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Banana Pumpkin Muffins on cooling rack

Moist Pumpkin Banana Muffins with Crumble Top

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Savor the delightful blend of real pumpkin and banana in every bite of these moist Pumpkin Banana Muffins, crowned with a delectably crumbly topping.
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snacks
Cuisine American
Diet Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword Banana Muffins, Bananas, Muffins, Pumpkin, Pumpkin Muffins
Prep Time 15 minutes
35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 12 muffins
Author Marley Goldin

Equipment

Ingredients

Pumpkin Banana Muffins

  • 2 large overripe bananas
  • 15 ounces pumpkin puree 15 oz = 1 can
  • ½ cup softened unsalted butter ½ cup = 1 stick
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup light brown sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ cup milk dairy or unsweetened plant-based

Optional Crumble Top

  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup light brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
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Instructions

Moist Banana Pumpkin Muffins

  • Preheat your oven to 400°F and line or spray your muffin tin.
  • Peel your bananas and add them to a large mixing bowl. Use a fork to mash the banana, until completely broken down.
    2 large overripe bananas
    Smashed banana in a large mixing bowl
  • Add your pumpkin puree, butter, vanilla extract, and both sugars to the bowl with your mashed bananas. Use a whisk or hand mixer to combine until mostly smooth (a couple of larger pieces of banana is okay!).
    15 ounces pumpkin puree, ½ cup softened unsalted butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ½ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup light brown sugar
    Smashed banana, pumpkin puree, vanilla extract, butter, and brown and white sugar combined in a bowl
  • Add flour, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice and again use your whisk or hand mixer to combine until there are no lumps of powder present.
    2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
    Banana Pumpkin Muffin batter after adding flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt
  • Lastly, add the milk and whisk to combine to thin out your batter until it's smooth (again, some banana chunks are okay!).
    ½ cup milk
    Thinned out pumpkin banana muffin batter after adding milk
  • Fill your muffin cups with batter, almost all the way to the top, leaving only about 1/2-inch of space.
    Large muffin tin lined with reusable liners filled with banana pumpkin batter
  • Add crumble topping (optional, recipe below) and bake for 30-35 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
    Banana Pumpkin Muffins with Crumble Top fresh out of the oven

Crumble Muffin Top (Optional)

  • Use the microwave to slightly melt your butter, heating in 5-second intervals and checking in between. It's important that the butter has JUST started to melt as pictured, rather than it being completely melted. This shouldn't take any longer than 20-seconds total.
    6 tablespoons unsalted butter
    Slightly melted butter just right for making muffin crumble top
  • In a small mixing bowl, use a fork or whisk to combine the flour, sugar, and pumpkin pie spice.
    ½ cup all-purpose flour, ½ cup light brown sugar, ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
    Flour, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice
  • Slowly add the butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, using the fork or whisk to stir in between until you reach a crumbly consistency (you may not need all 6 tablespoons).
    Muffin crumble top in a mixing bowl
  • Place about 1 tablespoon of the crumble mixture on top of each raw muffin before baking.
    Muffin tin filled with banana pumpkin batter and crumble top

Notes

  • The crumble top is optional, but highly encouraged for a little contrast in texture and an added aroma and sweetness to each bite!
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