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Pumpkin Banana Bread Muffins Recipe

Two fall classics combine with this Pumpkin Banana Bread Muffin recipe. Moist and delicious muffins with a brown sugar crumble topping that’ll have even the biggest pumpkin hater asking for more.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time22 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bananas, muffins, pumpkin
Servings: 16

Ingredients

Crumble

  • 2 tbsp butter melted
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar

Muffins

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 ripe bananas mashed

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a muffin tin with muffin liners. Set aside.

Prepare the Crumble

  • In a small bowl, make the crumble. Combine the 2 tablespoons of butter, 1/2 cup of flour and 1/2 cup of brown sugar. Mix with a fork until crumbly.

Prepare the Muffins

  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla using an electric hand mixer. Add the eggs. Mix until combined.
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and mix well. Gradually add to the butter mixture until combined. Fold in the pumpkin puree and mashed bananas. Pour into the prepared muffin tins, filling each 3/4 of the way full.
  • Sprinkle the crumble mixture over the tops of the muffins and bake in the preheated oven for 22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Serve warm with butter!

Notes

  • Room temperature eggs and dairy products combine in the batter more uniformly making for better muffins
  • Use canned or homemade pumpkin puree. You can find my easy recipe for homemade in the section below
  • You can sub pureed sweet potato or butternut squash for pumpkin
  • Use your favorite gluten free flour substitute for the muffins and crumble
  • Sub at least half of the white sugar in the muffins for light brown sugar in equal parts. The molasses added to the brown sugar will make the muffins even moister than using white sugar alone
  • Overripe bananas work best for easy mashing
  • You can add a little extra pumpkin pie spice to the crumble topping
  • Canned pumpkin pie filling and pure pumpkin puree are not the same thing
  • You can add some chocolate chips to make these even more decadent
  • Salted or unsalted butter works for this recipe
  • Use a plant based butter and "flax eggs" or egg substitute for vegan pumpkin muffins