these healthy banana muffins super moist.
- Dairy-free milk: I like to use unsweetened vanilla almond milk for a little extra flavor, but you can use any milk you’d like!
- Whole wheat pastry flour: I love baking with whole wheat pastry flour because it adds a boost of nutrients while making these muffins perfectly fluffy.
- Baking staples: don’t forget the baking soda to ensure that these bake up properly, plus vanilla extract, a little salt, and cinnamon for flavor.
- Walnuts: I love to add chopped walnuts into the batter of these healthy banana muffins and on top!
Optional ingredient swaps
- For the flour: if you don’t have whole wheat pastry flour, feel free to use all-purpose flour. You can also use a ratio of ¾ cup whole wheat flour + 1 cup all-purpose flour.
- For the honey: maple syrup will also work well!
- For the olive oil: you can also use melted butter or vegan butter, or melted and cooled coconut oil.
- For the walnuts: feel free to sub pecans if you’d like, or omit the nuts to keep them nut-free.
Can I make them vegan?
I haven’t tested these muffins using a flax egg in place of the regular egg, but let me know in the comments if you try it! You’ll then want to use maple syrup in place of the honey as well.
Can I make them gluten-free?
I have not tried making these healthy banana muffins gluten-free, so I’d suggest making one of my other gluten-free muffin recipes:
- Healthy Gluten Free Banana Muffins (dairy free!)
- The Best Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins (gluten free!)
- Heart Healthy Olive Oil Salted Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins
- Blender Double Chocolate Spinach Muffins
- Vegan Paleo Banana Muffins with Chocolate Chips
How to make healthy banana muffins
These healthy banana muffins are made in just one bowl for minimal cleanup and maximum deliciousness. Bake them up in a few simple steps:
- Prep your pan. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with muffin liners and spray the insides with nonstick cooking spray.
- Mix the batter. Mix together all of your wet ingredients in a large bowl, then mix in the dry ingredients with a wooden spoon until just combined. Fold in the walnuts.
- Divide & bake. Divide the muffin batter evenly into muffin liners, sprinkle each muffin with chopped walnuts, and bake.
- Cool & enjoy. Let the muffins cool, then devour!
Tips for making fluffy & moist banana muffins
- Use extra ripe bananas. Yes, I mean EXTRA ripe and almost brown. They’ll give these healthy banana muffins moisture and a natural sweetness.
- Use fresh baking soda. This will ensure that the muffins rise properly. If your baking soda is more than 3 months old, I’d suggest swapping it out.
- Don’t overmix the batter. Mix the flour into your wet ingredients until it’s just combined. If you overmix the batter, your muffins may turn out dense and almost rubbery, which we don’t want.
Have fun with delicious mix-ins
Feel free to add your favorite muffin mix-ins! This healthy banana muffin recipe is a great base for delicious toppings, too. Here are a few suggestions:
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- a drizzle of homemade nut butter on top
Turn this recipe into banana bread
You could, of course, make my Best Ever Healthy Banana Bread Recipe, but you can easily turn these muffins into a bread, too!
- Make the muffin batter as directed.
- Pour into a greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Freeze them for later
Yes, these healthy banana muffins are freezer-friendly! Simply wrap muffins individually in freezer-safe bags or store them in a large freezer bag. When you’re ready to enjoy them, reheat for 30-45 seconds in the microwave or simply thaw them at room temperature.
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I hope you love these healthy banana muffins! If you make them I’d love for you to leave a comment and rating letting me know how you liked them. Enjoy xo!
Ambitious Kitchen
Cookbook
125 Ridiculously Good For You, Sometimes Indulgent, and Absolutely Never Boring Recipes for Every Meal of the Day
The Ultimate Healthy Banana Muffins
Ingredients
- 3 VERY overripe bananas, mashed (about 1 ⅓ cup mashed banana, make sure they are almost all the way brown)
- ⅓ cup (111g) honey or pure maple syrup
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ cup (50g) extra-virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup (60g) milk of choice
- Dry ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup (198g) whole wheat pastry flour or white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Mix-ins
- ½ cup (56g) chopped walnuts, plus ¼ cup (28g) chopped walnuts for sprinkling on top of muffins
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with liners and spray the inside of the liners to prevent sticking.
- Mix the batter: In a large bowl, mix together mashed bananas, honey, egg, vanilla, olive oil and milk until well combined. Add in the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and use a wooden spoon to mix together until the batter is just combined. DO NOT overmix. Fold in ½ cup chopped walnuts.
- Bake: Divide batter evenly into muffin liners, sprinkle each muffin with chopped walnuts. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the toothpick comes out with just a few crumbs attached.
- Cool muffins for 5 minutes then remove and transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. Muffins are best served warm and even better the next day. Makes 12 muffins.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
Recipe by: Monique Volz // Ambitious Kitchen | Photography by: Eat Love Eats
This recipe was originally published May 14, 2020, republished on April 21, 2021, and republished on January 3rd, 2025.
What great timing! I was just trying to figure out what to do with the ripe bananas on the counter. Problem solved!!
Perfect!! Enjoy 🙂
I would really like it if you could include the picture of your recipe in the Print Recipe tab. I seldom make a recipe if I can’t see the picture and when I print your recipes, the picture is left out. All other food bloggers have the picture included in the print out. Is this something I may be doing wrong?
