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Banana Gingerbread Muffins | A Nerd Cooks
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Banana Gingerbread Muffins

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: American
Servings: 18 muffins
Calories:
Author: Lauren Pacek

Ingredients

For the muffins

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 5 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon ground allspice
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 ripe bananas, mashed
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extact
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar, packed
  • cup molasses

For the crumb topping

  • 8 tbs unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

To make the muffins

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray two muffin tins with cooking spray; set aside.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the flour, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, baking powder, and baking soda together. Set aside.
  • In another medium-sized bowl, combine the bananas, butter, eggs, vanilla extract, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and molasses. 
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just combined.
  • Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin tins, filling them approximately ¾ of the way full.

To make the crumb topping

  • Toss all ingredients together with a fork until crumbly.
  • Top the muffin batter with the crumb topping, dividing it evenly between each of the muffins.
  • Bake the muffins for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick, when inserted into the center of a muffin, comes out clean.

Nutrition

Serving: 0 | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg