Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting are a simple dessert made with fresh bananas and creamy peanut butter. When you’ve got a busy schedule and limited time for baking, there’s no easier cupcake recipe than this one.
Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
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Prep Time: 25 min
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Cook Time: 15 min
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Total Time: 40 min
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Yield: Makes 24 1x
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Category: Dessert
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Method: Oven
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Cuisine: American
Description:
Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting are a simple dessert made with fresh bananas and creamy peanut butter. When you’ve got a busy schedule and limited time for baking, there’s no easier cupcake recipe than this one.
Ingredients:
Cupcakes:
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
Frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter, room temp (1 stick)
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 6 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup milk (you can add more if your prefer a creamier frosting)
Garnish *optional
- Chocolate syrup for drizzle (I used Hershey’s)
- Reese’s Peanut Butter cups, chopped
Instructions
Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Cream shortening and sugar together in mixing bowl.
- Add eggs, vanilla, buttermilk and bananas.
- Mix until combined thoroughly.
- On low speed add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Stir together until combined.
- Line muffin pans and fill with batter about 2/3 full.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until cupcakes are set and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove to wire rack and let cool completely before frosting.
Frosting:
- Combine butter and peanut butter and mix on medium speed until combined.
- Slowly add powdered sugar mixing until incorporated.
- Add milk slowly until desired consistency is reached.
- Pipe frosting on cooled cupcakes and garnish with chocolate syrup and chopped up Reese’s Cups (if desired)
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Helpful tip… Out of buttermilk?
My family loves banana cake. Really would like to try this cupcake. My problem is that my oven is just small and could only hold the 6cupcake tray. Is it ok for the batter to sit still while waiting for a batch to be done? Also, can i use canola oil?
Yes to both!
I’d like to make your banana cupcakes but what would I use instead on vegetable shortening, or what would I substitute in Australia?
you could sub in butter 🙂
Thanks for sharing your stories are funny and I can relate 100%.
Just saw this beyond awesome photo on Pinterest and had to pop over to tell you how wonderful it looked even though I really don’t enjoy cupcakes. However, peanut Butter and banana are a favorite of my daughter and pb cups (your gorgeous topping) are a favorite of mine, so this recipe is a MUST try for us. But then I read your post, and you had me absolutely laughing out loud. Yes, my son wore the same slightly dirty uniform to his baseball game. It was even a little wet from a towel that had been thrown on top.… Read more »
Can you use milk instead of butter milk?
You can make your own buttermilk by adding 1 Tbsp of vinegar to 1 cup milk…works great!
LOVED THESE !! I had a lot of left over frosting … I used Reeces’s Pieces instead! Keeper of a recipe!
I was wondering how many cupcakes this recipe will produce. I want to make them for a party, but I have to make sure I have enough! Any guidance?
I got 18 cupcakes!
I wanted to report back: I ended up with 26 cupcakes, but some could have been bigger. The icing recipe worked well. I ended up adding 1/2 cup milk total to get sufficient creaminess. Thanks for the post!
This look so so delicious!! Definitely want to make them soon! How many cupcakes does this recipe make?
These look delicious…and I love an honest mom!! I hate when people try to fake like they have it all together! You made my day!
The parenting world is dark and full of woe, but the cupcakes take them all away.
Somehow, my mothering skills would make you feel great about how your life is going right now! Most days I can barely hang on. I definitely think the cupcake will help!
Holy WOW!! I made these cupcakes with my four-year-old tonight, and they were amazing!! First time making cupcakes WITH him and first time making peanut butter frosting. Both experiences were pretty great! I let him mash the bananas, measure some ingredients and do a bit of stirring. THEN he helped with the frosting… Lets just say that my kitchen looks like a tornado hit a crack house. I’ve got a mess to clean up but also a great first baking experience with him AND super yummy cupcakes to eat! Thanks for the recipe! I just discovered your blog yesterday and… Read more »
That’s so great!! Not that your kitchen looks like a crack house, but that you had a good baking experience with your kiddo 🙂
Yummo! Right up my alley…And, I’ll add rum! 🙂
Would really love to bake some of these. Plus I’m loving the toppings! 🙂 Makes me want to go out and buy a pack of reese’s
i don't know who first decided to combine peanut butter and bananas, but it was a stroke of genius. these are delightful and would brighten any day!