Hi Julia! Thanks for the feedback – we’re working on this 🙂
Monique these are to die for!
So glad you love them!
These muffins are delish! So soft & flavourful!
I used maple syrup instead of the honey and spelt flour. So good, thank you!
Perfect! Glad you enjoyed 🙂
Yum!! Made as written with 1C AP flour and 3/4C whole wheat flour. Delicious and perfect muffins. My kids gobbled them up. Made half with nuts and half for kids without topped with mini choc chips. Soft, perfectly sweet, and easy to whip up. 10/10 will make again.
Perfect! Happy to hear that!
These muffins are amazing! I left out the walnuts and added 1/2 cup chocolate chips and they tasted great. New fave muffin recipe.
Perfect! Glad you enjoyed 🙂
Super easy and yummy! Great tips to make these perfect, like spraying the muffin liners so they don’t stick, genius! Awesome, thank you for this 🙂 I’ll be making these again soon!
Absolutely! So glad you loved them 🙂
I have a question about this… From the instructions it sounds like you spray the pan AND the cupcake liners. Is this correct? It’s so sad when the muffin sticks to either!
You’ll just want to use liners and spray the insides of the liners 🙂
WOW, incredible! I probably should have given my bananas another day to get browner but literally couldn’t wait to try these. Our new favorite muffin!!
So happy you loved them!
HI! I am so excited to try these. When you say almost brown bananas- when you peel the bananas, is it ok they are are all spotty and brown too then? Thank you!!
Hi! The outsides should be brown and spotty, but the inside is generally still normal colored (maybe a bit darker) and soft.
Delicious, healthy and easy! Used whole wheat flour (1cup) and all purpose flour (3/4cup). Added lots of chopped walnuts inside and on top. My new favorite banana muffins!
5 stars (star rating was not working…).
Perfect! So happy you enjoyed!
This recipe is delicious! Super easy to follow and fun to make! I added chocolate chips to mine which made them even better!
Great idea! Glad you love them!
These muffins are awesome so moist. I substituted honey(Little less since I added chocolate chips) for maple syrup and unsalted butter for oil. Totally keeper recipe!
Perfect! Glad you loved them!
I have been wanting to make these since you posted them, but it was impossible to find whole wheat pastry flour in the stores in my city for so long. I was able to make them this past weekend though, and they are amazing! The perfect amount of slight sweetness, and I love the crunch from the walnuts. I was worried that I did something wrong cause the batter was very thick, but they came out so good. A tip for any other readers: I usually plan meals and buy groceries a day in advance, which doesn’t give my bananas time to ripen to that perfect consistency. But I learned that I can ripen them in the oven by baking them at 300 degrees for 15-20 mins. The outside will get black and the inside will develop that sweetness for breads and muffins!
So happy you were able to make these! Such a great snack or breakfast 🙂 and great tip about the bananas!
Another tip for ripening bananas is 30s in microwave and it gets soft and outside brown.
Monique what size banana do I use or does the 3 bananas equate to measurement in cups ?
Very perfect
Glad you like them!
These muffins are great! So fluffy! I had to sub maple syrup for the honey and I used regular flour and still turned out AMAZING!
Perfect! Such a great snack or breakfast!
I made these delish muffins for a quick grab and go breakfast. I added a few dark chocolate pieces and almond nut butter on the top before popping them into the oven for 20 min, absolutely delicious! Thank you 🙏
Love that! Such a great breakfast or snack 🙂
This recipe looks really good. May I sub olive oil for coconut oil? Thanks,
Marcela
Yes that should be fine, just make sure all the ingredients are at room temp so the coconut oil doesn’t harden, or simply stir in the melted coconut oil last.
Hello, can I use the same exact recipe to make a banana bread instead of individual muffins? What would be the baking time? Many thanks!
Yes I think so. Baking time should be anywehre from 45 min – 1 hour.
Made these this morning and wow! Perfectly moist and sweetened. I used part whole wheat flour and part white flour. They tuned out great. I can’t wait to make these again.
Perfect! Glad you loved them!
Delicious!!!! Followed the recipe exactly except I didn’t measure my honey and most likely used a little less. I also didn’t have pastry flour so did the 1 cup white flour and 3/4 whole wheat flour substitution. Super moist and perfect muffin texture. My 2 little girls and I gobbled them up, my 5 year old said they were so amazing and she typically will only eat muffins with fruit so they definitely got the kid approval! Thanks for always posting delicious and healthy recipes!
Perfect! So glad they were a hit!
10/10 ! I was afraid that the muffins would be dry or taste a little too *extra-healthy*. They were just the right texture and using suuuper ripe bananas made them sweet enough for everyone ! I will make them again.
The ripe bananas are key! So glad you loved them!
Monique I love your recipes!! For one, they are SUPER healthy and 2) I don’t find it difficult to make substitutions!! These turned out great! My subs – regular whole wheat, instead of honey I used maple syrup and for the oil I used 1/4 applesauce and 1/4cup sunflower seed oil. Finally I crushed the walnuts and I had a bit more room and I threw hemp hearts in as well! They turned out amazing and my 2.5 year old daughter loves them!
I’m glad those swaps worked out well! Such a great snack or breakfast 🙂
Love these muffins! So easy and delicious. That flour ratio tip is also a game changer.
