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Need a fast afterschool snack? Or perhaps you’ve been nominated by your child to provide munchies for the class party! Here is a super fast, dirt cheap Banana Cupcakes mix that you can create from bisquick or your own homemade quick mix.

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2 cup Bisquick or Homemade Quick mix
1/3 cup Granulated sugar
1/3 cup Milk
1 Egg
1 Banana, peeled and sliced
2 tbsp Butter or margarine — Melted
2 tbsp Brown sugar — packed

Beat egg, sugar, melted butter and milk, adding the Bisquick/Quick Mix gradually. Pour batter into greased muffin tins until 1/2 full. Add a couple slices of banana & lightly sprinkle brown sugar on top of the banana. Add more batter over the banana slices. Top with remaining brown sugar.

Bake at 400F for 15 minutes

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Banana Cupcake Mix

Article or recipe authorMelissa 'Liss' Burnell
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preparation time10 minutes
cook time15 minutes
total time25 minutes
These easy banana cupcakes use baking mix, one ripe banana, and a handful of pantry staples for a soft, lightly sweet snack or simple dessert. Estimated total batch cost is $1.44, or about $0.12 per serving for 12 cupcakes.
Servings12 cupcakes
CourseDessert
CuisineAmerican
Budget101 Price Breakdown$1.44

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F and grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
  2. Beat the egg, granulated sugar, melted butter, and milk together in a mixing bowl.
  3. Gradually add the Bisquick or homemade quick mix and stir just until combined.
  4. Fill each muffin cup about halfway with batter.
  5. Add a couple of banana slices to each cup and lightly sprinkle some of the brown sugar over the banana.
  6. Spoon a little more batter over the banana slices.
  7. Top the cupcakes with the remaining brown sugar.
  8. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the tops are lightly golden and the centers spring back when touched.

Recipe Size Alteration

💡 If you altered the ingredients above by doubling or tripling the recipe, you may also need to change the pan/dish size and adjust the cook time.

Notes

Estimated yield is 12 standard cupcakes based on the batter volume and a 12-cup muffin tin.
Prep time is estimated from the stated steps.
Estimated ingredient costs used: baking mix $0.42, granulated sugar $0.15, milk $0.09, egg $0.12, banana $0.13, butter $0.38, brown sugar $0.15.
Store cooled cupcakes airtight at room temperature 1 to 2 days, refrigerate 3 to 4 days, or freeze 2 to 3 months for best quality.

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3 thoughts on “Banana cupcakes-mix”

    • When do I add the butter to the recipe? With the sugar, egg, and milk?

      Yes, beat the egg, sugar and melted butter together, then add the milk.

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