Ultimate Banana Bread Muffins with Greek Yogurt + Video
Super Simple Banana Bread Muffin recipe made with Vanilla Greek Yogurt, which makes the muffins a little healthier by cutting the amount of butter used! Delicious, moist, and tender muffin recipe with great banana and vanilla flavor. (can also be made into banana bread)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a muffin tin with paper liners.
Peel the over-ripe bananas. Using the back of a fork mash the bananas until they are smooth and no large chunks are remaining. Set aside
1 cup (heaping) over-ripe bananas, peeled and mashed
In a mixing bowl stir together the Greek yogurt, butter, and sugar until it is creamed together. Add the bananas, salt, eggs, and vanilla. Stir to combine.NOTE: you can reduce the sugar to ½ cup or ¾ cup to reduce the sugar content and calories.
4 tablespoon butter, softened at room temp, ⅓ cup vanilla Greek yogurt, ½ teaspoon salt, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 cup sugar
Place a fine mesh colander over the banana mixture bowl. Sift the flour, baking soda, and baking powder into the mixture. Stir it into the batter just until all the flour is mixed in.
1 ½ cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda
Scoop the batter into the lined muffin tin, filling each cup about ⅔ full.
Place in the pre-heated oven for 14-16 minutes until the banana muffins are cooked thru and golden brown on the top.
Let cool about 10 minutes before eating.Store in an air tight container, at room temperature, for up to 4 days.You can also store them in the fridge for up to a week, or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Banana Bread
To make this recipe into banana bread, Simply prepare the batter as directed in the recipe, place the batter into a greased loaf pan, and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes until the center is cooked through.