Absolutely! Glad you enjoyed!
So good
Made them twice in a week! So delicious!
Glad you loved them!
My new go-to recipe for using up overripe bananas!
These are SO GOOD!!! Made them while visiting my parents…and had to immediately make a second batch the next day LOL. Didn’t have whole wheat pastry flour so just used all purpose, can’t imagine them being even better. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
So glad you loved them!!
These were great! Prettiest muffins I ever produced. Not too sweet.
Love it! Such a great snack or breakfast 🙂
These muffins were good but I thought they didn’t have a lot of flavor and they were a bit dry at the 20 minute mark that I took them out at. The recipe was very easy to make though and didn’t require a lot of ingredients so that was a plus!
Oh no, sorry to hear that! It could be that your oven runs a bit hot. Also, did you use whole wheat pastry flour and extra ripe bananas?
These are delicious! I added about 1.5 times the amount of cinnamon since I’m a huge cinnamon lover, let the batter rest overnight, and topped with muffins with a little brown sugar along with the walnuts and they turned out amazing (they kept their dome top after cooling and everything!). I will definitely be making these again!
I forgot to add that I also used white whole wheat flour since I didn’t have whole wheat pastry flour and they still turned out super tender.
The perfect swap! So glad you enjoyed!
super moist and flavorful! will definitely make again!
Glad you enjoyed!
Hi!! Thanks for all the amazing recipes. Is there any way to add oats to this recipe? I’m wanting a mix of this and your banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and these muffins if it’s possible!
Thank you! !!
Great question. You could probably just add in 1/2 cup oats to the recipe and get good results. You may need to add a splash bit of milk!
Very yummy!
Glad you liked them!
My 4.5 year old picky eater actually liked these! I of course loved them. I did the flour substitution as suggested and it tasted great. I did half the recipe with walnuts and half without (for the little one) the half walnuts with definitely added more flavor.
Oh and I substituted almond extract (only 1 tsp) instead of 1/2 Tblsp vanilla mostly cause I am out of vanilla and almond extract tends to be overpowering. It ended up working out really well.
I will be making this one again, thanks Monique for another healthy alternative to sugar filled baked goods!
Perfect! So glad they were a hit!
These are delicious!! I omitted the nuts so I could send them to school and also added a little crumble on top. They came out really great.
Love it! Glad they were a hit 🙂
So delicious! The family can’t wait for breakfast tomorrow morning!
The best way to wake up!
I made these in the morning and by the evening, there was only one left! Major hit in my house. They’re just sweet enough, and I love the combination of flavors. Definitely using this again in the future!
So happy to hear that! Such a great snack 🙂
WOW!! I have finally found a healthy version of my favorite commercial bakery banana nut muffins. These were the exact thoughts that came into my mind upon my first bite. The only subs I made were pecans instead of walnuts and maple syrup instead of honey, and they still tasted incredible. I’m saving this recipe so I can use it again and again. Thank you for creating this recipe!! You nailed it.
Love that! Glad you enjoyed 🙂
Loved how easy these were, using kitchen/pantry staples! I think I’ll try a bit more honey next time as I found they weren’t super flavourful. But my husband loved them as is, so I think it’s my own sweet-tooth personal preference! Definitely adding these to my weekly snack rotation – can’t wait to try them again and add some more mix-ins!
Such a great snack! I’d suggest making sure your bananas are super, super ripe, too, to help with the sweetness 🙂
These are the lightest muffins I’ve made it years and soo delicious!
Glad you liked them!
Hi there
Wondering what the volume or weight of the bananas are. . Three bananas can vary in volume or weight.
thank you
Hi! It’s about 1 1/3 cup mashed banana. Enjoy!
I tried this today using butter and whole milk because that’s all I had at home and it was delightful, thank you so much for sharing, best part is how accurate your recipes are. Well done 👏🏽
Perfect! So glad you loved them!
Could you use oat flour instead, that’s all I have at the moment.
I wouldn’t recommend swapping the flour in this recipe as the texture will change. Try my gluten free banana muffins instead!
Made these last night and they are SO good! Minimal ingredients and easy to make (easy enough that I did it on a Monday night while prepping dinner.) I wouldn’t change a thing. Can’t wait to try more recipes.
Love it! Glad you enjoyed!
Delicious! And so light and fluffy. THe only thing I added was some cocoa nibs I had in the fridge. I’ll make these again!
Ooh I bet that would be amazing with cocoa nibs! Glad you enjoyed these 🙂
My favorite go to recipe for using up bananas! I’ve used this recipe for mini muffins and in a 9×9 pan, didn’t really have to adjust the time too much. I love how simple this recipe is and in just one bowl! I use whole wheat flour and it turns out great! A perfect healthy treat for my family
So happy you’re loving them, Gigi! Great to know that it works just as well in a 9×9 pan 🙂
I shaved off a bit of honey, only put in about a 1/4cup. They were incredible. They looked like something you would get at a bakery and tasted delicious.
Woohoo! Glad that you loved these, Meghan!!
I’ve made these more times than I can count. Easy and delicious. My husband gets very excited when I make them for him as a breakfast meal prep for the week!
The best banan muffins ever! Not too sweet and super moist! Made them this morning! Thank you for sharing
Super easy to make and turned out delicious! I love how these muffins are not to sweet and a great breakfast option. Will make again!
