The Best Banana Muffins (with Self-Rising Flour!) (2024)

Published: Jan 24, 2023 by Lynn Polito · This post may contain affiliate links.

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Moist, delicious, and a great use for those brown spotty bananas, these Banana Muffins with Self-Rising Flour will be your new go to recipe! They are full of chocolate chips and great for a make ahead breakfast!

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If you have some leftover bananas that are starting to turn brown and spotty on your counter, this recipe is for you! All you need is 8 simple ingredients you probably already have in your house, and in no time at all you'll have delicious, homemade muffins in no time! Make a big batch on the weekends and enjoy them for breakfast or a quick snack through the week!

Self Rising Flour has become a new staple in my pantry! You can make pancakes with self-rising flour, 2 ingredient cream biscuits, waffles with self-rising flour, 3-ingredient dinner rolls, chocolate chip cookies with self-rising flour, and even banana bread with self-rising flour!

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Why You'll Love These Banana Muffins with Self-Rising Flour
Can You Use Self Rising Flour For Muffins?
Ingredients You'll Need
Different Types of Flour
How To Make Banana Muffins with Self-Rising Flour
The Best Bananas To Use
Tips and Tricks
Variations
Banana Muffins with Self-Rising Flour Storage Tips
Frequently Asked Questions
More Banana Recipes
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Why You'll Love These Banana Muffins with Self-Rising Flour

No need for leavening agents!No baking powder or baking soda on hand? Use self-rising flour! It cuts down on the ingredients necessary and is simple to swap out in recipes!
It's loaded with chocolate chips!The chocoholic in me is always so happy about recipes with tons of chocolate chips.
Gives your old bananas a great use!We all have those bananas around that no one wants to eat. Why not make them into a delicious, chocolate filled muffins?

Can You Use Self Rising Flour For Muffins?

Yes! Self rising flour is perfect for muffins! The baking powder is already in the flour, so you don't have to add any leavening agents to the batter. If you want muffins but don't have baking powder or baking soda on hand, these muffins are for you! You can use it to make muffins but you can also use it to make zucchini bread with self rising flour!

Self rising flour vs all purpose flour can be confusing, but in this recipe, you need to use self rising flour. All purpose flour will not work in this muffin recipe.

Ingredients You'll Need

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Bananas. You'll want 3 spotty, brown bananas. Not too yellow or they won't be sweet enough, and too black they will have gone bad.
Sugar. Regular white sugar, but brown sugar or coconut sugar would work too. Even maple syrup would be great!
Eggs. To hold the muffins together.
Butter. Melted butter or a neutral oil like vegetable oil or coconut oil.
Cinnamon. For a little extra flavor.
Milk. To make the muffins nice and moist.
Self Rising Flour. All purpose flour will not work, you need self-rising flour for this recipe. You can make your own homemade self rising flour or store bought flour.
Chocolate Chips. Semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips would work.

Different Types of Flour

Self-rising flouris all purpose flour that has baking powder and a small pinch of salt already in it. Classic southern recipes usually use self-rising flour instead of plain flour. Even though some people may think it is self-raising flour, it is actually self-rising flour. I love makingpancakes with self-rising flour!

King Arthuris my favorite variety of self-rising flour. If you don't have a bag of it in your pantry, you can make your own self-rising flour really easily!

Cake Flouris used to make cakes. It is a finer flour so the cakes stay nice and light and airy. It usually has a lower protein content as well so cakes don't get tough.

Bread flouris used to make breads likesourdough bread. It has a higher protein content which helps develop the gluten in bread. Bread flour is also made from a harder grain, so it holds up better to making bread and the kneading process.

How To Make Banana Muffins with Self-Rising Flour

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The Best Bananas To Use

We all buy that bunch of bananas, and there are inevitably two or three left over that get too soft and brown to eat. I know my kids refuse to eat them unless they are perfectly yellow. A little brown and forget it!

To make banana muffins though, those bananas are perfect! Brown, spotty, and a little mushy have the perfect amount of sweetness and are easily mashed, to make the most delicious banana muffins.

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Tips and Tricks

The muffins are done when a toothpick is inserted into the center of the muffin and comes out clean.
An ice cream scoop is a helpful tool to use to make sure the batter is equally divided among the muffin tins. A ¼ cup measuring cup can also be used if you don't have an ice cream scoop handy.
Allow the muffins to cool on a wire rack before serving. If they are served to hot, they may stick to the wrapper.
A cupcake wrapper ensures that the muffins will easily come out from the pan. You can use silicone wrappers or paper liners for these muffins.

Variations

Add a streusel topping! There's nothing a streusel topping can't make more delicious! This streusel topping on my cinnamon streusel banana bread is so good!
Add peanut butter! Instead of chocolate chips, swirl in your favorite peanut butter or add peanut butter chips!
Add Nutella! Just like peanut butter, Nutella and bananas is a classic combination!
Make them mini! Pour the batter into mini muffin tins for smaller version of these easy banana muffins!

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Banana Muffins with Self-Rising Flour Storage Tips

Once the muffins have cooled to room temperature, place them in an airtight container or a Ziploc bag. Keep them on the counter for 4-5 days. Do not place these muffins in the refrigerator. They will go stale quickly in the refrigerator.

You can also freeze these delicious banana muffins! Once they are at room temperature, place them in a freezer friendly container or a gallon Ziploc bag. Freeze them for up to 3 months. You can take them out of the freezer and place them on the counter when you are ready to defrost them.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use all purpose flour instead of self rising flour in these muffins?

These muffins need self rising flour because there is no leavening agent. If you only have all purpose flour, you can use it but you would have to add 2 teaspoons of baking powder to the recipe.

Can I make these muffins vegan?

Sure! You would need to use 2 flax eggs instead of regular eggs, coconut oil instead of butter, and your favorite non-dairy milk. Make sure your chocolate chips are also vegan before using any brand.

How can I quickly ripen bananas?

To ripen bananas faster than they normally would, place the bananas in a brown bag with an apple. The gases from the skin of the apple speeds up the ripening process. This way will take about a day to ripen.

If you are in a pinchand want to ripen bananas quickly, preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Place the whole banana on a baking sheet and place them in the oven for 15 minutes. When the skins turn completely black they are ready! Carefully peel the banana and let it cool, then proceed with the recipe.

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Banana Nut Bread Without Baking Soda
Sourdough Banana Bread
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