Nutella Banana Muffins (Printable)

Moist banana muffins swirled with rich Nutella for a perfect breakfast or snack

# What You'll Need:

→ Wet Ingredients

01 - 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
02 - 2 large eggs
03 - ½ cup vegetable oil
04 - ½ cup plain yogurt
05 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

→ Dry Ingredients

06 - 1⅔ cups all-purpose flour
07 - ⅔ cup granulated sugar
08 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
09 - ½ teaspoon baking soda
10 - ¼ teaspoon salt

→ Swirl

11 - ½ cup Nutella, softened

# Directions:

01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
02 - In a large bowl, whisk together the mashed bananas, eggs, oil, yogurt, and vanilla extract until smooth.
03 - In a separate bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
04 - Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined. Do not overmix.
05 - Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups, filling each about ⅔ full.
06 - Warm the Nutella slightly if needed to make it easier to swirl. Drop about 1 teaspoon of Nutella on top of each muffin and use a skewer or toothpick to swirl it into the batter.
07 - Bake for 18–22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (except for melted Nutella).
08 - Let the muffins cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • These muffins turn those neglected bananas into something everyone actually fights over
  • The Nutella swirl creates this marbled effect that makes them look like you worked way harder than you did
  • They freeze beautifully so you can bake once and eat breakfast all week
02 -
  • Overmixing the batter makes muffins tough and creates tunnels instead of tender crumbs
  • Nutella that is too firm tears through the batter, while too thin sinks to the bottom
  • Room temperature ingredients blend more smoothly and create a consistent texture
03 -
  • Mash your bananas with a fork instead of a blender to keep some small texture pieces
  • Let the batter rest for 10 minutes before baking for a taller muffin top

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