I followed the recipe the first time and the muffins were yummy! But second time I used maple syrup instead of honey. The muffins turned out bitter. I’m new to baking so not sure what went wrong. Do you think it is the baking soda or I did not mix the batter well? I’m also using skim milk on both times.
Hmmm not really sure why they would have turned out bitter, as long as you measured everything including the baking soda correctly! Skim milk is totally fine in here. Maybe switch back to honey next time 🙂
These are quick and so good! I run a bed and breakfast and we try to buy local and when our bananas went bad, instead of buying store bought muffins, I used all the ingredients I already had at my work kitchen and whipped these up super fast. They are a crowd pleaser for sure and are great even frozen. Thanks so much!
Oh, that’s amazing to hear! I’m so happy these turned out perfectly and that your guests loved them 🙂 Yay!
Can I turn this recipe into Banana Bread?
I think so, but I haven’t tried baking it in a loaf pan so I’m not sure how long it’ll take!
Very happy with how these turned out. They were easy to make and tasty! Will def make again.
Another delicious muffin recipe! Great texture and just the right amount of sweetness. My teenage son also loved them.
Yay!! So glad you guys both enjoyed these 🙂
The best muffins I’ve ever made! Quick, easy and so tasty qnd hood the following days too. Highly recommend making them!
Delicious way to use ripe bananas and adds a hearty option to a quick breakfast!
So glad you love these!
So easy and my toddler loved helping (and eating)! Will definitely make again
These are excellent! Most of the recipes I found to use up old bananas only called for 1-2 bananas and I had a bunch so I love that this one called for 3. They are lighter and less dense than I expected, and bursting with banana flavor! Really, really good! I used whole organic yogurt, not nonfat, because it’s better for you and it’s what I had in the fridge. And I didn’t add as much of the sweeteners and they were plenty sweet enough.
Next time I’ll give them a generous sprinkle of flaky sea salt before they go in the oven. I ended up doing it after they were baked when I realized the taste was a bit flat and they needed some salt. The salt made all the difference and really accentuated and brought out all the flavor these muffins had! I highly recommend salting the tops generously to bring the flavor up several notches. I’ll definitely be making these again with that critical modification. I think they’d be excellent with a few dark chocolate chips too, so I’ll try that next time. Or a drizzle of melted chocolate on top with the sea salt.
Thank you so much for such an excellent and healthy recipe to use up all those old bananas! Will definitely be making them again.
I’m so happy you loved them, Jen! GREAT call on the flaky salt on top–love that 🙂
so yummy! didn’t have walnuts so put in some chocolate chips instead and they turned out great!
Nice! Happy you loved these!
These are amazing! Topped them with candied pecans, everyone I’ve shared with loves them! Such a perfect grab and go breakfast, snack, or dessert!
Perfect banana muffins! Definitely will be a new go-to recipe!
Made these last night using the 1 c AP flour and 3:4c whole wheat ratio and they came out perfect! I love that they are made with minimal ingredients and hit the perfect balance of sweetness with the banana and honey! Will be making these again!
Thanks, Celina! So happy they hit the spot!
This one is my favourite muffin so far, I tried it with chocolate chips instead of walnuts so it wasn’t as healthy but it was so tasty!
Yummmm love chocolate chips in here! I’m so happy you enjoyed these!
Going to give this a try. I wondered would you only have one muffin for your breakfast or something else with it? Thanks
Hope you love them! And that’s totally up to you. It would be great with some fruit or berries on the side, and/or with some nut or seed butter on top for extra protein 🙂
Absolutely delicious! These turned out great! I love how easy it was too make!
Turned out divine. I used butter instead of Olive Oil, and I used regular whole cows milk. I also added blueberries as well as sprinkled vanilla sugar and a little more cinnamon on top with the walnuts. Thank you for the recipe!
That all sounds AMAZING! So happy they turned out delicious 🙂
The recipe is amazing, super easy and fast to do. The only ingredient that I substituted was the walnuts for cashew nut and Brazil nuts. The recipe is 5 stars, it is healthy and delicious.
I decided to be your guinea pig today and tried these with both a flax egg and with Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 Gluten Free Flour. I also doubled the cinnamon, and they were excellent!! They did turn out a little dense, particularly at the bottom, which I sometimes have happen with this flour and likely wasn’t helped by using a flax egg instead of a real egg. But regardless, I loved this recipe! My husband has celiac disease so I’m sure I’ll play with other gluten free options and post an update. 😊
Hahaha thank you for testing those! You might also like these GF banana muffins, which you could definitely add walnuts to 🙂
So yum!!! We added dark chocolate chips. 😀
Wow, these are delicious!!! I didn’t have pastry flour, so I blended oats for oat flour and they came out great. Had to cook them a little longer than what the recipe called for, is that normal?! LOL. thanks for this great recipe!
5 Stars, Monique! Made muffins on a thunderstormy, summer morning just because it felt like time to stay indoors. Honey is just right here. Left out the nuts because I will share them with a friend. Sprinkled the tops with homemade granola and unsweetened coconut and baked only 18 mins in my oh-so-hot oven. I also only make 10 muffins as I like them to be ample. Just finished my second one and can assure you they are so tasty.
Sounds like a perfect time to bake! So happy they came out great. Love those toppings, too!
