These bakery-style chocolate banana muffins are rich, moist, and packed with the perfect balance of ripe bananas and cocoa flavor. Topped with dark chocolate chips, they’re an easy, irresistible treat for breakfast, dessert, or any time in between!
What Makes Them So Great?
- The combination of cocoa, bananas, and dark chocolate chips make these muffins melt in your mouth.
- Bakery style muffins are larger in size which makes it easy to cut them in half, or fourths to share.
- They are great for meal prep. Just pop them into the freezer for up to 6 weeks.
- They are customizable with several add-in options.
- It is a easy recipe, everything can be mixed up in one bowl.
Easy Chocolate Muffins Ingredients
- All-Purpose Flour is used for this recipe. For a whole wheat version I would use 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour and 1 cup of all-purpose flour. The texture of the muffins will be slightly different but, very delicious!
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder is tasty and also contains many healthy nutrients.
- Baking Soda is essential as a leavening agent in this recipe.
- Salt is a necessary ingredient for flavor-I like sea salt lately!
- Granulated Sugar for sweetness. Sweeteners that can be measured cup for cup are good substitutes. The taste and texture of the muffins will be affected slightly by these.
- Unsalted Butter makes everything better!
- Whole Milk works best for this recipe.
- Egg. One large egg is all you need.
- Vanilla flavoring is added with our heart around here!
- Bananas are best when very ripe.
- Dark Chocolate Chips add an extra depth of chocolate.
How To Make Homemade Banana Muffins
- This is a very easy recipe that can be mixed up in one bowl in just a few minutes.
- First of all, preheat the oven and line a cupcake pan with large paper liners.
- Melt the butter.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together the dry ingredients.
- Add the wet ingredients and mix just until incorporated together.
- Fill the muffin liners 3/4 full. Sprinkle the chocolate chips across the top of the batter.
- Add in 1/2 cup each of chocolate chips and chopped walnuts for a variation.
Bakery-Style Chocolate Banana Muffins with Dark Chocolate Chips
Course: BreakfastCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: EasyServings
6
servingsPrep time
5
minutesCooking time
25
minutesThese bakery-style chocolate banana muffins are rich, moist, and packed with the perfect balance of ripe bananas and cocoa flavor. Topped with dark chocolate chips, they’re an easy, irresistible treat for breakfast, dessert, or any time in between!
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 butter, melted
1/4 cup milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 small ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Add all dry ingredients into a mixer bowl and whisk together.
- Add the wet ingredients and mix just until combined.
- Line 6-8 jumbo/large muffin cups with paper liners.
- Fill each muffin cup 3/4 full with the batter.
- Sprinkle the dark chocolate chips across the tops of each muffin.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a wooden tester comes out clean.