Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffins (Printable Version)

Tender banana bread muffins with melty chocolate chips, ideal for breakfast or a snack.

# What You Need:

→ Wet Ingredients

01 - 3 ripe bananas, mashed
02 - 2 large eggs
03 - ½ cup vegetable oil or melted butter
04 - ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
05 - ¼ cup milk
06 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

→ Dry Ingredients

07 - 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
08 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
09 - ½ teaspoon baking powder
10 - ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
11 - ¼ teaspoon salt

→ Mix-ins

12 - 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

# How-To Steps:

01 - Preheat the 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, whisk together mashed bananas, eggs, oil, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth and fully incorporated.
03 - In a separate medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt to ensure even distribution.
04 - Gradually fold the dry mixture into the wet ingredients using a spatula. Stop mixing as soon as the flour disappears—small lumps are acceptable and prevent tough muffins.
05 - Gently fold in the chocolate chips, reserving about 1 tablespoon to sprinkle on tops before baking.
06 - Divide batter evenly among the 12 muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full. Top with reserved chocolate chips.
07 - Bake for 18 to 22 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs.
08 - Let muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

# Helpful Tips:

01 -
  • The texture walks this perfect line between cake and bread, moist without being heavy, tender without falling apart when you take that first bite still warm from the oven
  • These muffins solve the too-ripe banana problem that plagues us all while making breakfast feel like a treat instead of an obligation
02 -
  • The moment you see dry streaks disappear stop mixing, even if it feels undermixed those last few strokes are the difference between tender muffins and hockey pucks
  • Room temperature ingredients blend together more easily, I pull my eggs and milk out about 20 minutes before I start baking
03 -
  • Sprinkle a few chocolate chips on top of each muffin before baking, they melt and create this gorgeous chocolate speckled crust that everyone will Instagram
  • If your bananas are not quite ripe enough, place them in a paper bag with an apple for a day, ethylene gas works fast

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