Best banana muffins ever!! Didn’t have honey on hand, so I used maple syrup. Otherwise, I followed the recipe exactly. Can’t think of anything that would make them better! This one is a keeper!!
Yay!!! I’m so happy they came out perfect. Thanks for commenting, Teresa!
Delicious!! I baked with GF 1:1 wheat flour and they were delicious!
Wonderful breakfast with these muffins. I added six fresh cranberries (that I had frozen last winter) on the top of each muffin before baking. I wish there was a place to post the picture as they were very beautiful as well as yummy! I used half all purpose and half whole wheat flour.
So glad you enjoyed! Feel free to share a photo in our Facebook Group 🙂
I made these before seeing your gluten free recipe. I doubled the recipe, used half oat flour (blended oats) and half gf flour. They turned out amazing
Great recipe! I added frozen wild blueberries. My toddler enjoyed it. It’s always nice to find baked goods with low sugar and fat, no weird sugar substitutes to keep it healthy.
Yay! Happy to hear it came out great and was a hit 🙂
Very good. Moist, delicious, not overly sweet. Even better the next day!
Question: can this be made into a banana bread recipe? Would I double or keep measurements?
I have a few banana bread recipes on my site that I highly recommend. Not sure how this would work in a loaf pan.
I made these with the addition of a little milled flax seed and of course, added the chocolate chips, and made them in a mini muffin tin. They came out perfectly in about 14 minutes. Great texture from the walnuts and perfectly sweet, moist, and soft. I’m adding them to the ripe banana rotation! Thank you for a delicious recipe.
SO yummy and moist! Skipped out on the walnuts, but still has a great flavor!
These are delicious! Despite your suggestion to use another recipe, we made this with a Gluten-Free flour blend (Arrowhead Mills) and pistachios instead of walnuts, and they still turned out scrumptiously!
I’m from the UK so I’m always skeptical about using cups when baking but I decided to take the risk with this recipe and try. I also completely forget to add the milk in this but I think because I had so much banana (405g) the muffins still came out amazing! Thank you so much for this recipe. I absolute love it.
These are great. I was wondering about adding in protein powder to give these more of a protein punch. Recommended? Or nah?
I love this recipe. I made some modifications and used what I had in my pantry.
I substituted butter instead of Olive oil, maple syrup, instead of honey & Oat milk. I used 1 cup of whole wheat and 3/4 cup of coconut flour.
I also added in a scoop of Huel, because my toddlers and their picky diet.
Thanks
I have 1 comment, and it applies to every recipe site I’ve looked at; y’all talk to much. Just give us the recipe, please.
Thanks for your feedback!
I made these and used regular flour and regular milk (as I had black bananas and needs to use them and that’s what I had in the house) and they turned out amazing!! So fluffy! I added a few chocolate chips and the walnut suggestion! So yummy! Thanks Monique!
These are perfection! I’ve been experimenting with healthier recipes and this is IT! I made a couple slight edits- I used oat milk, added a splash of orange juice, and used half coconut/ half avocado oil (because I ran out of coconut). I also added raisins that I soaked to rehydrate first. My husband loves them too!
To make CHOCOLATE banana muffins, how much cacao powder should I add? 😊
I just made these today. Haven’t tried them yet because they are cooling, but they look really great! How long will these stay good in the freezer?
I just made these and they came out so perfect!! Just perfection. Thank you so much!! xx
Delicious! Easy to make, you only need to dirty one bowl, and muffins are so moist.
They are delicious. Will make again!
I made the muffins with whole wheat flour and water. I didn’t measure the maple syrup, not sure if It was half a cup or less and I added some hemp seed hearts and 1/2 cup of walnuts in the batter.
I sprinkled oatmeal and walnuts on top with a drizzle of melted peanut butter. Delicious 😋
They are delicious. Will make again!
I made the muffins with whole wheat flour and water. I didn’t measure the maple syrup, not sure if It was half a cup or less and I added some hemp seed hearts and 1/2 cup of walnuts in the batter.
I sprinkled oatmeal and walnuts on top with a drizzle of melted peanut butter. Delicious 😋
Yay! I am so glad you are loving this recipe ❤️
hi I would like to know if it would work with
Almond flour? thank you
Hi – I would recommend my Nourishing Almond Flour Banana Bread. Enjoy!
Can confirm these are straight fire
Fantastic! I’ve been trying a bunch of different “healthy” banana breads and this one takes the cake!
I made the extract recipe in one pan and then a recipe with a few changes in the other. I did the 3/4 cup whole wheat flour with 1 cup all purpose flour in both batches.
Subbed recipe-
I substituted 1/4 oil for 1/4 unsweetened applesauce and it was still super moist (this is my favorite way to feel less guilty about baked goods). I also added 2.5 tablespoons of stevia (sprinkled some on top too) and added an extra TSP or 2 of cinnamon. I didn’t add any walnuts, mostly because I ran out though. These turned out fantastic, they were moist, fluffy and perfectly sweet. This will be the recipe I tell my friends about!
OG recipe – also fantastic! I love trying recipes that people have put love into. The cinnamon and honey are so lovely.
Love love love the whole wheat and all purpose flour, that’s a game changer. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Omg yay! I am so glad you are loving these muffins ❤️ Thanks so much for sharing your feedback, I appreciate it!
