A delicious a easy muffin recipe made with avocado and ripe banana. This muffin is not too sweet and depends on the ripe banana for natural sweetness
Do you believe it was only a little more than a year ago that I tasted my first avocado? Seriously, I must have lived a a deprived world since my mother never cared for the fruit. She claims it is tasteless so she never Incorporated it into our meals.
As a a young adult, I never even had the urge to try it, and it was never on my radar. Now that I have kids, one day I decided to try the unique fruit and was in love at first bite.
However, if avocados are your jam, this recipe is perfect for you to try out! It has been a hit with many readers who rave about the subtle sweetness and fluffy texture.
I love banana muffins and have several recipes that have been in my family for a while. I decided today to experiment and was super happy with the results, and taste of my avocado banana muffins.
Avocado taste in Baked Goods
The first thing I noticed about this avocado banana muffins recipe is that the muffins have a slight hint of avocado flavor.
No, they do not taste like guacamole so don’t fret! The sweet, and moist banana flavor is prominent enough to be the star of the show.
Avocado Banana Muffins Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 ripe avocado
- 1 ripe banana *this will provide the sweetness so ripe is important
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp of baking soda
- 2 tbsp of honey *optional
- 1/2 cup of chocolate chips
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Spray a 12-count muffin tin with non-stick spray.
- In a large bowl mash the banana, egg, milk, and avocado until pureed.
- In another bowl whisk the dry ingredients.
- Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and combine.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Fill muffin tins 3/4 of the way.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes. Muffins will be springy when done. You can use a toothpick to test them out.
Recipe Tips
Can I freeze these muffins?
Yes, you can freeze them for up to one month in a freezer bag. Thaw at room temperature and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds to warm.
These muffins are not too sweet?
These muffins are not overly sweet at all and depend on super ripe bananas for their sugar. You can add 1/4 cup white sugar to add a little sweetness to them in you wish. honey is also an option.
Leave a comment below to let us know if you plan on giving this recipe a try. If you already tried it, let us know what you think.
Avocado Banana Muffins Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 avocado ripe (peel, pit, and stem removed)
- 1 banana ripe, large, peel removed
- 2 eggs large
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tbsp honey *optional
- 1/2 cup baking morsels
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Spray a 12 count muffin tin with non-stick spray.
- In a large bowl mash the banana, egg, milk, and avocado until pureed.
- In another bowl whisk the dry ingredients.
- Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and combine.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Fill muffin tins 3/4 of the way.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes.
- Muffins will be springy when done. You can use a toothpick to test them out.
Very tasty. My wife is a big avocado fan and I can take them or leave them. But being a big chocolate fan, I find the flavors a nice blend. But they seem awfully heavy. I’ll have to check my baking soda, but they may even need a little bit more leavening, in my opinion. I also wonder about it, since the avocado and banana measurements are inexact. Nevertheless, worth trying again. Seems we always have the ingredients on hand!
Can I sub 2% milk for whole milk. And am I correct that I read I can use whole wheat flour?
Can you use frozen avocado and frozen bananas?
Hi, they wont blend together to be as creamy!
Made these, omitted the oats, and added a few additions/alterations: tbsp of hemp hearts, 1/8 tsp chia seeds, 1/4 tsp honey, 2 tbsp of chocolate chips (I used dark) and 2 tbsp of chopped dates, 1 1/2 tsp of turmeric, 1/2 tsp of lemon juice, 1 tsp ginger, and 1 tsp cinnamon I used oats, flax seed, chia seeds, hemp hearts, and coconut shards for the topping.
I found the dates and the chocolate chips to be such a great combination. I added some of these ingredients because I have digestion issues. .
Thank you so much for this yummy recipe!
Hi Cassandra! Thank you, for stopping by! Much appreciated!