Our kids love muffins for an afternoon snack. These muffins, along with our Lemon Blueberry Muffins and Banana Bread Muffins are made so often.
CHOCOLATE BANANA MUFFINS-
If you have ripe bananas and you don’t know what to do with them, you have to try these Double Chocolate Banana Muffins. The muffin batter is chocolatey, airy, fluffy, and moist combined with the chocolate chips, so GOOD!
CHOCOLATE BANANA MUFFIN INGREDIENTS-
Flour– You can just use all-purpose flour. Just be sure to measure and sift.Cocoa– For this recipe, you want to use unsweetened cocoa powder.Baking powder– Baking powder is what makes these muffins rise and become fluffy.Salt– Balances the flavors!Eggs– The large eggs bind the ingredients and offer structure.Sugar– This recipe calls for granulated sugar to sweeten the batter.Bananas– For the best results you want to use very ripe bananas.Oil– We add oil to give these muffins moisture. You can use canola oil, vegetable oil, avocado oil or even grapeseed oil.Sour cream– Add softness and stabilizes moisture.Vanilla– Vanilla extract will give you flavor!Chocolate chips– You can use any chocolate chip morsels that you have on hand. We love using mini morsels, semi sweet chocolate morsels and even chocolate chunks instead of chips.
HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE BANANA MUFFINS-
This recipe comes together so quickly, have the muffins baking in under 15 minutes!
Prep– Preheat the oven to 375°F and line a muffin pan with liners.Dry ingredients– In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder. Set aside.Wet ingredients– In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs and sugar. Once combined add in the mashed bananas, oil, sour cream, and vanilla and mix until well combined.Combine– Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until well combined. Gently fold in the chocolate chips.Divide batter– Evenly distribute the batter between the liners.Bake– Bake the muffins for 12-14 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean in the center of the muffin. You don’t want to overbake them.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS-
STORING MUFFINS-
You want to make sure you properly store these muffins so the muffins don’t dry out.
Storing– The muffins will stay fresh in an airtight container for two days, refrigerated.Freezing– Place cooled muffins in a freezer bag and freeze for up to two months. Thaw to enjoy, reheat for a warm muffin.
More Banana Bread Recipes-
Sweet Bread Recipes are great whenever you don’t want to bake a cake but want dessert. Banana Bread is a great and easy dessert, here are some of our favorite:
Banana Pecan BreadPeanut Butter Chocolate Banana BreadBanana Carrot Bread RecipeRaspberry Choc Chip Banana BreadChocolate Chip Banana Bread
