Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Banana chocolate chip muffins are a yummy breakfast treat that my whole family goes crazy for! Perfect to make ahead and eat all week.

We love these in our house! And I am so excited to share the recipe with y’all.

This recipe is based on my banana bread recipe, which is a family favorite.

I do need to let you in on a little secret. I did amp up the nutrition factor with a couple key ingredients. Before I tell you how, let me reassure you that taste is always priority number one when I am developing a recipe.

And these are a thousand percent crazy delicious. Crisp brown tops, pillowy soft and fluffy middle, and ooey gooey chocolate chips…MMM! 😍 Now that’s what I’m talking about.

I do use whole wheat pastry flour for these, which is light and fluffy. You can totally use all purpose if you prefer, though. Greek yogurt and avocado oil make these super moist too, while adding some healthy fat and a little protein.

How to Make Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

First, I go ahead and mix up my dry ingredients. I don’t sift them or anything. Just put them all in the bowl, and whisk or stir them together. Set that aside.

Next, you are going to need some overly ripe bananas. Even though it is not pretty, I took a picture of mine because I wanted to show you just how ripe.

In a separate bowl, mash them up with a fork.

Then I add all my wet ingredients, plus sugar. I use an electric mixer to combine everything with minimal effort.

I have both a stand mixer and a hand held (pictured). You can use either. You could even use a whisk and do it by hand if you need to.

Then I add the dry ingredients and mix on low until everything is just combined.

Then I fold in the chocolate chips. I use a spoon to put the batter into the muffin tin. I am using a standard sized twelve cup muffin tin, by the way.

Then I bake them in an oven that has been preheated to 400 degrees until a toothpick comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

And voila! Perfect banana chocolate chip muffins. 😍🙌🏻

Pro styling tip: if you want to see the chocolate chips on top as shown above, I place/ press a few of them by hand on top of the muffins about five minutes after they come out of the oven. I mostly do this for food photography purposes. I never do this in real life.

But! When I make somebody else’s recipe and it doesn’t look like the photos, I always wonder why. You can totally skip that step if you want.

Just look at the texture on these beauties! Perfection, y’all.🤩

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe

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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Banana chocolate chip muffins are a yummy breakfast treat that my whole family goes crazy for! Perfect to make ahead and eat all week.

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword Banana chocolate chip muffins

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 12 muffins

Calories 216 kcal

Author Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour* (spooned and leveled to measure)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Wet Ingredients

• 3 medium bananas mashed
• 1/2 cup Greek yogurt I used 2% Fage
• 2 Tablespoons avocado oil canola works too
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Mix the flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside.

3. Peel and mash bananas with a fork in a separate bowl.

4. In the same bowl with the mashed bananas, add the Greek yogurt, oil, vanilla, sugar and egg.

5. Mix on low until well-combined, about 1 minute.

6. Incorporate the dry ingredients, and mix on low until just well-combined.

7. Fold in chocolate chips.

8. Spoon into a muffin tin.

9. Bake at 400 for about 20 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.

10. Add a few chocolate chips on top for garnish, if desired.

Recipe Notes

* If you want to use regular whole wheat flour, I would suggest using half all-purpose flour and half whole wheat (3/4 cup of each). Heads up: I have tried all regular whole wheat, but it turned out too dense. Using only all-purpose (1 1/2 cups) works great too!

Nutrition information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator.

Nutrition Facts

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Amount Per Serving

Calories 216 Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Fat 6g9%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Cholesterol 16mg5%

Sodium 207mg9%

Potassium 193mg6%

Carbohydrates 36g12%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 21g23%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 70IU1%

Vitamin C 2.6mg3%

Calcium 42mg4%

Iron 0.9mg5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.