Cake Mix Banana Muffins

Published: Mar 7, 2024 · Modified: Nov 6, 2023 by Susan Moncrieff · This post may contain affiliate links · 64 Comments

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.

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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
Ingredients
Instructions
Helpful Equipment tips
Can I make this as 2 ingredient banana muffins?
Storage and freezing
FAQs
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Why I love these muffins

a group of three ingredient banana 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.

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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.

mixing cinnamon into cake mix and into banana mixture

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!

Storage and freezing

These keep in the refrigerator for 3-4 days in a covered container. They get a little moist, so I take them out and remove the lid for a few minutes before before serving them.

They freeze well, individually wrapped. I never have any leftovers to freeze!

FAQs

How can I make them look fancier?

I will sometimes sift some icing sugar on this just before serving. These banana cake mix muffins don't need to be fancy because they are so delicious!

My bananas aren't ripe yet. Can I still use them?

Yes you can. The muffins may need to bake a minute or two longer. Really ripe bananas also add sweetness so if you use unripened bananas your muffins may be a little less sweet.

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Cake mix banana muffins

The easiest way to use up those extra ripe bananas! Use a box of cake mix and some bananas to make banana muffins. You'll be impressed by how easy and how delicious and moist these are!

Prep Time7

Cook Time18

Course: baked goods

Cuisine: American

Servings: muffins

Calories: 134Kcal

Author: Susan Moncrieff

Ingredients

1 box yellow cake mix
3 large bananas Very ripe - or 3-4 small bananas
2 large eggs
½ teaspoon cinnamon optional but delicious

Instructions

Turn oven on to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
Mash bananas
Add and mix in the two eggs
Add cake mix to the egg and banana mixture. Do not add the ingredients listed on the box!
Add optional cinnamon
Stir until everything is well mixed. This can be done by hand or at a slow speed with a hand mixer. The batter should have banana lumps in it so it is not smooth.
Bake for approx. 18 minutes. Test for doneness with a toothpick