After my wife said I should make some muffins with the ripe bananas, I found this recipe. I didn’t have whole wheat pastry flour so I used all white whole wheat. The muffins came out delicious. I didn’t see anything negative about using all whole wheat flour. This will be my go to banana muffin recipe.
Excellent! Good texture and moisture! Love that this is healthy. Healthy muffin recipes are so hard to find! You definitely cannot tell these are sugar free!
Yum! glad to hear you are enjoying these muffins 😍
listen. i don’t leave reviews. but here i am because these banana muffins are literally the best muffins i have ever made and i’m probably not making another recipe every again. i don’t even like bananas or banana flavored things but i made these for my 1 year old and 3 year old and had a nibble on impulse. my life was changed. these are incredible. my family ate all 12 in 3 days. don’t sleep on these. don’t hesitate. make the muffins. you won’t regret it.
Ah! This is amazing, Sam! I am excited to hear that these muffins are a hit for you and your kiddos. Thank you for your comment, I appreciate it!
Amazing muffin recipe once again from the Muffin Queen, Moniquel!!! especially with walnuts!!! Subbed 1/2 cup of flour with half hemp hearts and half ground flaxseed for extra nutrients for my little ones and they were perfect. Quick question— how can we add more protein? Topped with almond butter and loved them even more but wondering if anything could be added to the recipe like anóther egg, or woudl that make them eggy?
Hi Susie – I am so glad to hear you’re loving these muffins! You could possibly add some almond butter into the batter, along with maybe some collagen? I haven’t tried so you might have to adjust the ingredients based on consistency. Hope this helps!
These were tough and the baking soda was very strong . I’m bummed they didn’t turn out because they sound delicious.
So sorry to hear that! I’ve never had the issue of an overly strong baking soda flavor. Were your bananas super ripe? That helps with the sweetness. I would also be sure to not overmix the batter at all as that will result in denser muffins.
i tried this with pecans and it was so delicious! i would like to cut down on sweetness next time, do you think i could do 1/4 honey instead of 1/3 ?
Hi! I haven’t tested these with less honey but it might work! Let me know if you do 🙂
Made these last week for my husband, 1yo, and myself and we finished the entire dozen in 1.5 days! I did not have enough honey for the recipe (and was out of maple syrup too:( ) so I subbed 1/4C sugar instead and they were still so good. Also had to leave out the walnuts so 1yo could safely eat them but we sprinkled oats on top and they still looked nice. I have a double batch in the oven right now! We’re excited to *finally* have a recipe for banana muffins that is actually not so unhealthy for us!
Aw this is so great, Abby. I am so glad you and your family are loving these muffins an they turned out great for you!
Turned out amazing!
SO glad to hear!
Our 3 yo approves! Great recipe as-is. Very filling and were perfect as mini muffins. Baked our tray of 24 minis for around 17 minutes if I remember right. Have made a handful of times, love the simplicity and seriously, so yummy.
YAY! So glad your little one is loving these!
Can the olive oil be extra virgin olive oil?
Sure, it might have a bit of a stronger flavor though.
These were so good! I’ll be honest I was looking at this recipe and the banana bread one at the same time and I think I made a combination of both, but they turned out moist and delicious. The perfect night time treat. I had a bunch of over ripe bananas and I knew just where to look for a recipe 😊
AMAZING! I am so glad you found this recipe and gave it a try! Happy it turned out great and you’re loving it!
Way too much flour! Came out to banana crumble, definitely not muffins
Hi Sam – Did you change anything about this recipe?
How long when not in the freezer? They tasted great!
They will stay fresh on the counter for 3-4 days and in the fridge for about 5-7 days. Glad you’re enjoying them!
these are so simple, wholesome, and delicious! I used maple syrup instead of honey (was imagining a sort of banana pancake vibe), used brown butter instead of olive oil (not crazy about the flavor of olive oil in most baked goods), and used white whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup of pecans. i am eating one warm from the oven right now and it is so good! the recipe is simple and i love that it uses one bowl. you could customize it so many ways. make these!!
YUM! I am SO glad you’re loving this recipe and it’s a hit for you, Teresa!
These look great! Do you have a recommendation for a honey substitute to make these baby friendly?
Feel free to try maple syrup instead!
These are delicious. I use Almond flour ( Bob’s Red Mill) my husband doesn’t really like bananas or walnuts, but he loves these Banana Walnut Muffins. He like them for breakfast or even after dinner for dessert.
I’m glad that swap worked out well! Such a great breakfast or treat.
First off, these muffins ended up SALTY. I added less salt than the recipe called for and they are still quite salty. I didn’t add the nuts and I am glad I didn’t due to the saltiness. Chocolate chips are a better option to balance it out
Hi! I’m not sure how they turned out salty for you – many of my baking recipes call for the same amount of salt, and that’s the only source of salt in the recipe. Unless you’re using salted nuts, the walnuts wouldn’t add any additional salt (but chocolate chips are great in these, too!)
Was a great recipe to try for more healthy eating! I have celiac and substituted with gf AP flour and worked well. It wasn’t as sweet as expected and have a big sweet tooth so I used some melted butter with cinnamon sugar on top and it worked perfect!
Perfect! Glad you enjoyed!
These were sooooo delicious!!!! Everyone in the fam loved them.
