Posted Jul 28, 2021, Updated May 12, 2024 What do you bake when you have bananas that are past their prime? We often make banana bread, banana cake or these Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins! They are buttery, soft and moist with tons of banana flavor (also try chocolate banana muffins). With a handful of simple ingredients, you can make the best chocolate chip banana muffins in 20 minutes – no mixer required. They’ll become your favorite breakfast or brunch enjoyed with a warm cup of coffee.
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins: Ingredients & Substitutions
Let’s discuss the ingredients in this recipe – as well as possible substitutions.
All-purpose flour. Use unbleached, all-purpose flour for best results. Bread flour or pastry flour can be used in place of all-purpose flour. You can substitute up to half of the flour with whole wheat pastry flour or white whole wheat flour, if desired. Butter. Salted and unsalted butter can both be used in these banana choc chip muffins. You can substitute canola oil or coconut oil for the butter as well. Eggs. I have not tested this recipe with a flax egg or egg replacer, if you do let me know how it turns out please! Brown Sugar. Light and dark brown sugar work equally well in these chocolate chip banana muffins. Dark brown sugar will impart a slightly more detectable molasses taste. Granulated sugar. I use organic cane sugar in all my baking, any granulated white sugar works well. Chocolate chips. Use your favorite chips of any level of darkness (milk, semisweet dark, etc.). You can also use chopped chocolate.
How to Make Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
We will walk through the process of making this Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins recipe step-by-step, and don’t forget to watch the video. Begin by combining the flour, baking soda, baking powder, sea salt and cinnamon, in a medium bowl, then set aside. Next, mash the bananas in a large bowl, then add melted butter, eggs and vanilla and stir until mixture is homogenous (uniform throughout). Then, add the brown sugar and granulated sugar to the wet mixture and whisk to combine. Make sure to break up any lumps of brown sugar that might form when it comes into contact with the wet ingredients. Once the sugar is dissolved, add the dry ingredients and stir until batter is smooth and there are no lumps (other than a few chunks of banana). Stir in chocolate chips until they are evenly distributed throughout the batter.
Bake & Cool
Lightly grease two standard 12-cup muffin pans, or line the pans with cupcake liners and then grease. Place about ¼ cup of batter into each well of the prepared muffin pan, smooth the tops so they are even. Bake in preheated oven for 15-17 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean. These chocolate chip banana muffins are baked at 400 degrees F, and I find in my convection oven they only take 15 minutes to bake. I recommend checking them earlier if your oven bakes hot. Use a spoon or knife to loosen the banana muffins from the pan and immediately remove them from the muffin tin. Transfer them to a wire rack to cool.
Serve
These banana choc chip muffins are delicious when served plain without any toppings or spreads, but here are some suggestions .
Slather on some homemade peanut butter. Spread this homemade cinnamon honey butter over warm banana muffins for a special treat. Serve with some homemade vanilla almond butter.
Store/Freeze
These banana chocolate chip muffins can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or the freezer for up to 2 months. If you make and love our recipes, it would mean so much to me if you would leave a comment and rating! And don’t forget to follow along with us on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and Youtube – be sure to tag @joyfoodsunshine and use the hashtag #joyfoodsunshine so we can see your creations!
