Banana And Chocolate Chip Muffins

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These banana and chocolate chip muffins are ideal for a delicious and simple treat. They are easy to make, wonderfully fluffy, and incredibly moist. Moreover, they are filled with delightful banana flavor and gooey chocolate chips. Perfect for any time of day — you're bound to enjoy them!

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Why You'll Love This Recipe

Half eaten muffin on top of other muffins.

We never run out of bananas in our house. More often than I'd like to admit, they end up sitting in the kitchen, turning all brown. We use them up by making these delicious banana and chocolate chip banana muffins, and here's why we love to keep making them!

Fluffy and moist—These are the best chocolate chip banana muffins, hands down! They're incredibly tender, bursting with banana flavor, and absolutely delicious. Plus, they're easy to make and freezer-friendly!

A good way to use up ripe bananas—Yes, turn the brown and sad-looking bananas into these amazing banana and chocolate chip banana muffins You won't regret it! Other ways to put them to delicious use are our healthy oat banana muffins, healthy banana peanut chocolate muffins, and our classic banana bread.

Versatile—These delicious and easy banana chocolate chip muffins are the perfect size for on-the-go breakfasts, after-school snacks, picnics, or travel. They will satisfy your hunger and sweet cravings, and prepare you for the day!

Ingredients For This Recipe

Bananas—This banana chocolate chip muffin recipe is perfect for using ripe, brown, and specky bananas that you don't know what to do with. Ripe bananas sweeten the muffins naturally while keeping them tender and moist! If you love to bake with bananas, our double chocolate banana bread is a must-make!

Oil—We're making banana chocolate chip muffins with oil, and that's our secret to keeping the muffins moist for days, like our double chocolate banana muffins! Any oil works great, like avocado oil, sunflower oil, rapeseed oil, coconut oil, or even olive oil. If using butter, use ⅔ cup (135g).

Chocolate chips—We enjoy using mini chocolate chips because they create more chocolate throughout the muffins! Regular chocolate chips and chopped baking chocolate bars also work amazingly. The chocolate bar gives a melting, oozy chocolate effect, while chocolate chips hold their shape.

Baking powder and soda—Both baking powder and baking soda are leavening agents that help these banana and chocolate chip banana muffins rise nicely, but they are not interchangeable in this recipe. Baking soda is necessary to react with acidic ingredients such as bananas and to give the muffins their lovely golden brown color.

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Variations For This Recipe

Make this recipe yours by tweaking it to your liking!

Raisins—Swap chocolate chips for raisins, and these muffins will be equally delicious!

Melted butter—Use 7 tablespoon of melted butter instead of oil.

Nut butter—Add 2-4 tablespoons of peanut butter, almond butter, pistachio butter, or any preferred nut butter. Add together with mashed bananas.

Add—ons: We recommend selecting only one from these to maintain the soft and tender muffins: ½ cup chopped nuts, like walnuts and pecans, fold them in the batter with the chocolate chips; ⅓ cup instant oats, add them together with the flour; ⅓ cup desiccated coconut, add them together with the flour.

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Step-By-Step Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the dry ingredients. Mix all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon powder in a bowl, using a spoon.

Step 2: Prepare the chocolate chips. Take 1-2 tablespoon of dry ingredients mixture and add it to another bowl containing chocolate chips. Mix well.

Step 3: Mix the wet ingredients. In another bowl, add mashed bananas, sugar, oil, vanilla extract, and eggs. Mix well using a hand whisk.

Step 4: Add the rest. Add the dry ingredients and mix well. Finally, add the chocolate chip mixture and fold everything with a spatula.

Step 5: Bake. Using an ice cream scoop, divide the batter evenly into 12 muffin liners. Optional, sprinkle some chocolate chops on top. Bake in a preheated oven at 400ºF (200ºC) for 18-20 minutes.

Step 6: Serve. Remove the muffins from the oven and serve warm. These banana and chocolate chip muffins taste even better the next day!

Recipe Expert Tips

If you're going to make these banana and chocolate chip muffins, follow these top tips!

Use ripe bananas. Brownish skins with specks are the best! Underripe bananas will make the batter lumpy, not as tender and moist, and less sweet.
Mash the bananas using a fork. We noticed it's even easier and they mash even better compared to using a masher.
Measure flour using the scoop and level method. Don't scoop the flour into the measuring cup, and avoid packing it down. This will help prevent using too much flour, which can result in tough muffins.
Don't overmix the dry and wet ingredients. This will prevent the muffins from getting tough.

How To Store And Freeze

Store—These banana and chocolate chip muffins can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. They can last a few days longer in the fridge, but just make sure to bring them to room temperature or reheat for a few seconds in the microwave. The chill from the fridge might give the impression that the muffins are tough, but they're not.

Freeze—Place them in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature.

Recipe FAQs

How to ripen bananas quickly?

Wrap the unpeeled bananas in aluminum foil and place them in the preheated oven at 350 (175) for 10-15 minutes. Easy!

What are the best bananas for baking?

Ripe bananas with brownish skins and specks are amazing, as they naturally sweeten baked goods and keep them tender and moist!

How do you know when the muffins are done?

Insert a toothpick into the center of the middle muffin. When it comes out clean, the muffins are done.

Can you make muffins with frozen bananas?

Definitely! Thaw the bananas until they reach room temperature, mash them, and then follow the remaining recipe instructions. Do not discard the liquid that forms during thawing, as it will result in dry muffins.

Banana and chocolate chip muffins on a cooling rack.

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