Thanksgiving Pumpkin Banana Muffins

Got a lot of ripe bananas and tired of making banana bread? Got leftover pumpkin puree and want to make something other than pumpkin bars? Those were my dilemmas, so I decided to make pumpkin banana muffins. Just in time for Thanksgiving. Hence the name, Thanksgiving Pumpkin Banana Muffins.

I took my go-to banana muffin recipe and I adapted it to make these delicious pumpkin banana muffins. I thought about mixing in either crushed macadamias or dried cranberries or dried blueberries (I chose those mix ins because it’s what I currently have in my pantry) or adding streusel on top for another layer of sweetness and added crunch, but decided to keep it simple and stick to just pumpkin and banana.

I adapted my go-to banana muffin recipe by adding one 14.5 can of pumpkin puree, 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Banana Muffins

• 2 medium ripe bananas
• one 14.5 can of pumpkin puree
• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a bowl, mash the ripe bananas. Add the pumpkin puree and mix. Add egg, oil and vanilla. In another bowl, mix the dry ingredients together which is the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until moistened. Fill the mixture into baking cups in a muffin pan until 3/4 to almost full. Bake at 375° for 22 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

I like to fill the baking cups until almost full so I had to bake the muffins a little longer at 25 minutes. I took the muffins out at 22 minutes to test with a toothpick and since it was still not ready, I put it in for another 3 minutes and it was perfect!

Happy Thanksgiving, pumpkin and banana!

The muffins tasted great. A little bit of pumpkin flavor and a little bit of banana flavor. Also because of the bananas, pumpkin puree and oil, the muffins came out moist, not dry at all. Try a little bit of butter or jam on top. Don’t forget your cup of coffee or tea.

These muffins are perfect for Thanksgiving morning. Or in our case, the week before Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving baking!

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