These Banana Weetbix Muffins are a lovely way to use up ripe bananas and turn a breakfast staple into something delicious for morning tea or lunchboxes. Made with mashed banana, crushed Weetbix and a few everyday baking ingredients, they are simple to prepare and perfect for the whole family.
The addition of chocolate chips gives these muffins a little extra sweetness, while the banana helps keep them lovely and moist. A great option for a quick homemade snack that both children and adults will enjoy.
A great way to use up ripe bananas and leftover Weetbix
I’ve shared quite a few muffin recipes over the years, you can find my full muffin recipe collection here.
I cannot get enough of new muffin recipes, there are so many variations and they are always so easy to make. This one makes use of two things you often get left with in the pantry, old brown bananas and the crumbs in the bottom of the Weetbix packet.
Soft and moist muffins that are easy to make
These are such fun little muffins, and they are so tasty! I made them for a campaign once but they stand the test of time.
So onto the recipe, it is so simple, this one has been around for a long time and appears in a lot of places online, but I am not sure who came up with it first.
I have amended the recipe slightly to suit my tastes and it creates lovely moist muffins that are perfect for lunch boxes or a quick and easy afternoon tea.
Ingredients for Banana Weetbix Muffins
These Banana Weetbix Muffins are made with just a handful of simple, everyday ingredients you likely already have in your pantry. They are a great way to use up ripe bananas and leftover Weetbix crumbs, with the addition of chocolate chips for a little extra sweetness. Here is what you will need to make them:
- Bananas
- Weetbix
- Milk
- Eggs
- Butter
- Vanilla Essence
- Self-Raising Flour
- Brown Sugar
- Chocolate Chips or Drops
Why brown bananas work best in these muffins
Choosing the right banana for baking is really important for a recipe like this one. You want it to be lovely and brown, just before it starts to go completely mushy. The browner the banana the sweeter it is and as this recipe contains so little sugar it is worth it to use up those brown ones sitting in your fruit bowl.
How to make Banana Weetbix Muffins: video
How to make Banana Weetbix Muffins: step-by-step
The method for these is fun and takes only a little time to prepare. The initial step is to combine the bananas, Weetbix and milk together and allow this to soak together for ten minutes while you prepare the rest of the recipe.
One Weetbix weighs around 15 grams, so you can measure the crumbs leftover in the bottom of the container.
Then combine the eggs, melted butter and vanilla and whisk this well together. In a large bowl add the flour and sugar and whisk together well and set aside.
Once the Weetbix banana mixture has soaked sufficiently, add to this the butter mixture and stir to combine. Finally pour this into the flour and mix through carefully with the chocolate drops until no lumps of flour remain, but do not over stir muffins as otherwise they can be very tough.
Then spoon into a prepared muffin tray and bake until golden brown and spring back to the touch. These are delicious served warm or cold and they freeze well also.
Tips for soft and fluffy muffins
If you would like a few extra tips to help you achieve soft, fluffy muffins every time, be sure to check out my muffin troubleshooting guide. It is full of helpful advice to make sure your homemade muffins turn out beautifully.
Other recipes to try
If you are a fan of Weetbix or bananas in baking then I have several recipes that include both of those ingredients, so have a look around my website.
Some of my favourite Weetbix recipes include:
Some of my favourite banana recipes include:
Banana & Weetbix Muffins recipe
Banana Weetbix Muffins
These Banana Weetbix Muffins are soft, moist and easy to make, combining ripe bananas, Weetbix and chocolate chips for a delicious homemade snack.
Ingredients
- 3 Bananas, overripe
- 4 Weetbix, 60 grams
- 3/4 Cup Milk, 185 mls
- 2 Eggs
- 80 grams Butter, melted (can replace with oil)
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
- 1 1/2 Cups Self Raising Flour, 210 grams
- 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
- 1 Cup Chocolate Chips or drops, 175 grams
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C Bake, 350F
- Prepare a 12 hole muffin pan with cooking spray or butter, grease well
- In a medium bowl add the mashed banana, crushed Weetbix and milk, stir gently and leave to soak for 10 minutes
- In the mean time in a medium bowl combine the eggs, melted butter and vanilla essence and whisk together well and set aside
- In a large bowl add the self raising flour and brown sugar and combine well and set aside.
- After ten minutes add the butter mixture to the banana Weetbix mixture and stir through carefully until fully combined.
- Pour this mixture into the flour and also add the chocolate chips
- Carefully combine with a large wooden spoon, careful not to over stir but until no lumps of flour remain.
- Spoon this into the prepared muffin tin 3/4 full and bake for 25 minutes or until they spring back to the touch and are lightly golden brown.
- Allow to sit for five minutes in the tin and then carefully remove to a wire rack to completely cool
- Store in an airtight container once cold.
- These freeze really well also
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Yield 12 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 249Total Fat 13gSaturated Fat 8gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 47mgSodium 67mgCarbohydrates 36gFiber 3gSugar 26gProtein 3g
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I really hope you love these Banana Weetbix Muffins as much as we do. They are such a simple and delicious way to use up ripe bananas and leftover Weetbix, and are perfect for popping into lunchboxes or enjoying with a cuppa for afternoon tea.
If you give this recipe a go, I’d love to hear how it turned out for you in the comments. You can also leave a ⭐ rating in the recipe card above, it really helps others find and enjoy this recipe too.
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Happy baking,
Anna x
Yvonne Maughan says
Could I use dried fruit (e.g. sultanas, cranberries or dates etc) instead of choc chips?
justamumnz says
Yes you can
Lisa Wilson says
Love this….but I did measure the milk because I thought a cup was 250mls??
justamumnz says
Oh my goodness! You are so right, should be 3/4 cup. Thank you, I have amended it now.
Irene Clark says
Just hot fresh out of the oven smell so nice. Thank you so much for the inspiration
Kim Robertson says
I would love it if you included the nutritional information with your delicious recipes … insulin dependent consumer :).
foreveryoungaussiemum says
I’m going to try this for my kids, thankyou! I’ve lots of Weetbix boxes in my pantry to use up and boys favourite fruit is banana.
Here’s hoping it’s a winner! 🙂
Carol says
I’ve just taken mine out of the oven delicious,but a bit sweet for me ,I will cut sugar down and I did use milk chocolate ,so that maybe made the difference,but the grandkids will love them .