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Caramelized Banana Muffins with Peanut Butter Streusel

Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword muffins
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 12 muffins
Author Christine Ma

Ingredients

Caramelized bananas

  • 2 tablespoons butter (28 grams)
  • 2 medium ripe bananas (227 grams)

Peanut butter streusel

  • 2 tablespoons melted butter (28 grams)
  • ½ cup chunky peanut butter (132 grams)
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour (65 grams)
  • ¼ cup brown sugar (50 grams)
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon

Muffins

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (130 grams)
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour (130 grams)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 6 tablespoons softened butter (85 grams)
  • cup brown sugar (133 grams)
  • cup buttermilk (83 ml)
  • ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt (57 grams)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with muffin liners.
  • Caramelize bananas. Slice bananas into 1-inch thick slices. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add sliced bananas and cook until browned. Flip and cook until browned and caramelized. Remove from heat and transfer bananas and any remaining melted butter into a heat safe bowl. Mash bananas and let cool.
  • Make peanut butter streusel. Combine melted butter with peanut butter in a medium bowl, mixing until combined. Add flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon, and stir until well combined. The streusel will almost be like a paste.
  • Make muffin batter. Combine both flours, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
  • Combine softened butter and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat for 4-5 minutes or until creamy and fluffy. Add buttermilk, yogurt, egg, vanilla, and mashed bananas and mix until well combined.
  • Add dry flour mixture, stirring just until combined. Fill muffin pan with batter and top with peanut butter streusel, breaking up the streusel into smaller chunks.
  • Bake muffins for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove muffins from pan and let cool on a wire rack.

Notes

Make sure to use spotted ripe bananas but not overly ripe bananas that are completely black.