The children love to bake and one thing we bake regularly is mini muffins – as they’re just so easy. We love making banana muffins as a way to use up bananas that are past their best and make nutty banana muffins, banana chocolate chip muffins and these, fruity banana muffins.
What fruit do you use in these fruity banana muffins?
For these muffins we use cheap mixed dried fruit but you could use any dried fruit you have to hand – raisins, cranberries, sultanas, dried berries. Whatever fruit you use would still give you fluffy and light muffins with a wonderful fruity flavour.
These easy banana muffins make a great breakfast or snack for the children and they freeze really well. It means we can have healthy, homemade muffins whenever we want them. They also keep well in an airtight container for a few days too.
If you’re looking for other banana cake recipes, check out our banana bread recipe, fruity banana loaf and banana pancakes too. They’re all recipes the whole family will love. You can see all our overripe banana recipes here.
What equipment do you need to make these fruity muffins?
You will no doubt have most of the equipment you need for this recipe at home already but, in case it helps, here are the things we use to bake these cakes at home:
These are pretty much staples for baking in any home kitchen and once you have them you won’t need to replace them often.
Here’s our delicious Fruity Banana Muffin recipe:
Ingredients
- 230g margarine at room temperature
- 230g caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 4 over ripe bananas
- 100ml sour cream
- 450g plain flour
- 2.5 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 140g dried fruit
Recipe
- Preheat oven 190C/375F/Gas 5
- Cream the margarine, caster sugar and vanilla together in a large bowl before mixing in the eggs.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
- Line a muffin tin with paper muffin cases and fill each case nearly to the top with the banana mixture.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until risen and golden brown.
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Fruity Banana Muffins Recipe
Ingredients
- 230 g margarine
- 230 g caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 eggs beaten
- 4 bananas
- 100 ml sour cream
- 450 g plain flour
- 2.5 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 140 g dried fruit
Instructions
- Preheat the oven 190C/375F/Gas 5
- Cream the margarine, caster sugar and vanilla before mixing in the eggs.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
- Line a muffin tray with paper cases and fill each case nearly to the top with the cake mix.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until risen and golden brown.
*Note: Nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.
Look scrummy! I think everyone has their own version of banana muffins don’t they? We have our favourites but I’m always keen to try a new one. One for a rainy weekend in November I think 🙂
Ooh these look fab! Great way to use up over ripe bananas too, I can never bring myself to eat them when they’re like that.
Nat.x
They look great and sound like a good way to sneak some fruit into my fruit-phobic 3 year old!x
My Mum used to make banana bread/cake with over ripe bananas, it tastes amazing when still warm and I bet these do too 🙂
Stevie x