Moist Pumpkin Banana Muffins (No Oil)
Combine one ripe brown banana with leftover pumpkin puree, and you'll have the best pumpkin banana muffins – moist, fluffy, with a perfect blend of pumpkin and banana, and a touch of fall spices.
Ingredients
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup mashed banana
- 1 cup pumpkin puree, either homemade or store bought like Libby’s, unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, pure kind
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon soda
- ½ teaspoon salt, sea or kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare a muffin tin either by lightly spraying it with cooking spray or by lining it with muffin liners.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the following dry ingredients: flour, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Set this mixture aside for now.
- In a separate bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until they are well combined. Then, add the eggs and vanilla extract, continuing to beat until the mixture becomes smooth.
- Now, incorporate 1 cup of blended or mashed bananas and 1 cup of pumpkin puree into the same mixing bowl, blending until well combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredient mixture into the bowl in 2-3 batches, mixing until just combined. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl periodically to ensure even mixing. Avoid overmixing the batter.
- Scoop the batter into each muffin liner, filling them to about ¾ full. If you desire, sprinkle some additional chocolate on top of each muffin.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Once done, remove the muffins from the oven and allow them to cool in the muffin tin for 5 minutes. Afterward, transfer them to a cooling rack to let them cool completely. Enjoy your freshly baked muffins!
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