Brown Butter Banana Nut Muffins

These Brown Butter Banana Nut Muffins are filled with nutty flavor, are tender, fluffy, and absolutely amazing!

It's official, friends - I can't go a weekend without baking several things. I have become a little obsessed with baking for my blog. The way I see it though, there could be far worse obsessions out there. At least I give most of my baked goods to friends and family and they end up giving me some great feedback.

A couple weeks ago I made a grocery order that included 3 individual bananas. When my groceries showed up, there were 3 bunches of bananas. I do not know about you, but I cannot eat that many bananas before they start to get way too ripe. My husband isn't a fan of bananas unless they're in smoothies, so we made tons of smoothies, but I still had several bananas that just got too ripe for my liking.

I didn't want to make Banana Bread again because I already have a recipe for that on my blog, so I decided some muffins would do the trick. And guys, these Brown Butter Banana Nut Muffins are AMAZING!

Ingredients for Brown Butter Banana Nut Muffins

• Butter
• Brown Sugar
• Eggs
• Plain yogurt
• Vanilla extract
• Ripe bananas
• Flour
• Salt
• Baking soda
• Baking powder
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Pecans

How to Make Brown Butter

Brown butter is a step beyond just melting butter. When we brown butter, we're looking for a dark color with brown specs and a nutty aroma. It turns your baked goods into such a divine taste.

1. Melt butter in a medium sauce pan over medium heat and stir to make sure it melts evenly.
2. Continue stirring and you'll notice the butter start to foam.
3. As it cooks it will start to change into a deeper color. Continue stirring until you see the butter turn brown and there are brown specs. This could take 6-8 minutes, but continue stirring.
4. Once it reaches that amber color with brown specs, and you start to smell a nutty aroma, remove it from the heat and let cool slightly before moving on to making the muffins.

How to Make Brown Butter Banana Nut Muffins

Once the butter is browned, the rest of the steps for this recipe is so easy. You don't need a stand mixer or even a hand mixer. All you need is a large mixing bowl and a spatula. That is all!

1. Combine brown butter and brown sugar in a mixing bowl and stir to combine.
2. Add eggs one at a time and stir. Add yogurt and vanilla extract and stir.
3. Add the mashed ripe bananas and stir until combined.
4. Start to add in the dry ingredients. You could do this one at a time or all together and make sure it is all incorporated, but don't overmix.
5. Add the chopped pecans and stir until combined.
6. Line a muffin or cupcake pan and fill each liner with batter until it almost reaches the top.
7. Bake Brown Butter Banana Nut Muffins at 375 degrees for 16-18 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

These Brown Butter Banana Nut Muffins are absolutely tender, fluffy, and perfect with a cup of coffee.

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