Banana Crumb Muffins

Name: Banana Crumb Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 87 min
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon fine sea salt; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 3 bananas ((mashed)); ½ cup salted butter ((melted)); 2 eggs ((lightly beaten)); 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; ½ cup light brown sugar; ¼ cup granulated sugar; ¼ cup salted butter ((softened)); ½ cup granulated sugar; ¼ cup all purpose flour; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ⅛ teaspoon fine sea salt

By Laura

Posted Sep 07, 2025

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These bakery-style banana crumb muffins are moist and sweet with a delicious banana flavor and a buttery crumb topping. They’re easy to make from scratch!

5 banana crumb muffins with a streusel topping, stacked on a white plate with bananas and cinnamon sticks in the background

These banana crumb muffins are so delicious people will think you bought them from a fancy bakery – guaranteed.

Made from scratch with simple ingredients, they are rich and flavorful with vanilla, cinnamon and lots of banana. The crisp, buttery crumb toppings perfectly compliments the sweet muffin!

Serve these banana crumb muffins with your favorite breakfast recipes like a smoothie, oven baked bacon and a delicious frittata for a complete morning meal.

Close-up of a moist banana crumb muffin with a crumb topping with a bite taken out, showing the moist texture. Surrounded by whole muffins.

Banana Crumb Muffins: Ingredients & Substitutions

overhead photo of the labeled ingredients in this Banana Crumb Muffins recipe like flour, bananas, butter, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, eggs, and more all in bowls

All-purpose flour. Use a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend to make them gluten free.
Salted Butter. Unsalted butter or coconut oil are good substitutions.
Light Brown Sugar. Dark brown sugar works well and imparts a stronger molasses flavor (slightly).
Granulated sugar. white sugar and organic cane sugar are both great choices.

7 banana crumb muffins with a streusel topping, stacked on a white plate

How to Make Banana Crumb Muffins

Let’s walk through how to make these banana bread crumb muffins step-by-step. You can also watch the video for further guidance.

Begin by preheating your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (204 degrees Celsius).

Then, lightly grease 6 wells in each of two standard 12-cup muffin pans, or line with cupcake liners and grease. Set aside.

a muffin pan with 6 wells lined and greased

Make the Crumb Topping

I prefer to make the crumb topping first, then set it aside while I make the muffin batter.

To make the crumb topping, put the ingredients in a medium bowl (make sure butter is softened).

making Banana Crumb Muffins - crumb ingredients in a bowl before mixing

making Banana Crumb Muffins - a fork cutting the butter into the dry crumb ingredients

Then, use a fork, pastry cutter or your hands to cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture forms large crumbs. Then set it aside to use after you make the batter.

making Banana Crumb Muffins - crumb topping in a bowl with a fork

Make the Banana Crumb Muffins

Once the crumb topping is ready, start making the muffin batter by combining the flour, baking soda, baking powder, sea salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl, then set it aside.

making Banana Crumb Muffins - dry ingredients in a bowl with a spoon before mixing

making Banana Crumb Muffins - dry ingredients in a bowl with a spoon after mixing

Next, mash the bananas (either with a potato masher or fork) in a large bowl.

Then, add the melted butter to the mashed bananas and stir to combine.

making banana crumb muffins - melted butter and banana in a bowl before mixing

making banana crumb muffins - melted butter and banana in a bowl after mixing

Next, add the eggs, vanilla, light brown sugar and granulated sugar and stir to combine.

making banana crumb muffins - sugars and vanilla added to banana mixture before mixing

making banana crumb muffins - sugars and vanilla added to banana mixture after mixing

Then, add the dry ingredient mixture and stir until the flour is fully incorporated.

making banana crumb muffins - dry ingredients added to wet before mixing

final banana crumb muffins batter in a bowl with a wooden spoon

Assemble, Bake & Cool

Once the batter is ready, pour about ¼ cup of batter into 12 wells of the prepared muffin pans (filled about ¾ full), spaced out.

a muffin pan with 6 wells filled with liners and banana crumb muffin batter

Then, put about 1 to 2 Tablespoons of crumb topping on the top of each muffin and gently press it into the batter. Do not let the crumb topping overflow from the muffins because it will burn on the pan.

6 banana crumb muffins with topping in a muffin pan before baking

Bake the banana crumb muffins in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, until the muffins are domed, the tops look set and a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.

Immediately use a spoon or sharp knife to release any crumb topping stuck to the top of the pan.

6 banana crumb muffins in a muffin pan after baking

Then, let the muffins cool for 15 minutes in the muffin pan before using a spoon or knife to lift them out of the pan and transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

9 banana crumb muffins with crumb topping on a wire cooling rack

Serve

Serve slightly warm with a slather of cinnamon honey butter – yum. We love to serve these with a delicious banana smoothie (or any of our favorite smoothie recipes), or some savory breakfast options like the best Omelette or baked bacon.

Store/Freeze

To store, let the banana crumb muffins cool completely. Then store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 2 months.

Reheat the muffins in the oven set to warm or in the microwave.

half a banana muffin on a cupcake liner laying down so the moist, fluffy texture is visible surrounded by other muffins, a cinnamon stick and bananas

Banana Crumb Muffins Recipe FAQS

Can I double this recipe?

Yes, this recipe is easy to scale to the amount of muffins you’d like to make.

Do banana muffins need to be refrigerated?

Yes, I suggest storing them in the refrigerator so they stay fresh longer.

What’s the biggest mistake when making muffins?

I think the biggest mistake is over-mixing the batter.

5 banana crumb muffins with streusel topping on a plate, one cut in half so the inside is visible.

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Banana Crumb Muffins

Banana Crumb Muffins: Ingredients & Substitutions