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2 Ingredient Banana Muffins

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These 2 Ingredient Banana Muffins are so easy to make and only require a few simple ingredients. Actually, only two ingredients. Your kids will love these for snacks, breakfast, or even dessert.
2 Ingredient Banana Muffins

If you are like me, and frequently get ripe bananas, then these banana muffins are the perfect recipe for you. I threw it together in a matter of minutes and my kids were thrilled to have hot muffins for breakfast.

The best part is, they are only two ingredients. YES. TWO. These are a great recipe for beginners or if you’re out of eggs (because it is egg-free!).

Ripe bananas and yellow cake mix

Ingredient Notes

  • Ripe Bananas
  • Yellow Cake Mix

How to make 2 Ingredient banana muffins:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Mash your bananas in a bowl. Add your box of cake mix and stir very well (do not follow the instructions on the box).
Mashed bananas in a mixing bowl
  1. After about a minute or so, it will start to turn to dough.
Adding cake mix to mashed bananas in mixing bowl
  1. Place muffin liners in a muffin tin, then spray the inside of them with non stick spray.
batter in muffin tin, ready to bake
  1. Bake 15 to 17 minutes or until it is cooked through.

Storing and Other Tips

I usually store these muffins in an airtight container in the fridge. I personally think they taste better when they are cold. They are incredibly easy to preserve and will last nicely for about 6 days in the fridge.

We love yellow cake mix the best for these muffins, but a white cake mix would also work. You could also use a chocolate cake mix for a chocolate banana muffin. These would also be great to add some fun mix-ins, too as well.

Add in options for these muffins:

  • walnuts
  • pecans
  • almonds
  • peanut butter
  • chocolate chips
  • raisins
  • craisins
  • coconut
  • pineapple tidbits (be sure to drain them. This is also a good combination with the coconut shreds.)
  • butterscotch chips
  • peanut butter chips

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2 Ingredient Banana Muffins in a tin

2 Ingredient Banana Muffins

4 from 1 vote
These 2 Ingredient Banana Muffins are so easy to make and only require a few simple ingredients. Actually, only two ingredients. Your kids will love these for snacks, breakfast, or even dessert.
Serving12 servings
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 4 medium bananas, ripe
  • 1 yellow cake mix, (or can use white cake mix)

Equipment

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Mash your bananas in a bowl. Add your box of cake mix and stir very well (do not follow the instructions on the box).
  3. After about a minute or so, it will start to turn to dough.
  4. Place muffin liners in a muffin tin, then spray the inside of them with non stick spray.Bake 15 to 17 minutes or until it is cooked through.

Notes

We love yellow cake mix the best for these muffins, but a white cake mix would also work!

Nutrition

Calories: 168 kcal · Carbohydrates: 39 g · Protein: 1 g · Fat: 1 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Sodium: 1 mg · Potassium: 141 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 20 g · Vitamin A: 25 IU · Vitamin C: 3 mg · Calcium: 2 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Cuisine: American
Cost: $5
Author: Steph Loaiza
Course: Breakfast
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Published: August 11, 2022Updated: August 31, 2024

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Questions & Reviews

  1. Jordan @Gingerlockskitchen says:
    These look truly delicious! I love banana bread and muffins, but I don't always want to make my mildly time consuming recipe. This is great for "I want banana muffins right now" moments. Thanks for posting!
  2. The Partiologist says:
    This sounds like such an easy recipe, I'll never let a banana go to waste again. In fact I think I'll buy too many bananas on purpose!
  3. Esther says:
    these are so simple and taste great I used yellow cake mix and added mini chocolate chips
  4. Carmen I. Robles says:
    Was skeptical...I have to admit. But these ARE SO yummy, I know will be making over and over again. Next time might experiment with chocolate cake mix. I got a dozen and a half of regular-size cupcakes. Might add a pinch of salt the next time. Thanks ladies!
  5. Cara says:
    These were great and my kids loved them. I tried them with a chocolate cake mix and a spice cake mix as well and those are my new faves!
  6. sandy says:
    I wonder if you could use butter pecan cake mix..sounds yummy to me.
  7. Cyd says:
    Hi Sandy, butter pecan cake mix would be delicious!!
  8. Jenelle says:
    Could these be made into muffin top cookies?
  9. Juliann says:
    Can this recipe be made as a bundt cake?
  10. Cyd says:
    We have only made this recipe as muffins, so not sure how the bundt cake would turn out!
  11. Cyd says:
    We have only made these as muffins, but muffin top cookies should work. It's worth a try, just watch them closely...not sure what the cooking time would be.
  12. tonia says:
    I made these last night... amazing. I used organic cake mix (my son cant eat the ingredients in other box food) im also going to try gluten free cake mix :) another flavor to try, frozen zucchini from the garden for zucchini bread that I also used. I squeezed out the extra water in it and made zucchini breads. amazing. very easy kid friendly recipe. thank you
  13. Leslie says:
    I used gluten free cake mix, and they were yummy! I did have to cook them a few minutes longer than suggested. Such a quick and easy recipe. I easily whipped these up for the kids' breakfast today, before they headed off to school.
  14. Jessica says:
    How many weight watchers points are these?
  15. Charlotte taft says:
    made this only had 2.bananas and a butter pecan cupcake.mix added chocolate chips and nuts to 6 and made 6 regular one turned out beautiful
  16. Margot says:
    These are so good. How long do they stay good / how do you store them? (Fridge, freezer, etc)
  17. Cyd says:
    After the first day I would keep them in the fridge. We usually gobble them up in a few hours.
  18. Annie says:
    When my bananas start to turn I put them in the freezer. When I need bananas I just pull them out and thaw them in the microwave. They slide right out of the peel.
  19. Sally says:
    I wasn't sure at first, I thought this was too good to be true. I couldn't get my hands on any white/yellow cake batter mix so I got the Rainbow Bit one and it turned out fantastic. My kids loved it. We made it into loafs, instead of muffins, and therefore the cooking time needed to definately be longer than the originally recommended time, but I will now never make banana bread any other way ever again!!!
  20. Cyd says:
    Hi Sally. This is amazing! It sounds delicious with Rainbow Bit cake mix. Thanks for sharing. We are all trying to get by on substitute ingredients right now! Stay safe.
  21. Jenny says:
    Can i use muffin tins w/ out liners. If i only have 2 bananas can i cut recipe in half

    4 stars

  22. Momma Cyd says:
    If you only have 2 bananas, just use half of the cake mix. Grease pan well if not using liners.
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