These chocolate chip banana muffins are primarily based off my well-loved basic banana muffins. They’re packed stuffed with chocolate chips and will be made in minutes WITHOUT a mixer! Recipe features a how-to video!

The BEST Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Traditional banana muffins are getting a chocolatey enhance immediately! These chocolate chip banana muffins are tender, moist, and stuffed with chocolate/banana taste. They’re extremely easy to make and are available collectively in minutes–excellent for a last-minute breakfast deal with!

What makes my recipe the very best:

• Makes use of two completely different temperatures for tall muffin tops and tender, tender interiors (identical to my chocolate chip muffins).
• Based mostly off my well-loved banana muffin recipe however scaled right down to make a fair dozen muffins. 
• Simply 10 minutes of prep work with NO mixer required (in actual fact, please don’t use one!).
• Seems so fairly with sparkly sugared tops and further chocolate chips. These muffins could be even prettier in my parchment paper muffin liners!

I like baking with bananas not just for the flavour they supply but in addition their moisture and sweetness too. Enjoyable truth: do you know that baking with bananas didn’t change into common in the US till the Nineteen Thirties? Till that point, bananas have been a uncommon merchandise in most chain grocery shops, so house bakers have been pressured to bake with different fruits as an alternative. Are you able to think about a world with out banana bread?!

Right here’s a temporary historical past on utilizing bananas in baking, for those who’d prefer to learn extra.

What You Want

The elements in immediately’s recipe are only a bit completely different than my plain banana muffins. There are a couple of price nothing earlier than we dive in.

• Bananas. Don’t use inexperienced bananas! Similar to when making banana cake, utilizing overripe (I’m speaking black or brown!) bananas will yield essentially the most taste right here. I discover it best to make use of a kitchen scale to weigh my bananas and them mash them, however you might actually mash after which weigh too.
• Sugar. We’ll use a mix of granulated and brown sugar for depth of taste. I additionally prefer to sprinkle some additional granulated sugar on prime of the muffins earlier than baking; it provides a nice crunch and slight sweetness. You should use coarse sugar, like turbinado or demerara, as an alternative for a extra pronounced crunch.
• Buttermilk. Buttermilk is a key ingredient for taste and moisture (particularly since this recipe is oil-free)! I extremely suggest utilizing actual buttermilk for finest outcomes, however for those who don’t have any available, my simple buttermilk substitute will work in a pinch!
• Chocolate chips. Semisweet chips are my desire, however you should use no matter form you want. Milk chocolate could be tasty right here too! For a bakery model look, I like to avoid wasting a couple of chocolate chips for including to the tops of my muffins earlier than they go within the oven.

Enjoyable truth: do you know that baking with bananas didn’t change into common in the US till the Nineteen Thirties? Till that point, bananas have been a uncommon merchandise in most chain grocery shops, so house bakers have been pressured to bake with different fruits as an alternative. Are you able to think about a world with out banana bread?! Right here’s a temporary historical past on utilizing bananas in baking, for those who’d prefer to learn extra.

Bear in mind, that is simply an outline of the elements I used and why. For the total recipe please scroll right down to the underside of the publish!

Tips on how to Make Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

1. Begin by mashing the bananas right into a puree, then stir within the melted butter and sugars.
2. Add the buttermilk, egg, and vanilla and stir till nicely mixed.
3. Whisk collectively the dry elements in a separate bowl.
4. Fold the dry elements into the moist elements till 50% mixed, then add the chocolate chips.

SAM’S TIP: It’s vital to not over-mix the batter when you add the flour, as this will result in powerful, chewy muffins. Cease mixing as quickly as there are not any giant pockets of flour left, and no matter you do, do NOT use a mixer!

5. Fold within the chocolate chips till evenly included, however watch out to not over-mix or you might create dense, rubbery muffins.
6. Evenly divide the batter right into a lined muffin tin. I like to make use of an ice cream scoop for this!
7. Add a couple of additional chocolate chips and a sprinkle of granulated sugar on prime if desired, then bake at 425F for 8 minutes. With out opening the oven door, cut back the temperature to 350F and bake for 7-8 minutes extra till completed.
8. Let the muffins cool of their baking pan for 5-10 minutes, then take away to a cooling rack to chill fully. Eradicating the muffins shortly after baking prevents soggy muffin liners.

SAM’S TIP: When checking for doneness, it’s regular to have a couple of moist crumbs sticking to the toothpick; this means that the muffins are moist and never over-baked!

Often Requested Questions

I’d love to listen to what you consider this recipe in comparison with my basic banana muffins!

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Let’s bake collectively! I’ll be strolling you thru all of the steps in my written recipe and video under! In the event you do this recipe, make sure to tag me on Instagram, and you may as well discover me on YouTube and Fb

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