These healthy, bakery-style Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins are moist, fluffy, and packed with rich chocolate flavor. Enjoy the double chocolate taste in these yummy muffins. They make an ideal breakfast and also pack perfectly to take in school or work lunches.
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Do you have some bananas sitting on your counter that are past their prime? Please don't throw them out; make these healthy banana chocolate chip muffins instead.
Strawberry Rhubarb Cream Cheese Muffins inspired these banana choc chip muffins, also made with yogurt. Try these muffins with my Iced Coffee recipe, and it will feel like you just picked up a muffin and a coffee at the local coffee shop.
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Ingredients
These muffins are made with, of course, bananas and some basic pantry staples.
- Ripe bananas.
- Vegetable oil
- Eggs
- Brown sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Cocoa powder
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Yogurt
- Chocolate chips
See the recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
First of all, preheat the oven to 350°F. Line muffin tins with liners or spray muffin tins with cooking spray.
To get these large bakery-style muffins, make your own muffin liners out of parchment paper. First, cut squares that are 5-inches x 5-inches. Then, take a glass with the same diameter as your muffin tin and pull the paper down around to shape it—place liners in a muffin tin.
In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or a mixing bowl, add bananas and mash.
Next, add the oil and eggs. Beat well until combined. Then, add brown sugar, vanilla, and yogurt.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix with a spoon until combined.
Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture. Mix on low speed with a mixer, just until combined. Add chocolate chips and fold in with a spoon or spatula.
Fill the muffin liners with batter until they are about ⅔ full. Add a few chocolate chips on top of the muffin batter before placing them in the oven.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean. Do not overbake.
Remove muffins carefully from the muffin pan and place them on a wire rack to cool.
Hint: This recipe makes about 12 large-size bakery muffins or 18 regular-size muffins. If you are using regular muffin liners and have empty spots in your muffin tins, add about ¼-inch of water to each empty muffin tin to ensure the muffins cook evenly.
Substitutions
- Sweetener - instead of brown sugar, you can use raw sugar or honey
- Yogurt - use sour cream instead of yogurt
- Chocolate - use dark chocolate chunks instead of chocolate chips
Equipment
- I love to use this KitchenAid mixer. It comes with a large mixing bowl and paddle attachment. It makes quick work of so many tasks in the kitchen.
- Muffin tins
- Cooling rack
Storage
Once they are cool, you can place these muffins in an airtight container and keep them on the counter. They will stay soft and delicious for about 3 days.
You can also store these muffins in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
If you want to freeze them, wrap them individually in plastic wrap once cooled, place them in a freezer bag and keep them in the freezer. Then, when you want one, pull the muffin out of the freezer and let it defrost at room temperature. These are perfect for lunches. For example, take a frozen muffin out in the morning, and by lunch, it is defrosted and ready to eat.
For that fresh from the oven taste, place an unwrapped frozen muffin in the microwave on High for 20-25 seconds.
Top tip
These muffins are extremely moist, so don't overcook them. Check to see if they are done by inserting with a toothpick. If the toothpick is clean, they are done. Place on a wire rack to cool.
While they are still warm, the muffin might stick to the wrapper. That's okay; once it cools, it won't stick anymore.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes! Use mini chocolate chips, and line mini muffin tins with mini muffin liners, and fill with batter until ⅔ full. Reduce baking time to 8-10 minutes. Insert a toothpick to check for doneness. If it comes out clean, they are done.
The quickest and easiest way to ripen bananas is to bake them. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, place whole bananas on it, leave the peel on, and bake at 300°F. Bake bananas for 30-40 minutes until they turn black and are soft. Cool until they are easy to handle. Peel the banana and use banana in your favorite recipes. Cool completely before using.
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📋 Recipe
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Equipment
- KitchenAid mixer.
- muffin tins
- cooling rack
Ingredients
- 3 very ripe bananas
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup yogurt plain or vanilla
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- First of all, preheat the oven to 350°F. Line muffin tins with liners or spray muffin tins with cooking spray. To make your own jumbo muffin liners, see the instructions above in the blog post.
- In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or in a mixing bowl, add bananas and mash.
- Next, add the oil and eggs. Beat well until combined. Then, add brown sugar, vanilla, and yogurt.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix with a spoon until combined.
- Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture. Mix on low speed with a mixer, just until combined. Add chocolate chips and fold in with a spoon or spatula.
- Fill the muffin liners with batter until they are about ⅔ full. Add a few chocolate chips on top of the muffin batter before placing them in the oven if you like.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean. Do not overbake.
- Remove muffins carefully from the muffin pan and place them on a wire rack to cool.
Notes
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Freya
So delicious! My favourite flavours in a muffin, there’s nothing wrong here at all!
Erin Gierhart
I love having a use for ripe bananas other than plain banana bread!
Anaiah
Yummm, these look so lovely! You can never go wrong with chocolate chip and banana muffins. I even like to eat mine with ice cream lol!
Jeannie
Ive got extra bananas to use for this recipe! chocolates and bananas are great combo
Addie
I love the chocolate banana combo! So soft and fluffy!
Kayla DiMaggio
Bananas and chocolate chips might possibly be my favorite combination. This recipes sure did not disappoint! It was so delicious and I loved every bite!
Marita
What a great recipe. I will make it with my kids this afternoon.
Bob
What a great flavour combo! They were so good and perfect for a packed lunch!
Jeri
I'm so glad you liked them! 🙂
Mihaela | https://theworldisanoyster.com/
All you need to say to get me baking is "rich chocolate" LOL! I haven't made muffins in a few months, so it's about time a get a batch right away- thanks for an easy and flavourful recipe!:)
Cindy Mom the Lunch Lady
Bananas and chocolate are such an amazing combination. Your muffins look spectacular!
Jeri
Thank you! 🙂
Nora
Those muffins look so moist and fluffy! Delicious! Can't wait to try them out! Thanks for sharing!
amanda
These muffins were so delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
Jeri
I'm glad you liked them, Amanda! 🙂
AISilva
Thank you for this great recipe, these banana chocolate chip muffins turned out so moist and soft. My whole family loved them! Also great tip on how to make bananas ripen faster. I'll be making these again soon!
Jeri
I'm so glad you liked the recipe! 🙂 Thanks for commenting!
Agnieszka
This is such a great recipe. The muffins came out perfectly moist and delicious. Will make them again.
Oscar
I love the chocolate and banana combo in anything. These muffins were so delicious I am making another batch today.