Healthy and Easy Banana Nut Muffins
These Healthy and Easy Banana Nut Muffins are fluffy, easy to make, and loaded with banana flavour! They’re a healthy version of boxed banana nut muffins, free of gluten, dairy, and refined sugar!
I have a new obsession you guys, and it’s BANANA NUT MUFFINS!
Light and fluffy and loaded with banana flavour and crunchy walnuts. Seriously, these muffins have been my go-to for breakfast, snacks, dessert, and beyond. Then again, banana anything is my go-to lately, from Banana Bread Granola to Banana Cream Pie Chia Pudding!
If you haven’t tried adding walnuts to your muffins, now is the time! It gives them an extra little crunch that is OH SO YUMMY. Not to mention walnuts are loaded with protein, healthy fats and Omega-3’s!
How to make healthy banana nut muffins
Ok , so here’s the deal. All you need to make these muffins are two bowls, and a spoon – that’s it!
You’ll want to start with over-ripe bananas. When they get nice and brown and spotty, that’s when you know they’re ready. The bananas get mashed up in a bowl with the rest of the wet ingredients and then gently mixed into the dry ingredients.
The key here is to mix the batter just the right amount. You want to mix it up until it’s just combined, but not over-mixed. This way, the banana nut muffins come out perfectly fluffy and moist!
These muffins then get baked at 375 degrees for 20-22 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
A few notes on the recipe
These Healthy and Easy Banana Nut Muffins can be made with plenty of modifications to suit your taste and dietary restrictions! I like to use whole grain Spelt flour in this recipe, but you can use regular whole-wheat flour, or a 1-1 gluten-free flour instead.
You can also add in any types of nuts or even dark chocolate chips if you’re a chocolate banana lover!
These banana muffins can be made into a banana bread loaf, but you will need to adjust the baking time if you make this recipe in a loaf pan. Generally, I bake a banana bread loaf for 45-55 minutes. I also have a Vegan Banana Bread recipe, as a reference for loaf baking instructions!
Health benefits of banana muffins
- This recipe is filled with whole grains & fibre sources to keep you feeling fuller for longer
- Walnuts are a great source of protein, healthy fats, and Omega-3’s, as well as a crunchy texture and added flavour
- The coconut sugar in this recipe keeps these muffins refined-sugar free, to help avoid that sugar crash
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Healthy and Easy Banana Nut Muffins
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 12 muffins 1x
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
These banana nut muffins are the BEST! Easy, healthy and delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups whole grain Spelt flour (can sub 1–1 gluten-free flour or whole wheat flour)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 3 medium overripe bananas, mashed
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 F and line a muffin pan with muffin liners.
- Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg together in a bowl. Set aside.
- Mix the mashed bananas and egg together until well combined,then add the coconut oil, maple syrup, coconut sugar and vanilla extract and mix together until well combined.
- Mix the dry and wet ingredients together just until everything is incorporated, then fold in the walnuts.
- Spoon the mixture into each muffin liner about 3/4 of the way full.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
Notes
Add any of your favourite add-ins to these muffins like nuts, dried fruits or chocolate chips!
These muffins can be made into a banana loaf, but you will have to alter the cooking time.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 191
- Sugar: 11g
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
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The best muffins I ever had! They’re healthy and sooooo yummy 🤤 perfect after lunch treat or sweet breakfast.
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These came out delicious! I’m currently pregnant and was craving banana nut muffins. I wanted to try a recipe that was healthier, but didn’t sacrifice taste and texture. These were exactly that! The muffins came out light, fluffy and perfectly sweet. I ended up eating two of them as soon as they cooled down a bit and I don’t feel guilty about it. I substituted light olive oil for the melted coconut oil. Thank you for this recipe!
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So happy you enjoyed them Marisol!
Hi, I just wanted to say I loved this recipe! I have a question- what’s the metal prop you used in your photo? It looks like a serving platter and a wire rack at the same time. I’ve been trying to find one but I don’t know what it’s called.
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Thanks Tiffany! I believe it’s called a grater
Best and easiest recipe ever, in love with this and been making this every week almost for the past couple months.
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Thanks Sahar! So happy you love them! 🙂
Great recipe! While cooking these the honey and spices made the house smell gorgeous, even my husband took notice 😂 and they tasted amazing
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Thanks Emily! Happy you loved them!
These came out delicious!!! I used Whole wheat flour because it’s what I have in my pantry! I may try and cut back a little on coconut oil next time to reduce the fat, but love the taste and texture! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Angelle! You can always cut back half the amount of coconut oil and add some apple sauce instead to keep them moist!
Wonderful recipe! I had to add applesauce to replace some of the coconut oil. I used regular brown sugar instead of coconut sugar so they were a but sweeter, but they turned out moist and the kids ate them within minutes of coming out of the oven!
Happy you enjoyed the recipe Priya!
Love this recipe! So easy and came out great😋
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Thanks so much, Gabby! Glad you loved them 💕
Literally the best muffins!! Moist and tasty! I actually do half the amount of maple syrup and coconut sugar. I like them barely sweet. But these are delicious!
hi Barbara, glad you enjoyed the recipe!
What a great recipe. Made these for my husband and they were a huge hit. I did not have your flour so I used Flour. Also changed maple syrup for honey. Will definitely make these again.
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Thank you for the review Deborah! So happy this recipe was a hit!
Great, classic muffin recipe. Made these the other day when I realized my bananas were going to go bad before I could eat them all!
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Thanks for the review Alyssa!
These muffins are the absolute perfect addition to any brunch! I made them for Sunday brunch and everyone loved them. I love that they are made with simple ingredients – so much better than any store bought muffin!
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Thanks Natalie! Glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe 🙂