Banana Honey Muffins

These banana honey muffins are quick to make and SO so fluffy and delicious.

I wanted to make a simple and fluffy banana muffin recipe, and absolutely LOVE how these turned out. Most important – my toddler does too. They do have added sweetener – 1/4 cup of honey in the entire batch, which equates to around 1/2 tsp per muffin. I personally am okay with added sweetener here and there, but wanted to call it out incase you want to omit it or sub in something else.

I’m trying to include my son in cooking more, one because this is my job and I am a stay at home mom, two, because I think he’ll like it and it’s a great skill to learn! This was our most successful try at it, so I’m hopeful for how it will continue to go. I just had him sitting on the counter with the bowl in front of him. Worked great!

BABY LED WEANING

This would be a great recipe to serve babies starting at 6 months, once they’ve been safely introduced to the allergens in the recipe. For younger babies, typically it’s best to serve bigger pieces since those are easier for them to hold. Once they develop the pincer grasp (pointer and thumb pinching together), then you can start to give them smaller pieces.

For information on how to safely serve foods to babies depending on their age (plus so much more), I recommend Solid Starts. The app is free and has tons of information!

IMPORTANT NOTE – these have honey, which babies under one cannot have. I would simply omit the sweetener if your baby is under one, and make sure the bananas are nice and ripe 🙂

ALLERGENS

This recipe has eggs, dairy, and wheat. I believe a df yogurt should sub in just fine.

If you’d like to try it with an egg replacer, this one available online at Target. This post highlights other ideas for egg substitutes in recipes.

STORAGE

I’ll store these on the counter for 3-4 days, then transfer to the freezer.

To freeze I would line a baking sheet with foil or parchment then lay in a single layer and place in the freezer. Once frozen (give it a few hours) you can transfer to another container. This way they are individually frozen rather than all stuck together in one huge block!

To reheat, I’ll probably just throw them in the air fryer from frozen for a few minutes until warm.

TOOLS USED/RECOMMENDED

Mini muffin tin – this is the one we have. I love it because you don’t need to use liners with it and it washes really easily!

Masher – I like this one because it doesn’t get stuck in the drawer!

Cookie scoop – I love using this to scoop meatballs, pancake batter, and tons more. I use this thing ALL the time when cooking for my son (and just in general)

More easy and delicious recipes for your little one found here!

Banana Honey Muffins

Simple and delicious snack for toddlers!

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Prep Time:10 minutes mins

Cook Time:15 minutes mins

Servings: 24

Ingredients

• 2 ripe bananas
• 1/2 cup unsweetened greek yogurt
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup melted butter or oil of choice (I used olive)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1.5 cups AP flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 350 and spray your mini muffin tin with cooking spray
• To a large mixing bowl add your bananas and mash well
• Add in remaining wet ingredients (yogurt, oil/butter, honey, vanilla, and egg) and mix until well combined
• Add in salt, baking powder, baking soda, and flour, and mix just until everything is incorporated (do not overmix)
• Add to your mini muffin tin – I filled to the top, but you can do less, just adjust the baking time
• Cook for 15 minutes (less time if less filled)
• Cool slightly, then remove and cook completely on a cooling rack
• Enjoy!

Please give these a try and let me know what you think!!

This post was all about my banana honey muffins recipe.