Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffins (Printable)
Moist, tender muffins with ripe bananas and melty chocolate chips—perfect for breakfast or snacks.
# What goes in:
→ Wet Ingredients
01 - 3 ripe bananas, mashed
02 - 2 large eggs
03 - 1/3 cup vegetable oil
04 - 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
05 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
→ Dry Ingredients
06 - 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
07 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
08 - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
09 - 1/4 teaspoon salt
→ Add-ins
10 - 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, plus extra for topping
# Directions:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease lightly with cooking spray.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, mash bananas until smooth. Add eggs, vegetable oil, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Whisk thoroughly until fully incorporated and mixture is uniform.
03 - In a separate medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until evenly distributed.
04 - Pour dry ingredients into wet mixture. Fold gently with a spatula just until flour disappears—stop immediately when combined to prevent tough muffins. Some small lumps are acceptable.
05 - Sprinkle chocolate chips over batter and fold in briefly to distribute evenly throughout the mixture.
06 - Divide batter evenly among the 12 muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full. Press additional chocolate chips onto tops if desired.
07 - Bake for 18 to 22 minutes until tops are golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Avoid overbaking.
08 - Let muffins rest in tin for 5 minutes to set. Remove carefully and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before storing.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- They bake in just 20 minutes, so you can have warm chocolatey goodness in under half an hour
- The muffin form means more crispy edges and soft centers in every single bite
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- Overmixing makes muffins tough, so stop as soon as the flour disappears
- Letting them cool in the tin for those 5 minutes prevents them from falling apart
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- Spray your muffin liners lightly with cooking spray to prevent sticking
- Use an ice cream scoop to get perfectly even portions every time