These Banana Muffins With Walnut Streusel Topping are a real treat. The moist and tender muffin is loaded with banana flavor, while the walnut streusel topping gives you that sweet crunch that you’re craving. The perfect on the go breakfast, mid morning snack or anytime of day treat.

Every week we go through a ton of bananas. I mean they’re a great snack, right? They’re supper sweet, portable and even have some health benefits, so it’s a no brainer for me. They’re great frozen and added to smoothies, or as a yogurt or cereal topper or just perfect eaten on their own as a snack. So needless to say I buy quite a bit. Most of the time they get devoured before the week is up, but if there is one or two left over I will place them on a plate and freeze them for future smoothies. Then once in a while there will be one or two that hang around a little bit too long and start to develop brown spots all over them. Some people might think that this is when the banana is no longer eatable, and throw it away. They couldn’t be more wrong. This is when they are the sweetest and the perfect time for incorporating them into baked goods.

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Ingredients Needed To Make This Recipe

Flour: All purpose will do.
Baking Soda: This will allow your muffins to rise.
Salt: A pinch of salt enhances the flavors in sweet recipes.
Cinnamon & Nutmeg: To add a bit of spicy flavor to the muffins.
Butter: I always use unsalted so that I can control the amount of salt in my recipes.
Bananas: For this recipe you want to use very ripe bananas, you know the kind with all the brown spots that no one wants to eat.
Brown Sugar: I prefer dark brown sugar for its deep caramelized flavor but light brown will work as well.
Granulated Sugar: For added sweetness.
Buttermilk: Because of its acidity, when blended with baking soda there will be a chemical reaction that will give your batter a better rise, which will also allow for a more tender muffin.
Egg: This is your binder.
Vanilla Extract: I always opt for a pure vanilla extract rather than an imatation vanilla extract for its intense vanilla flavor.
Walnuts: Not only do they add a bit of crunch and a ton of flavor but walnuts have many health benefits as well. They are high in Omega 3’s which helps prevent cardiovascular disease, and they also help promote a healthy gut.

Why You Will Love This Recipe

Ease: This recipe is very easy to prepare. In fact you probable already have most of the ingredients in your home.
No Waste: Now you have a reason to use those overripe bananas instead of throwing them away.
Taste: They are super tasty. They make for a great on the go breakfast, mid morning snack or any time of day treat.
Texture: They are moist and tender with just the right amount of crunch from that walnut streusel topping.

How To Brown Butter For This Recipe

Add butter to a small sauce pan set over medium low heat. Butter will start to melt and a foam will form at the surface. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally until liquid becomes golden and brown bits have started to form at the bottom of the pan. Remove from heat and pour into a glass measuring cup, brown bits and all, to cool slightly.