Mmmm…I just LOVE fall recipes, scents and chilly weather—don’t you? It is definitely my favorite time of the year. These banana cardamom muffins simply scream, “Fall is here!” when I bake them in my oven. The streusel topping really adds the perfect cinnamony touch!
If you’re not familiar with cardamom, don’t hesitate about using this yummy spice. It is an aromatic spice indigenous to south India and Sri Lanka. Ever experienced the tongue-tingling flavors of Chai Tea? Though there are different varieties of Chai tea, many of them carry this spice—coupled with cinnamon and nutmeg. If you’re a fan of cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger, then there’s a good chance cardamom and you will be great friends. The cardamom really blends well with the bananas in this muffin–and of course it fits right in with the cinnamon, streusel topping.
These muffins did not take a lot of time to prepare or even a lot of special ingredients—I only had to go out and buy a little bit of milk.
Want to know a secret for lazy Saturday mornings? Bake these on Friday night and keep them in the fridge. Your kids can grab homemade muffins in the morning while you spend a little extra time snuggling with your hubby! These can also be frozen and baked in large batches to save time during the holidays.
Print Banana Cardamom Muffins with Streusel Topping
These banana cardamom muffins with streusel topping are a cozy, bakery-style treat the whole family will love. Made with ripe bananas, warm cardamom, and a buttery streusel, this easy banana muffin recipe is packed with comforting flavor and comes together with just a few simple pantry ingredients.
- Prep Time 20 mins
- Total Time 20 mins
- Yield 12 muffins 1x
- Category Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
- Method Baking
Ingredients
- ½ cup cooking oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 bananas, mashed
- 2 eggs
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 2 cup flour
For Streusel Topping
- ¾ cup flour
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ¾ stick butter, softened
- ½ tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Grease or spray muffin pans.
- In medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk eggs, oil, bananas, milk and sugar.
- In separate large mixing bowl, mix together all dry ingredients.
- Add the oil and banana mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until all ingredients are incorporated.
- Add vanilla and whisk again. Do not over-mix!
Streusel Topping
- In medium-sized bowl, stir all topping ingredients together until the mixture becomes crumbly.
- Sprinkle streusel on the top of each muffin before placing in oven.
- Bake your muffins in the pre-heated oven on the center rack.
- Remove from oven when muffins are golden brown and pass the toothpick test.
Looks YUMMY! I think I can smell them from here!
They are! Love fall recipes:) Hope you get to make them sometime for your family!
These look great…I am making them now! Just a note…the 1/2 cup milk was not mentioned in your directions ( I assume they go in along with the other wet ingredients). The streusel was way too much for 12 muffins. Can I refrigerate or freeze the rest?
Thanks. I am fixing the recipe now! Yep, I put it in with the wet. I would freeze the left-over streusel for later. I like a lot of streusel on top, but will edit the recipe for less. Thanks for letting me know! Hope you enjoy. :)
Thank you for this recipe! I’m always on a lookout for new ways to bake with bananas. I love the idea of adding cardamom to this. And you certainly can’t go wrong with streusel toppings. Pinned! :)
I just made these minus the streussel topping (which, I’m sure is delicious- I’m watching calories). I also substituted apple sauce for oil and used almond extract instead of vanilla. I did 1.5 times the recipe, and was able to make 24 small muffins. They are DELICIOUS. Now I just have to try to keep myself from eating all 24 muffins in one sitting… Cardamom is my favorite spice ever, if you haven’t ever tried- sprinkle it on top of some vanilla ice cream. My mind was blown.
I was trying to find an email to send this to, but couldn’t find one. I am Tanya from the blog http://www.thenaturalhomeschool.com & I am in Kid Blogger Network. I am putting together a Fall Recipes with Kids Round-up post to go live next month (Sept). I love your recipe (http://pintsizedtreasures.com/banana-cardamom-muffins-with-streusel-topping/)!
Could I use it for the round-up? This means that can use one image for the collage. Please let me know by Sept 1st. :) Thank you! Tanya
Sure! Thanks for asking!