So happy to hear that!
These were delicious muffins and a snap to make. Only changes I made was I used pecans (because I live in Georgia) and liquid coconut oil. This is a recipe I will make again for those bananas that don’t get consumed fast enough or those reduced bargain bunches at the store.
Perfect! Love the idea of adding pecans 🙂
Would love to try this recipe but to make mini muffins for my son’s preschool – any tips on baking time for them to come out moist?
Hi! I would check them around 10-12 minutes.
These are super good. They may replace my regular banana muffin recipe I typically use!
I was out of honey and subbed maple syrup.
Fluffy, light, right amount of sweetness. Loved them
Amazing! Glad you enjoyed 🙂
My kids loved these!! They turned out great!! I did add in an extra banana 🍌
So happy to hear that!
A recipe I make regularly!! We make them vegan using flax egg substitute and soy milk amd they turn out perfect. Delicious with either honey or maple syrup too.
How could I change this recipe to make a banana walnut loaf? I love this recipe, but sometimes I want a banana walnut loaf, too. I like the olive oil, dairy-free milk, and honey that is in this recipe.
Feel free to add the batter to an 8 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes 🙂
My new favorite muffin recipe! I used King Arthur white whole wheat flour and subbed chocolate chips for the nuts. So delicious and easy to make.
Love it! Glad you enjoyed!
Love this recipe! Substituted all-purpose, used coconut oil instead of olive, and added just a *few* chocolate chips 😉
I love that there’s no extra sugar! I can feel good about feeding it to my toddler for breakfast!
Perfect! So glad they were a hit 🙂
The best muffins, so yummy, always worried when something says healthy, but these were way better than the “unhealthy” ones. Doubled up on the cinnamon too. Thank you, now my go to muffins.❤
Love these! Such a great breakfast or snack 🙂
These turned out so amazing and so delicious!
I can’t believe there’s no sugar added, and my four year old loves them! Keeping it in my favorite recipe folder for sure. Thanks so much!
The perfect snack or breakfast!!
So tasty! Added 2 tbsp of chia seeds and 1 cup of oats + sprinkled some oats and cinnamon on top!!! Definitely saving this recipe🍌
Yummy! My toddler and I made these muffins today. I subbed maple syrup for honey since I was sadly low on honey, but they were still amazing!
Perfect! Such a great snack 🙂
I love this recipe! Should I do 1/4 cup walnuts and 1/4 cup of oats if I wanted oats in it?
I haven’t tried adding oats so I’m not 100% sure how it’ll change the texture! Let me know if you give a try, or try out these banana oatmeal muffins and mix in some walnuts 🙂
After the great reviews thought I would give these a try and they did not disappoint and were very scrumptious. Love the use of olive oil which gives great flavour, very moist muffins, and a healthy choice. I substituted maple syrup for the honey as it’s too sweet for me. Used 1/2 pastry flour and 1/2 whole wheat which I find a nice balance in baking. Would love to try the whole wheat pastry flour but not available in my area. These rose beautifully and baked according to the temperature and time indicated. Very pleased with the recipe and picky hubby loved them as well. They go down quickly for sure. Recipe is a keeper. Thanks.
Perfect! So glad you loved them!
These are so good! It’s my new go-to for banana muffins! I used bread flour (because that’s what I had), added chocolate chips and finely chopped walnuts (because my daughter won’t eat them if there are chunks! Ha!) I feel better (healthier) eating these instead of my usual recipe, which used organic sugar and butter. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Love that! One of my all-time fav muffins 🙂
How do you store these please – countertop or fridge?
I typically store them on the countertop for a couple of days, then transfer them to the fridge!
I made this recipe and another similar recipe from another influencer. This one was waaay better. Loved it. will make again
So glad you gave this one a try!
I’ve been a baker for many years, but sorry, this recipe did not impress. I did not have pastry flour, so I used the all-purpose and whole wheat flour combination and regular milk as suggested in recipe overview. I followed the recipe with no other substitutions making sure I used the fully ripe bananas. The muffins were heavy and tasteless. It appears the substitutions suggested in overview don’t produce the marvelous outcome posted in the recipe. It pains me to toss our food, but at least the muffins were recycled in compost bin.
So sorry to hear that! I’m not sure what could’ve gone wrong here. Did the batter seem overly thick? Were the muffins dense? The 1/3 cup of honey and SUPER ripe bananas should provide the perfect amount of sweetness.
I love this recipe. I make these muffins ALL THE TIME. My kids and husband absolutely LOVE them. I make a crumble topping with brown sugar, cinnamon, oats, and flour to add on top! These are super yummy!
So happy to hear that! Great idea to add a crumble 🙂
I made the ultimate Healthy Banana Muffins this morning and topped them with a brown sugar walnut crumble topping. Very good!
That sounds delicious!
Hi Monique! Thank you for sharing this recipe. I tried it today with a few changes (to the ingredients that I have at home): I used all purpose flour, and semisweet chocolate chips for the mix-in.
I think it’s plenty sweet to my tongue, although I think it could be due to the chocolate chips. I think the sweetness would’ve been perfect if I use non-sweet mix-ins like walnuts.
So just sharing this here in case someone else wants to replace the mix in with chocolate chips. Next time, instead of 1/3 cup of honey, I would probably reduce it to 1/4 cup or a little bit lesser.
