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Banana Streusel Muffins

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Banana Streusel Muffins are the perfect treat for breakfast and brunch. Easy to make using simple ingredients.

banana muffins with streusel topping with fresh bananas to the sideIf you’ve never used wheat germ in a recipe, you don’t know what you are missing. You can find it down the cereal aisle, in a glass jar or order it on Amazon. Can we talk about how much I’m loving Amazon Pantry??!- with a click of the mouse I can order everything I need. Can I confess that I had no clue you could even do this until a few weeks back? I know, crazy, right?! This little whole grain is packed with goodness. Full of folic acid, vitamin E, magnesium, Phosphorus and more. Wheat germ is the part of the wheat that sprouts and grows into a new plant. Unfortunately, they do not process this into our flours. Add it to most any recipe, giving them a healthy, crunchy, nutty flavor. Once opened you’ll need to store it in the fridge. Use it within a month or it will go bad. But, with all the recipes you’ll be adding it to- I do not foresee it lasting that long anyway! I incorporate wheat germ into bread recipes, a yogurt smoothie and even cookies all the time.

A pale mint green ceramic mixing bowl with ripe bananas and a fork

How do you make streusel topping?

Streusel topping is super easy to make. Use your clean hands to combine the softened butter, sugar, flour, oats, and cinnamon. Keep any leftovers in a large Ziploc bag and store in the fridge or freezer.

TIP: Make a large batch and store in the freezer, so whenever you want to make muffins or a blueberry pound cake, you can easily sprinkle a helping of streusel over what I’m making quickly. Be sure and check out my Blueberry Muffin recipe.

banana muffins with streusel topping and paper wrappers

I hope you try my Banana Streusel Muffins. The secret ingredient is buttermilk, which makes them perfectly moist and a bit of sourness to balance off the sweet. Boy are these babies delicious. Perfect with a cup of hot coffee, brunch or even to take with you on the go. Packed with the goodness of unrefined brown sugar, wheat germ and buttermilk. They’ll leave you satisfied and loving the little bit of sweetness on top with the homemade streusel topping.

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Banana Streusel Muffins

Wholesome grains and bananas whipped together to create a great muffin.
Course Breakfast, Breakfast or Brunch
Cuisine American, Snacks, Southern
Keyword banana muffins, banana streusel muffins
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes
Servings 12 muffins
Author Jessica Robinson

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup wheat germ
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 large ripe bananas
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • Streusel topping:
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter softened
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl, combine the streusel ingredients with your hands and set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, using either a stand mixer or electric hand mixer, cream together the butter and brown sugar. Add the banana and incorporate. Add the eggs, one at a time. Then add the buttermilk and vanilla. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl occasionally. Add the flour, baking soda, powder and salt and mix well. Fold in the chopped pecans.
  3. Spoon or scoop muffin batter into 12 paper lined muffin tins. Spoon streusel topping over each muffin.
  4. Bake in a preheated 375 degree F oven for 22 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick when inserted comes out clean.

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  2. Mornings just got a whole lot better with these little guys on the menu. I LOVE a good streusel topping, and this one looks insanely good. I’ve gotta try these soon!

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  4. First off, these look delicious!!! Second, you are totally right! I LOVE wheat germ and it is so healthy for you – I like to add it to all sorts of things, not just stuff I bake!

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  11. Banana streusel?! That sounds delightful! It makes me want one right now, great read! Thanks for sharing!

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  19. I love banana, including any creative recipes for it! Its natural sweetness is very satisfying for my tummy 🙂
    And your muffins, I bet it is your friends’ many favorites!

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  20. I have all the ingredients and I would love and try this recipe this weekend. I am sure this will be a hit.

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  22. Wow. this is absolutely amazing munchies. I do actually make this for my kids quite often and they are normally gone within the first 30mins. Great to see there are other people in this world also love this as much as we do.

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  23. It looks so yummy. I am hungry beacause of the picture, ha ha. I love banana. It is a satisfy our satiety feeling. I have pinned it, thank you for sharing.

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