Cake Mix Banana Muffins

I love making these banana muffins made with cake mix when I have overripe bananas. Amazingly, these muffins are made with only three ingredients including cake mix, bananas and eggs. These muffins taste delicious and are a great to-go breakfast or snack. They are kid-friendly and very portable. This recipe makes 18 nice-sized muffins.

If you love bananas and chocolate together, try these banana chocolate muffins with 3 ingredients. They are easy to make and delicious!

I have also made these two-ingredient pumpkin muffins a lot these last few weeks. It's another simple muffin recipe with a big add-in of healthy pumpkin.

Why I love these muffins

Bananas: Ripe bananas add natural sweetness, moisture, and a delightful banana flavor that everyone loves. It's a fantastic way to use up those overripe bananas sitting on your counter.

Budget-Friendly: Utilizing a cake mix and readily available ingredients keeps the cost low, offering a delicious and economical treat without breaking the bank.

Effortless Baking: No need for complicated measuring or sifting! This recipe uses a cake mix as the base, eliminating the fuss and ensuring success even for beginner bakers.

Infinite Variations: Add chocolate chips, chopped nuts, or a sprinkle of cinnamon for a personalized touch. You can even use different cake mix flavors for endless flavor combinations.

Ingredients

Yes, these banana muffins are made with only three ingredients!

1 box yellow cake mix - I like using Betty Crocker mixes but your favorite brand works. Just make sure that there is 15.25 oz of mix in the package (amounts seem to be changing.

3 large bananas (or 4-5 small bananas) Bananas should be well or over-ripened

2 large eggs lightly beaten

½ teaspoon cinnamon (totally optional) My family loves cinnamon with any banana bread. Other delicious add-in items include chocolate chips, chopped walnuts and even butterscotch chips.

Instructions 

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.

Step 2
Add bananas to a large bowl.  I used 3 large-sized bananas. You could use 4 - 5 small ones. I use a potato masher. Actually, sometimes I use a hand mixer.  Just don't overmix; you still want some of the banana texture.

Step 3
Add two large eggs to the mashed bananas.  I usually crack the eggs into a small well in the bananas, try to beat just the eggs, and then mix them all in.

Step 4
Add a box of cake mix. Just the cake mix. Not the ingredients you are told to add to the box.
My family loves cinnamon.  I add about ½ teaspoon.  This is an optional ingredient.  If you like the cinnamon flavor, add it.

This is a sticky batter, and you won't be able to pour it.  I line my muffin tins with paper muffin liners. Then I use a scoop to help portion the batter evenly and neatly.

A Texture FYI

This texture is slightly different from a scratch banana bread recipe. It's not as dense. But, it's just as flavorful and delicious. It has a great place in every person's recipe collection of quick and easy recipes.

Bake for approximately eighteen minutes (test with a pick for doneness). Mmmmmm, they smell so good when they bake.

Helpful Equipment tips

If you are going to frequently make muffins, buy yourself a good nonstick muffin tin especially if you don't regularly use paper muffin liners!  Also, I'm a huge fan of using scoops to transfer the batter into the muffin tins.  So much easier and less messy (no drips of batter everywhere!  I use these scoops.  Paper muffin liners are great with these muffins!

Can I make this as 2 ingredient banana muffins?

Don't have any eggs handy? This works out fine without eggs. It just makes fewer muffins. The muffins will be denser than the original version, but they still taste great!

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