Best Spiced Banana Gingerbread Muffins Recipes

BANANA GINGERBREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F, and lightly coat 8 muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the butter, egg, and vanilla. Stir in the mashed banana, molasses, and yogurt. Add in the flour mixture, stirring just until incorporated.
• Divide the batter between the prepared muffin cups. Place 3 banana slices on top so that they're just barely touching in the center of the batter. Bake at 325°F for 24-29 minutes, or until barely firm to the touch. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before carefully turning out onto a wire rack. (Note: The banana slices will be hot and will squish if they're touched, so try to only touch the muffin when removing them from the pans.)

GINGERBREAD BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. Spread the wheat bran evenly on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until fragrant and toasted, about 8 minutes. Remove the bran from the oven and increase the heat to 450 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the toasted bran, graham flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and cloves. In a large bowl, whisk together the molasses, vegetable oil, dark brown sugar and eggs. Stir in the buttermilk, raisins and ginger.
• Gently stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, just until everything is evenly moistened. Don't overdo it.
• Divide the batter evenly among the prepared cups. Transfer to the oven and immediately reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F. Bake until the tops are nice and puffed and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs attached, 22 to 25 minutes. Transfer the muffins to a rack to cool completely.

SPICED GINGERBREAD MINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the spiced gingerbread cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 24-cup mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Stir together the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
• Whisk the melted butter, granulated sugar, molasses, sour cream and egg in a large bowl until smooth. Add the flour mixture and whisk just to combine. Divide the mixture among the muffin cups.
• Bake until puffed and a tester in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 13 to 15 minutes. Cool in the tin for about 10 minutes, then use an offset spatula to ease them out and completely cool.
• For the lemon cream cheese frosting. Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl. Beat until smooth and fluffy, about 1 minute. Beat in the lemon zest and vanilla. Add the confectioners' sugar and mix until smooth, then beat until light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
• Split the cooled cupcakes in half crosswise. Spread or pipe a little filling on the cut side of each cupcake bottom. Top with the cupcake tops. Spread or pipe the remaining frosting on top of the cupcakes and decorate as desired.

DIANNE'S GINGERBREAD BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a standard 12-count muffin tin with paper liners or coat with cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger, baking soda, salt and cloves. Set aside.
• In a separate large bowl, mash the bananas and combine with the melted butter, sugar and molasses; beat in the egg.
• Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture and stir gently, just until it is incorporated. Do not over-stir; batter will be lumpy. Fill prepared muffins cups 2/3 full with batter. Sprinkle evenly with the coarse-grain sugar, if desired (optional).
• Bake 20 minutes, or until tops spring back when lightly touched.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove to wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!

SPICED BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Whisk together the flour, bran, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.
• Mash the bananas and stir in the eggs, brown sugar, oil and vanilla.
• Mix well and add to the dry ingredients. Stir until well combined.
• Spoon the batter into a prepared muffin pan and bake until the tops are golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted, about 12-15 minutes.

HONEY-SWEETENED SPICED BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease 12 standard-cup muffin tins or line with liners.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt.
• In a medium bowl, mash the bananas. Stir in the butter, honey, and egg. Mix well. Add the milk and vanilla and mix until blended.
• Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and, with a wooden spoon or spatula, mix just until incorporated.
• Divide batter between muffin cups, about 1/3 cup of batter each.
• Bake until the tops spring when you touch them and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 12 minutes.
• Muffins keep in an airtight container or zipper bag at room temperature for 3-4 days. They also freeze well!

SPICED BANANA NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Combine the egg, egg substitute, bananas, applesauce and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Coat muffin cups with cooking spray; fill two-thirds full with batter. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake at 375° for 15-18 minutes or until muffins spring back when lightly touched. Cook for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack.