Banana and carrot muffins

Banana and carrot muffins

Baking

Soft banana and grated carrot muffins, spiced with cinnamon, baked for 20-25 minutes in the oven: perfect for a large gathering.

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The mashed banana and grated carrots make these muffins very soft, and the cinnamon adds a warm, comforting touch. The recipe yields approximately eighteen muffins.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Calories157 kcal/serving
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$3.75 $0.21 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

18 people
  • $0.17
  • $0.57
  • $0.92
  • $1.05
  • $0.07
  • $0.26
  • $0.17
  • $0.05
  • $0.32
  • $0.09
  • $0.08

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  2. Peel the carrots and grate them finely. Mash the banana with a fork. ≈ 8 min
  3. Combine carrots, banana, melted butter, egg, and milk in a mixing bowl. ≈ 4 min
  4. Combine the flour, sugar, vanilla sugar, starch, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt, then incorporate this mixture into the batter until a smooth dough is formed. ≈ 4 min
  5. Line a muffin tin with paper liners, or place paper liners on a baking sheet, then distribute the dough evenly. ≈ 3 min
  6. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

The bill

Banana and carrot muffins

  • 1 ripe banana$0.17
  • 3 carrots$0.57
  • 100 g of melted butter$0.92
  • 3 eggs$1.05
  • 75 ml of milk$0.07
  • 200 g of flour$0.26
  • 150 g of sugar$0.17
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar$0.05
  • 75 g of maize starch$0.32
  • 2 tablespoons of baking powder$0.09
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon$0.08

Total$3.75

that's $0.21 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Nutrition per serving

Calories157 kcal
Fat5.6 g
Saturated fat3.6 g
Carbohydrates23.3 g
Sugars11.2 g
Fiber1.2 g
Protein2.6 g
Salt0.06 g

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe banana
  • 3 carrots
  • 100 g of melted butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 75 ml of milk
  • 200 g of flour
  • 150 g of sugar
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • 75 g of maize starch
  • 2 tablespoons of baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon
  • A pinch of salt

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