Banana Butterscotch Muffins (2024)

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Introduction

White chocolate morsels can be used in place of the butterscotch ones and my children seem to love both with equal fervour, though I'm pretty fond of these with dark chocolate chips, too.

For US cup measures, use the toggle at the top of the ingredients list.

White chocolate morsels can be used in place of the butterscotch ones and my children seem to love both with equal fervour, though I'm pretty fond of these with dark chocolate chips, too.

For US cup measures, use the toggle at the top of the ingredients list.

As featured in

NIGELLA EXPRESS
2007

As featured in

NIGELLA EXPRESS
2007

Ingredients

Makes: 12 muffins

MetricCups

3 medium - 450 grams (total weight with skin on) - very ripe bananas
125 millilitres vegetable oil
2 large eggs
250 grams plain flour
100 grams caster sugar
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
150 grams butterscotch chips (or chocolate chips)

3 medium - mashed measure of 1⅓ cups - very ripe bananas
½ cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1⅔ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup superfine sugar
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butterscotch morsels (or chocolate chips)

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C Fan/gas mark 6/400°F and line a 12-bun muffin tin with muffin papers.
Peel and mash the bananas and set aside for a moment.
Pour the oil into a jug and beat in the eggs.
Put the flour, sugar, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder into a large bowl and mix in the beaten-egg-and-oil mixture, followed by the mashed bananas.
Fold in the butterscotch chips, then place equal quantities in the prepared muffin tin — I use an ice cream scoop and a spatula — and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.

Additional Information

MAKE AHEAD / STORE:
These are best eaten when freshly made.

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Baking Ingredients At Room Temperature

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What 30 Others have said

Butterscotch chips not a thing here, and I don't like white chocolate, so I used a bar of Caramilk to get the toffee vibe. So easy and widely described as the best muffins ever. Can't recommend too highly.
Posted by Faremma on 10th August 2023
I have been using this recipe for at least 10 years. I like to add cinnamon,nutmeg and vanilla to mine. I also add chocolate chips to the batter and top with Skor (butterscotch) pieces when I have some and want really decadent muffins. These don’t last long in my house.
Posted by Travelteamom on 4th February 2022
I used chocolate and mine turned out taller than on the picture, very happy with the result! I feel like a great patissier.
Posted by SophieDj on 20th January 2022
These were so delicious and easy to make. An excellent combination of flavours from the butterscotch and banana which perfectly compliment each other. I ordered the Nestle butterscotch morsels off Amazon as struggled to source in larger supermarkets and anything else would have been a compromise! They are lighter than many banana muffins I have made which I prefer. To avoid over mixing I combined the banana and morsels at the same time. Baked for 21 minutes in a fan oven and left to cool for 10 in the tin. Don’t be tempered to bake for longer my skewer came out with a few sticky crumbs on and they were perfect. I think certainly more superior than any chocolate chip muffins but chocolate chip still have a place and always will in my baking repertoire! So you must make and enjoy!!! Thank you for sharing Nigella.
Posted by duch*essDebs on 10th January 2022
I used dates & walnuts instead of the butterscotch, as that’s all I had in the pantry, and they are FABULOUS!!!
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Posted by Angel76 on 6th May 2021
Just popped them in the oven. These are so simple to make and so fun too! Take your time and enjoy yourself while doing these, and I can't wait to see how they turn out.
Posted by Radio_Rabbit on 5th February 2021
Made using chopped up Thornton's fudge and wholemeal SR flour (still added the raising agents though). Very very nice. Don't stud the fudge on the surface alone as it drips down, bits well inside were fine though and didn't 'disappear'.
Posted by Krayola on 13th August 2020
We made these with 4 very very ripe bananas & leftover lockdown fudge/rolos/toffees, all of the old Christmas Tub assortments that always get left. Totally delicious & so easy, the time consuming part was chopping the sweets.
Posted by shaar on 6th July 2020
Once you have beaten eggs and oil don’t be tempted to use electric mixer to beat all other ingredients, it all sticks to the beaters and motor slows down. Best to mix together with wooden spoon.Really good muffins.
Posted by FromSGR13 on 5th July 2020
Made these with salted caramel chips, and I had 4 bananas so I replaced a bit of the oil. Turned out delicious!
Posted by chowderpuff on 26th June 2020
These is my favourite muffin recipe. I add cinnamon, and when I can get them, I use cinnamon chips (from the USA) instead of butterscotch chips - so good!
Posted by LeaGe on 26th June 2020
Baked a batch of these over the weekend - very simple to make and turned out fantastic ... absolutely delicious (used dark chocolate chunks instead as my local supermarket doesn't sell butterscotch morsels)
Posted by mclougb6 on 1st October 2018