Anyway, the muffins’ texture is great and it tasted lovely as well! Would definitely keep this for repeat.
I’m glad that worked out well! Such a great snack or breakfast 🙂
The banana muffins are fantastic. Could you please tell me the sodium content per muffin. Thank you LC
These are soooo good! Have made multiple times with some substitutions. I use 1 1/4 cup of whole wheat flour with 1/4 cup of ground flax seed, 1/4 cup of protein powder. I also add 1/2 cup of old fashioned oats and 1 tbsp of chia seeds. I use a mixture of honey and maple syrup and then I leave out nuts sometimes. 10/10 would recommend!❤️❤️❤️
I’m glad those swaps work out well! Such a great snack or breakfast 🙂
I made these with my 21 month old, and they were a hit! We did the whole wheat and all purpose flour option in the notes. Will definitely make again!
Perfect! So happy to hear that!
This recipe is amazing!! So easy to follow and the muffins turned out amazing❤️ I can’t wait to try out more of your recipes !
So glad you loved them!!
Love these pictures
Can i use buttermilk instead? Will it be fluffier?
You can definitely try buttermilk!
Delicious, very moist ! I replaced the egg with 1/4 cup apple sauce for a “more” vegan alternative (kept the honey, but I think it could be subbed by maple syrup). They turned out great 🙂 Thanks for the recipe
I’m glad that worked out well! Perfect snack 🙂
Just made for my husband’s birthday and OMG so good!!! Used white whole wheat flour, 2 small eggs from my next door neighbor’s back yard chicken flock, and maple syrup as I had that and not honey. Husband, our Chiweenie Rocky, and I loved them! Thank you! I have your cookbook as well and have loved everything I have made from it.
Perfect! So glad you loved these and are loving the cookbook recipes, too 🙂
Ok – I don’t normally bake this way but it worked out! I managed to FORGET the egg (realizing FAR too late) and only used about 80-85 grams of honey and they came out … perfect? What the heck? Not super sweet which is my preference anyway (I only had 80-85 grams of honey) and not dense despite the missing egg. I am shocked but definitely pleased with how they turned out. Happy accident for sure but won’t be trying any more crazy tricks.
Oh no way! I’m glad they still turned out haha the perfect snack!
These got a big thumbs up from hubby – eaten as soon as they were cool enough to manhandle! They are really tasty, and so easy to make. As I made them on a whim, to use up some bananas, I didn’t have wholewheat pastry flour so used All Purpose. For me, who hasn’t got a sweet tooth, I’d add a bit less honey next time, but not change anything else – perfect as they are. Many thanks.
Perfect! Glad they were a hit 🙂
These muffins are fantastic!!!! The only changes I made were to use 1/4 cup white whites instead of a whole egg and to reduce the honey to 1/4 cup as I wasn’t looking for a super sweet muffin.
So glad you enjoyed!
So yummy!! I added a cinnamon sugar topping as well by mixing coconut sugar and cinnamon together, the perfect touch to these muffins!
That sounds amazing! Glad you enjoyed!
These muffins were a hit with the whole family, even the boss (my 4-year-old grandson)! I used white whole wheat flour and substituted the olive oil with unsweetened applesauce, and added walnuts. They came out moist and just sweet enough.
We’ll definitely be making these again.
Thank you so much for this delicious recipe!
Perfect! So glad everyone loved them!
So quick & delicious!!
Glad you enjoyed!
This is it! The one recipe I will now grab for banana muffins from now on. One bowl, super easy and perfectly moist and delicious. But always with chocolate chips because… yum!
Amazing! One of my favs, too 🙂
It was ok. Some of the blender muffin recipes I’ve used had better flavor. They were a little dry, even though I added an extra banana beyond what the recipe called good. The whole wheat overpowered the banana. Maybe they will taste better tomorrow. :/
Sorry you didn’t love these! Did you weigh your ingredients?
So good!! I’ve been on the hunt for a banana muffin that isn’t loaded with butter or added sugar and this hit the mark perfectly. Just sweet enough, fluffy, light, super tasty, and easy to make. My new go-to recipe!
Absolutely! Glad you found these!
Baked up beautifully with a flax egg. I used the baking method from the chocolate chip yogurt muffins recipe (7 minutes at 425, 9 minutes at 350, skip every other muffin slot in the pan) and they had beautiful domes. A keeper.
We make this recipe in our house weekly. I use maple syrup and avocado oil. No walnuts due to allergy. Chocolate chips are a must!
I go off memory for these now! Thanks
So happy to hear that!
do you have a recommendation for making this gluten free?
I haven’t tested these with a gluten-free flour, so I can’t be too sure! Try out one of my other gluten-free muffins here 🙂
Nice way to use up bananas! I ran out of the whole wheat pastry flour, so I used Kodiak Protein Pancake Mix. The tops were super flat, but the flavor was great!
Fun swap! I’m glad it worked out well!
These were fantastic!! I brought them over for a friend who recently had a baby and she said they were the perfect midnight snack!
So happy to hear that!
So good! I made these last night and had one with some fresh strawberries this morning. They were super easy to make in a stand mixer, which also mashed my bananas for me. I also appreciate that I didn’t have to dirty five thousand bowls for this recipe.
The perfect breakfast!