Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
My crew loves to eat Homemade Banana Bread, and these especially moist chocolate chip muffins are a great way for me to use up overripe bananas. We often have lots of bananas in the house, because my oldest son runs Cross Country and Track, while the youngest is on the wrestling team, so they need to eat at least one banana each day to help prevent cramps. Bananas seem to go from green to rip very quickly these days, so I’m always looking for ways to use up those who are very ripe. We’ve found the best banana muffins and banana breads come from the most overripe bananas. The browned, overripe and speckled bananas, they the best for baking. Most of us prefer chocolate chip banana muffins, but you can also use peanut butter chips, berries, or nuts. They can also be personalized. Just mix the batter and spoon it into each cup, and the kids can choose their ingredient and toss in right before baking. Use a small spoon to stir them in while they’re in the muffin cups. I enjoy making the muffins at night, because our mornings are so hectic. The kids can grab and go in the morning – my athletes have early morning practice, then they shower at school and the teams go to the athletic cafeteria so they can eat breakfast before classes. Muffins are a great nutritious choice for them to take! You can freeze them, store them in the fridge or eat them at room temperature. Even microwave for 10 – 15 seconds to get that oven baked fresh taste. These banana chocolate chip muffins are so easy and delicious!
Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
In a medium mixing bowl, mix together the flour, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
In another medium mixing bowl, beat the egg with a fork until the white and yolk are combined. Add the mashed banana and melted butter; mix well.
Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and stir with a spatula just until combined.
Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
Scoop the batter into 12 muffin tins lined with paper cupcake liners. Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes. The tops of the muffins will be golden brown.
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 egg
- 3 large over-ripe bananas peeled and mashed
- 1/3 cup butter melted
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
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In a medium mixing bowl, mix together the flour, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
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In another medium mixing bowl, beat the egg with a fork until the white and yolk are combined. Add the mashed banana and melted butter; mix well.
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Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and stir with a spatula just until combined.
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Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
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Scoop the batter into 12 muffin tins lined with paper cupcake liners. Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes. The tops of the muffins will be golden brown.
Recipe Notes
Makes 12 muffins.
These are a few items I find helpful in my own kitchen when preparing these Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins:
OXO Good Grips Mixing Bowl Set with Black Handles, 3-Piece
OXO Good Grips 11-Inch Better Balloon WhiskOxo Good Grips 3-piece Silicone Spatula SetWilton Recipe Right Muffin Pan, 12-Cup Non-Stick Muffin PanAmazonBasics Reusable Silicone Baking Cups, Pack of 12Solula 18/8 Stainless Steel Ice Cream Cupcake Muffin Scoop, 3.4 Tablespoon Cupcake Muffin Batter Dispenser, 2-YEAR WarrantyTovolo Cupcake ScoopWilton 2103-1112 Scoop-It Batter Spoons, Set of 3
Buddy Garrett says
They look delicious. I like that they are easy to make.
Maria Leandres says
These cookies look yummmy .
Brandon Sparks says
Wow!! This sounds so amazing.. My family would really love this.. Thanks so much for sharing..
kathy pease says
This looks so yummy and I will have to try out the recipe 🙂
Penny Knowlton says
Very tasty and easy to make, whole family enjoyed.
Sara Tarver says
These look delicious!
Zoey says
I love adding chocolate chips to my banana bread, so these sound perfect!
Leela says
They look very delicious.
janetfaye says
Yummy! I want to taste them. Nice recipe.
Maria Leandres says
OMG these look delicious
David Hollingsworth says
Those muffins look really delicious and indulgent, in a good way.
Christina Sparks says
I think I will make this recipe later today!
Amber says
These look really yummy but I’d want to use super dark (70 or 80%) chocolate
Jon Heil says
Looks tasty!
Thomas Gibson says
Looks so delicious and great idea for upcoming potluck dinner.
Cynthia C says
I love this flavor combo.
sherry butcher says
i never made banana chocolate chip muffins so I need to try this one. Thanks for sharing.
Jayne Townsley says
This is a good flavor combination.
Antoinette M says
This is a great recipe! It will be a hit with my family!
andie says
They look delicious and these are my kids favourite kind of muffins – thanks. Will try this weekend!
Sheila Ressel says
These look delish! I can see these easily becoming my favorite muffins!
Richard Brandt says
Mmm, banana and chocolate, that’s what I call a win/win.
Annmarie Weeks says
These look delicious! And not too difficult to make!
polly says
I think the chocolate chips added to it make it even yummier. My husband and his sweet tooth will be loving these!
Sue E says
My crew loves bananas!! Banana bread, bananas in their cereal, banana smoothies, and I know they’ll love these scrumptious muffins! I pinned and saved this recipe in my Yummly recipe box. Thank you for sharing!
Edye says
my mom would love these 😀
wendy hutton says
these sound delicious, will be saving this recipe, thanks
Kimberly Rampersad says
I’m not too crazy about the banana flavor in the muffins but it should be healthy.
Barrie says
This looks like such an easy recipe! I love banana chocolate chip bread and these are so similar. They look great~!
Marisela Zuniga says
These look amazing, I will have to bake these soon!! Yum
Paula D says
Not a huge fan of bananas, but they are good in bread and muffins, aren’t they? And no extra sugar in this recipe, which is great!
tammy ta says
These look so good. Making me hungry. Very simple recipe-the only kind I follow lol! Thanks I will try.
Mishelle G says
This looks similar to my recipe – it tastes so good doesn’t it? My kids love it in muffin form for breaky but they like it in loaf form to bring it in for the class to share a loaf of banana bread.
Mishelle
Kaycee says
These look absolutely fantastic! Definitely going to have to try them! Thanks for sharing!
Paula Ball says
Wow, simple recipe & if you use self rising flour it’s even simpler. I have bananas ready for compost pile that will work for this.
shannon zeidan says
These sound fabulous! I love making muffins, and these sound like they would be delicious.
Sherry Butcher says
Great ways to use up ripe bananas, sometimes I add nuts too. Thanks for sharing.
Deb Pelletier says
I will make these muffin and love them, I just know it.
Sarah L says
Great way to use ripe bananas. I like the chocolate chips.
Amy D says
Yay! I do have a bunch of over ripe bananas and all the other ingredients too. I will try and make these tomorrow. My daughters are going to especially enjoy this.
Debbie P says
I love new recipes for baking and this sounds fantastic!
Heather K says
This is one of my favorite ways to use up ripe bananas. I also like to add nuts if we have any.
Nancy says
Very unique recipe idea.
Calvin says
Classic, banana makes the perfect texture