Banana Coffee Cake Muffins

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Preheat oven to 400°F and line a muffin pan with liners.
  2. 2In a bowl, mix brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt for the streusel.
  3. 3Cut in the cold butter with a pastry cutter or your fingers until you get chunky crumbs for the streusel.
  4. 4Place the streusel in the fridge while you make the batter.
  5. 5In a large bowl, mash the bananas.
  6. 6Whisk in melted butter, oil, brown sugar, and granulated sugar into the mashed bananas until smooth and glossy.
  7. 7Add eggs and vanilla to the banana mixture and whisk until fully combined.
  8. 8Add sour cream and mix until smooth.
  9. 9In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt for the dry ingredients.
  10. 10Gently fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture just until combined, do not overmix.
  11. 11Fill liners about halfway full with batter.
  12. 12Put a layer of streusel on top of the batter.
  13. 13Top with more batter.
  14. 14Top generously with streusel, lightly pressing it into the batter so it sticks.
  15. 15Bake at 400°F for 5 minutes.
  16. 16Reduce heat to 350°F without opening the oven and bake another 12–15 minutes until centers are set.
  17. 17Let cool in the pan 5–10 minutes.

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup salted butter, melted
  • 0.25 cup neutral oil
  • 0.75 cup brown sugar
  • 0.25 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 2 medium ripe bananas
  • 0.25 cup sour cream
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp baking soda
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 0.5 cup brown sugar for streusel
  • 0.33 cup all-purpose flour for streusel
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon for streusel
  • 0.25 tsp salt for streusel
  • 0.25 cup cold butter, cubed

Equipment

muffin panmuffin linersbowlpastry cutter

Tips

  • Can be made without eggs.
  • Do not overmix the batter.
  • Lightly press the streusel into the batter so it sticks.