Banana Cupcakes, light, moist cupcakes topped with THE BEST brown sugar frosting.
These banana cupcakes will become your go-to recipe, guaranteed!
Banana Cupcakes
If you are looking for a knock-out banana cupcake recipe you have come to the right blog!
These seriously are some of the best cupcakes I’ve ever made and tasted.
What frosting goes best with banana cupcakes?
The banana cupcake recipe itself is like an amped up extra light but still seriously moist banana bread. But let’s not forget another winner here is the brown sugar frosting.
It’s one of those weird recipes, you know where you cook flour and milk together… I know, it sounds weird but… but…. wow. It’s the best cupcake frosting I have ever made. EVER.
It might be the only frosting I will ever make again. EVER.
BUT, if you are more on the traditional side, my best buttercream frosting works too!!
I have also made a version of these banana cupcakes with cream cheese frosting if that is more your style. They even have walnuts, yum!
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Admittedly, the frosting can take a bit of work and can be a little tricky. But, once you taste it, you will understand the deliciousness.
How to make homemade banana cupcakes
- Add dry ingredients to a medium-sized bowl, set aside. Add mashed bananas, vanilla, and egg in a large bowl and whisk to combine.
- Add the dry ingredients into the wet and stir until just combined, with no dry patches. This is the most important step on how to make moist banana cupcakes.
- Divide batter among 12 cupcake liners, bake at 350-degrees for 17-19 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out mostly clean. A couple crumbs attached is okay, any wet batter needs longer to bake.
- Let the cupcakes cool completely. While cooling, make your desired frosting.
If you like these banana cupcakes, you will like these recipes too:
- Eggnog Cupcakes
- Lemon Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream
- Angel Food Cupcakes with Blackberry Frosting
How to make banana cupcakes from scratch
Banana Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Frosting
Ingredients
Banana Cupcakes
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas about 3 medium bananas
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
- 1 egg lightly beaten
Brown Sugar Frosting
- 2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
Instructions
Banana Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees, line muffin tin with wrappers, set aside. In a large bowl, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk to combine. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, add the remaining ingredients. Stir to combine, add the wet mixture to the dry and stir until just combined and no dry spots. Divide the batter among the 12 cupcakes wrappers, about 2/3 of the way full. Bake for 17-19 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean. Place on a wire rack for 5 minutes, take out and place directly on the rack to cool completely.
Brown Sugar Frosting
- In a small saucepan, whisk the flour into the milk and cook over medium heat, whisking continuously until thick. Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla and let cool to room temp.
- With a hand mixer or stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy and there is no graininess left. Add the cooled milk mixture and beat it on high speed until a whipped cream consistency. This can take a while, do not give up! Well worth the effort. Frosting cupcakes and enjoy! Any leftover cupcakes should be refrigerated.
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This post was updated on 5/31/2018 with text adjustment and newly edited photos.
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Comments & Reviews
Jody @easypeasymom says
Omg these cupcakes look so amazing! Pinning and hoping that I have a good excuse to make these very soon! Thanks for sharing!
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Stephanie B. says
I made these cupcakes last night and brought them into work this morning. My co-workers loved them! I had one after I had made my batch and the frosting really is awesome!
Dana DeVolk says
YAY, so glad everyone liked them! Thanks so much for coming back and leaving a comment on how they came out!
Tianna says
these look divine!! I love that they have a natural flavor as well – bananas are a favorite 🙂
Belinda @bindybee says
These look so cute and delicious Dana. I love a good banana cupcake. Visiting from Freedom Fridays:)
Elizabeth says
I do love brown sugar frosting! Such a nice change! Pinned. Thank you for sharing at Snickerdoodle. Hope to see you again tomorrow.
Corri says
Made theses for my Mom for her birthday! Been a while since I have baked. Your instructions were perfect, and made me feel like a star baker. Thanks for posting them!
Lee Anne says
I know this is an old recipe so you may never see this comment, but in case you do..this recipe is amazing! I’ve made them multiple times and the cupcakes never last the day. I especially love that as long as I have some ripe bananas (which is always) all the other ingredients are staples. Thank you so much!
Dana DeVolk says
Thanks so much for the sweet comment, I love that you love them too!
Jaimee says
Wow, I’m so glad that I found this recipe. It came out amazing! My cupcakes were sooo moist and the flavour was not too sweet, I could taste the natural banana flavour which my mom loves! I served them to my family and they loved them! Followed exactly what it said in the instructions and I’m satisfied. 🙂
Angela says
These cupcake are crazy good! Better than any bakery cupcakes I have ever had! The frosting tastes like no frosting I have ever had! It is so delicious!!! Thanks for the yummy recipe!
EK says
Delish! I made these and I love them. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to eat a whole one because I ate too much batter. 🙁 It’s just so good!
Dana DeVolk says
LOL sounds like a good problem to have, I’m so glad you like them!
Eylia says
Hello. I hv tried ur recipe. It turns out great! The cake is so moist n the frosting wow delicious. I am wondering if the frosting tastes good with chocolate cupcakes. Thank you so much for sharing ?
Dana DeVolk says
Thanks so much! I’m not sure how it would pair with chocolate but it’s so good I can see it being yummy with every flavor. The chocolate might over power it thought.
Abigail Paulsen says
I made these cupcakes and they really are tasty, and the frosting tasted like chocolate chip cookies. However I frosted them while they were just slightly warm in the middle, and the frosting melted very quickly. It didn’t help that I was bringing them to a pool party in a hot car, but despite the messy appearance they were delish!
KendyRhea says
It’s snowing outside and I wanted to bake a feel good sweet. The recipe was easy and the ingredients were right out of the cupboard, nothing fancy, which I like. The frosting was perfect – together it was like having a warm piece of banana bread with a smear of sweetened butter. It hit the spot! And I shared with my apartment security guards and the guys shoveling snow – they loved them!
Dana DeVolk says
Thanks for the wonderful note, I’m glad you liked them!!
Rachel says
Delicious! I made these with my daughter (10yrs old). She had fun, and the cupcakes were so amazing, moist and flavorful. Frosting was great too, enjoyed whipping the ingredients and seeing it all come together beautifully.
Kimmie says
Did you refrigerate the frosting? I’m making these now for tomorrow and trying to figure out if I should refrigerate the frosting and frost them in the morning or if I can do it tonight.