Easiest Way to Prepare Tasty Pumpkin Banana Muffins (or Bread)

Pumpkin Banana Muffins (or Bread). Oh, banana muffins, how I love you. I also love banana bread in every way, shape, and form- so it just made sense to add pumpkin to it! These Pumpkin Banana muffins are so easy and so delicious with just the right balance of both flavors, neither one overpowering the other.

If you are a chocolate lover, add some chocolate chips in the batter for an added treat. Pumpkin and Banana Muffins: To make this pumpkin bread into an on-the-go breakfast muffin, prepare the batter as you would normally. Then instead of pouring it into a loaf pan distribute the pumpkin bread batter evenly into lined muffin tins. You can have Pumpkin Banana Muffins (or Bread) using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Pumpkin Banana Muffins (or Bread)

1. Prepare 3/4 cup of whole wheat flour.
2. It's 3/4 cup of all purpose flour.
3. It's 1 tsp. of baking soda.
4. You need 1 tsp. of pumpkin pie spice.
5. It's 1/2 tsp. of ground cinnamon.
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of salt.
7. Prepare 1/4 tsp. of baking powder.
8. Prepare 4 tbsp. of unsalted butter, at room temperature.
9. Prepare 1/4 cup of brown sugar.
10. It's 1/3 cup of honey.
11. It's 2 of large eggs, at room temperature.
12. You need 2 tbsp. of Greek yogurt (or sour cream) at room temperature.
13. It's 1 tsp. of vanilla extract.
14. It's 1 cup of mashed banana (about 2 large spotty ones).
15. You need 1 cup of pumpkin puree.
16. It's 1/2 cup of mix ins of choice -chocolate chips, pecans, walnuts, etc.

Then bake until the muffin until a toothpick comes out clean. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Spray muffin tins with baking spray and fill empty cups with water. In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice.

Pumpkin Banana Muffins (or Bread) instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. If making muffins, grease a 12 count muffin tin or line with parchment liners. If making bread, grease a loaf pan and place a piece of parchment paper into the pan, letting it overhang over the sides to easily lift out the finished loaf..
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together both flours, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and baking powder until well combined. Set this aside..
3. In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, beat the butter until it is smooth and creamy, then beat in the sugar until they are combined and fluffy. Beat in the honey, eggs, yogurt (or sour cream) and vanilla extract. When that is combined, mix in the mashed banana and pumpkin puree..
4. Switch to a rubber spatula and add your dry ingredients to the wet. Mix with the spatula just until combined. Then fold in the mix in you are using. Do not overmix..
5. If making muffins, fill up the muffin tins with batter. Bake for 25-28 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let them cool for 10 or so minutes in the pan before transfering them to a wire rack to cool completely..
6. If making bread, pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 50-60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Place the bread pan onto a wire rack and allow the loaf to cool completely..
7. No matter what you decide to make, store them in the fridge for 4-5 days or you can freeze for later and enjoy!.

Turn this bread into muffins for an easy grab-n-go breakfast. Or toss one in the kid's lunchbox for a special Fall treat. How to bake pumpkin banana muffins. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners. Evenly distribute the batter between the liners.