Ingredients

The following ingredients have 12 Servings
  • 1 1/2 cups (180g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
  • 3/4 cup (about 73g) chopped pecans or walnuts (reserve some for topping )
  • 3 large (about 300g) very ripe bananas (mashed)
  • 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup (55g) brown sugar
  • 1 large egg (beaten)
  • 1/3 cup (75g) melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Prepare a muffin pan with cooking spray or paper muffin cups and get out of all the necessary ingredients.
  • In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients – flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir in the chopped nuts (reserve some for topping the muffins); set aside. When measuring flour, spoon flour into cup (rather than scooping with cup) and then without shaking the cup, level using the straight side of a butter knife. 
  • In a separate medium bowl, combine mashed bananas with sugars, egg, butter and vanilla. Stir vigorously until the mixture is smooth. 
  • Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and add wet ingredients. Gently stir until just combined. Don't overmix – some small streaks of flour are fine.
  • Spoon batter into the prepared muffin tins filling each one completely full and top with some additional chopped nuts. Bake muffins for 5 minutes at 425 degrees F. and then with muffins staying in the oven, reduce heat to 350 degrees F. and bake muffins for 12-15 minutes more. The high heat will cause muffins to rise and then you will lower heat to cook the center of the muffin. I recommend checking muffins after about 12 minutes because mine were completely baked by 13 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and allow muffins to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. You might need to run a butter knife along the outer edge of the muffins to loosen them from the pan. Enjoy!