I’m not the hugest banana eater. While it’s a good fruit and I’ll have one on occasion, I’m more of an apple or orange fan. And thought I may prefer other fruits, there’s one “fruit” bread that I always enjoy – banana bread. Or banana muffins. Baked bread and bananas, basically.
The other day, we just happened to have some over-ripened bananas on the counter. There are many uses for bananas, other than for eating, but I still thought those slightly smooshy bananas would be perfect for my first attempt at banana muffins!
Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins Recipe
Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 mashed overripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup apple sauce
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups of white sugar
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips optional
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a muffin tin or use cup liners.
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Mix together bananas, eggs, buttermilk, apple sauce, and vanilla.
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Sift or mix flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
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Slowly add the dry mixture to the banana mixture and mix well - until everything is moist.
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If desired, stir in chocolate chips.
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Fill muffin tins about 2/3 full of muffin mix.
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Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Normally I show all of the ingredients in our recipe, but I figured no one really wants to see some overripe bananas on my counter (ok, I was so eager to start baking, I kinda sorta forgot to take a “before” picture of the ingredients, so here’s a picture of the bananas.)
Perfect for making chocolate chip banana muffins!
To start off, we mix all the wet ingredients together. I used my KitchenAid mixer to mix everything well. I even threw in the bananas without pre-mashing them.
In a separate bowl, we’re mixing up all of the dry ingredients.
Then we slowly add them to our banana mix and keep stirring until it’s mixed well.
If you want to add a bit more sweetness to the muffin, add your chocolate chips in last. I used Hershey’s milk chocolate chips but you can use Nestle’s Semi-sweet, or any other type as well.
Once everything is mixed together, it’s time to spoon the muffin mix into the muffin tins until they’re about 2/3 full. Then you’ll put it in the oven and bake it for 20-25 minutes at 350F. Check your muffins at 20 minutes with the “toothpick test” to see if they’re done and adjust the cooking time as needed.
This is by far one of the moistest and most complex banana muffin recipes I’ve tried. The cinnamon and vanilla give it a wonderful “spiced” twist and the chocolate chips just take it over the top. Even the snackers here who don’t even like bananas loved these chocolate chip banana muffins.
If you decide to give this recipe a try, please let me know how it goes! I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we did.
Do you like bananas or banana muffins more?
Since two of my favorite things are chocolate and bananas, this is one I am trying!! Thanks!
yum! I am so hungry right now that I could eat everyone of those muffins if they were in range. Guess I’m glad they are not! Sounds like a great recipe. Thanks!
Love me some banana muffins! I think the buttermilk in the recipe is what makes it moist. I make cornbread from scratch and it is never dry because of the buttermilk.
These look delicious. I have some ripe bananas to use right now!
Bananas and chocolate chips??? What a great combination!! YUMMY!!!
I wonder if I could omit the chocolate chips and still make these muffins? I am just not a fan of chips in my muffins… I do LOVE banana bread though!
You can definitely omit the chocolate chips! The banana muffin by itself is still super tasty!
bananas plus chocolate, what a great combination. delicious!
Thanks! =) I am definitely trying the recipe then. I even already have over-ripe bananas!
These look Delicious,thanks for posting the recipe.
These look so awesome. I don’t like banana bread but with the chocolate who can lose?
These sound yummy, I love that there is chocolate chips in them.
I am so making these!!!
I love bananas, and chocolate chips – But not sure how the two would taste combined. Will definitely give these a go. If anything, they look a bit healthy.
I’m not a big fan of bananas, either whole or in breads and the like. But I think with the addition of chocolate, I can prepare this recipe so that the banana flavor is very subtle by adding less banana mush. This way I will still gobble the muffins up but also use up my ripened bananas.
Wow – you’re not a banana eater but two recent posts about bananas – maybe you’re trying harder to eat this great fruit?!
I like bananas (with a little green, no brown) but of course like banana bread/muffins better…who wouldn’t with the carbs (flour) and sugar. 🙂
Those sound great! I had the most heavenly banana chocolate chip cupcakes with peanut butter frosting from a new place in the neighborhood a couple weeks ago – and these sound pretty close!
Just made it.
Delicious!
I had to take care and not eat everything by myself… 🙂
But the kids got home in time, and they loved.
Thank you!!!
Thanks for the recipe, they look really GOOD!
Never thought of putting chocolate chips in banana muffins. I’ll have to try it.
Love banana nut bread and muffins!
These look so delicious! I think I will make them later this week!
i like this muffins i will do to me this week
yum yum, great combo i must say, and you make it sound so easy peasy to bake, will try making it some day. ps I love Chocolate 🙂
Ilove banana and Chocolate so I know I will make these. They sound yummy!!!!
Thank you for this delicious recipe. c:
Yum, thanks for sharing! I always need ways to use older bananas
Thank you sharing this recipe with us. I love chocolate chip banana muffins! These ones sound really tasty. I would love to actually try and make these soon.. and the fact that we always have overripe bananas around that need to go to some good use 😉
delicous !! bananas and chocolate chipp
I’m baking right now. AND, I’m going to make these. Thanks
These sound so awesome! I love both of these and never thought to put them together.
I like muffins more. there’s always a banana or two that goes bad and this is the perfect way to use them up.
I can’t wait to make this!! Love bananas and of course chocolate;)
These look so yummy, I’ll make this for the family for breakfast tomorrow!
thanks you for the amazing recipe, i am going to make these tonight, i bet we are going to love them, thanks again
These look mouth watering.I love bananas and chocolate, so this is a great mix. Thank you for the recipe
This is really a great recipe. My husband makes the goodies in the family so I will pass this to him!! It nice you put all the pictures..that helps.
I would love to give this Banana & Chocolate Chip Muffin a try – just need to stock-up on some “baking” ingredients, as this is ONE thing that I do not practice regularly at home – I blame our VERY small kitchen for that!! LOL 🙂
Thanks for another great recipe share!
This is almost the same recipe I use for My banana bread. Love that recipe My grandma handed it down to me.
sounds so yummy!!
Sounds great! I love muffins in the morning and these look like they would be a real treat.
Sweet, banana and choco. Always ate ban n’ nuts because that was all that was available at local bakeries. This will be a tasty switch.
This is such a different way to eat bananas. Great recipe! Thanks
I like that this recipe uses buttermilk!
Yum, tried these and scrumptious!! thanks for sharing!
i always have over ripe bananas! and I like that this uses applesauce instead of oil, and I love choc chips! now i just need the kitchen aid mixer 🙂 thank you
Good recipe. I love banana muffins.
I’m always looking for new banana bread recipes to try ~ these muffins look really yummy!!
This sounds like a yummy recipe. I think I will make this for my family and they will thank me for it because who doesn’t like bananas and chocolate chips. Thanks for sharing.
These sound great, I will have to give them a try, I have made Banana Bread before for never Banana Muffins. Thanks for the recipe!