Easy to make, the best Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins are soft, fluffy and moist!
Filled with chocolate chips and fresh bananas this warm treat can be enjoyed by your family on any given day. Not only is this quick and easy to make but only requires a few pantry staples.
Why We Love This Recipe
- Banana chocolate chips muffins are a super easy recipe that is made with simple ingredients.
- They are fluffy and moist with a sweet banana flavor and a few jolts of delicious semi-sweet AND milk chocolate chips!
- They are a good way to use up ripe bananas and they freeze well for later!
- They are great not just for breakfast but are a great after school snack. They even make a nice little dessert when warmed up and served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The sky is the limit for these tasty muffins.
Ingredients & Variations
Similar to the ingredients found in a classic banana bread with the addition of chocolate chips!
FLOUR
For this recipe we use all purpose flour. You can also substitute up to 1/3 of the flour with quick oats with great results!
CHOCOLATE CHIPS
Adding chocolate chips makes for the perfect sweet treat. Mini chips, white chocolate chips or even milk chocolate chips will work in this recipe too!
BANANAS
This recipe is a perfect way to use up overripened bananas! If your bananas aren’t quite ready you can ripen them quickly by popping them in a 350°F oven for 10-15 mins wrapped in foil!
You can also add in up to 2 tablespoons of peanut butter to make peanut butter banana chocolate chip muffins! Yum!
PRO TIP
When it comes to measuring flour, don’t use your measuring cups to scoop it out of the bag or container, rather use a spoon or scoop to scoop it into this measuring cup. This helps to avoid muffins that are too dense. Check out this How to Measure Flour guide for more helpful tips!
How to Make Banana Muffins
Mixing these treats up will take only a few minutes out of a busy day!
- Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Add both kinds of chocolate chips.
- Combine wet ingredients in a bowl. Slowly add dry to wet until just combined (do not overmix).
- Bake until a toothpick comes out clean. Do not over bake.
Muffin Baking Times
- For mini muffins, bake 14 to 16 minutes
- For regular-sized muffins, bake 18 to 20 minutes
- For Texas (jumbo) sized muffins, bake 20 to 22 minutes
How to Store
The best way to store banana chocolate chip muffins is to keep them in a zippered bag or an airtight container at room temperature. They will keep about 5 days.
To freeze, either wrap them individually in a layer of plastic wrap under a layer of aluminum foil or put them in a zippered bag with the date on it and pop them in the freezer! A frozen muffin will be defrosted by lunchtime for a delicious surprise! Easy peasy!
More Easy Banana Recipes
- Classic Banana Bread – perfectly simple
- Banana Oatmeal Cookies – extra soft & delicious
- Easy Banana Bread – a no-fail favorite!
- Banana Muffins – perfect grab-and-go snack
- Grandpa’s Banana Cupcakes – fun and tasty treat
- Banana Breakfast Cookies – loaded with healthy ingredients!
- Easy Banana Bran Muffins – soft & moist
Did you enjoy these Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins? Be sure to leave a rating and a comment below!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup mashed bananas about 3 medium
- 1 large egg room temperature
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¼ cup milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a muffin pan with paper liners.
- Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Combine sugar, bananas, egg, oil, and vanilla in a medium bowl.
- Add dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
- Pour into prepared muffin tin and bake 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Do not overbake.
- Cool 5 minutes in the pan before removing and cooling on a baking rack.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Muffins
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Made this for my family.
Made today super easy. Will be my go to from here
Super easy and delicious. These have been my daughter’s favourite muffins since I found the recipe. I just have to send her a picture and she comes to visit LOl
Woww!!!these are delicious and so simple to make
very good!
Can you substitute sugar with honey?
I’ve only tried this as written so I can’t say for sure. Let us know how it works out for you!
The kids I babysit devour these- I make them at least once a week! They always turn out good!
I tripled the recipe and made half with chocolate chips and the other half without. They both are delicious. I like to oversize my muffins so they are high and gorgeous and look like they just came out of a bakery. Thanks for the beyond simple recipe.
absolutely love this recipe. My fav trick is to add a nice scoop of Nutella, it’s delicious!
Wondering if there’s any insight on if you can substitute the one large egg for liquid egg whites?
I haven’t tried it but I do think liquid egg whites would work. I’d suggest checking the pacakage for the substitution ratio.
Best banana muffin recipe anywhere!!
simply perfect! I made them tonight for breakfast tomorrow. between the kids, husband, and his Dad there are only 2.5 muffins left!! total hit with everyone!!
It was great
This is probably the best recipe for banana chocolate chip muffins I have found! The muffins were moist and delicious. Super easy to make too!
Hello! I’ve made this recipe several times and it is delicious! Would it work out to add walnuts? If so, how much – and will it affect the baking time?
Paulet
Yes, you can add walnuts. I’d suggest about ⅓ cup of chopped nuts. This will not affect the baking time.
Love these!!!
So good! My 4 year old said “infinity stars!”
Did not have milk chocolate chips so made it with all semi-sweet chocolate chips. Otherwise made recipe as is. Very easy and really delicious.
So good! My whole family loved them
SUCH a hit with my entire family – kids included! So damn good!
Use mini chocolate chips
Easy and the best you’ll ever make! I make this over and over again.