Whenever my bananas are ripe, I like to make different dessert dishes. This one was my favorite so far. Gluten-Free Banana Walnut Muffin. My son had friends over, so I decided to make this one as an alternative to brownies. It was delicious, and they were all gone.
Note: since this is gluten-free, it will make only 12 cupcakes. You also may have a little more left. You can distribute the amount in the different cupcakes or discard it.
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GF Banana Walnut Muffin Recipe Ingredients:
3-4 ripe Bananas
1 Egg
½ cup Canola Oil or Vegetable Oil
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 cups of Gluten-free All Purpose Flour (I used the Wegmans brand)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup of Walnut
¼ - ½ cup of coconut (unsweetened)
1 tablespoon Flax seed

Gluten-Free Banana Walnut Muffin Recipe Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Then mix bananas first break them up until mashed. Then add egg, oil, and vanilla.
Mix flour and baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl.
Then add the already mixed gluten-free flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
Next, I added walnut, coconut, and flax seed on low setting.
Add cupcake liners to one tray.

Use a larger ice scooper and scoop out enough to fill a cupcake area ¾ full.
Place in oven and cook for 25 to 40 minutes.

Take out and remove from the pan and let cool completely.

Other things you can add to this gluten-free banana walnut muffin recipe?
Add shredded carrots, raisins, cranberries, and chocolate chips to the muffin mix. Just swap out the flax seed and coconuts.
What tools do you need to make this muffin recipe?
You will need a mixer to break up the bananas to be small enough so it gets distributed correctly. You will also need a large baking sheet pan that holds 12 muffins. Measuring cups and measuring spoons are also needed. You will also need muffin lines the same size as your pan. Feel free to buy these on Amazon (affiliate).
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Here is the recipe to print:
Ingredients
- 4 ripe Bananas
- 1 Egg
- ½ cup Canola Oil or Vegetable Oil
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups of Gluten-free All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup of Walnut
- ¼ - ½ cup of Coconut (unsweetened)
- 1 tablespoon Flaxseed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Then mix bananas first break them up until mashed. Then add egg, oil, and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour and baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Add these ingredients to the banana mixture.
- Then, mix on low setting, walnut, coconut, and flaxseed.
- Add cupcake liners to one tray.
- Use a larger ice scooper and scoop out enough to fill a cupcake area ¾ full.
- Place in oven and cook for 25 to 40 minutes.
- Take out and remove from the pan and let cool completely.
Below are other gluten-free recipes! Feel free to check them out.

Janet Barclay
These sound delicious! Do you think regular flour could be used if gluten is not a problem for anyone who will be eating them?
Sabrina
Yes, definitely! You can substitute 1 for 1 with flour. Thanks for stopping by.
Janet Barclay
Awesome! I've added it to my recipe app.