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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Best banana muffins i have ever made. Simple and quick to make!
Made these tonight. Perfect!
I make these muffins on a regular basis for my family. A yummy breakfast with yogurt, or add a muffin to a salad for lunch!
I used 1/3 of the amount of sugar and added a little maple syrup. They were still very delicious and sweet!
10/10!! Absolutely delicious!! A must keep recipe!!
I’ve made a lot of chocolate banana muffins, but this recipe is by far the best yet. I followed the directions exactly but used brown sugar in place of white. They rose up beautifully and are the absolute moistest muffins I’ve ever made. This will be my go to recipe from now on. Thank you so much for putting it out there for everyone :D
The best!!
This recipe is so good and simple
These are great! I found that I didn’t have oil (classic mistake) so I subbed butter. Other than that I went exactly by the recipe and they turned out amazing!
This is my go-to banana muffin recipe! I’ve been making it for years and it’s always a hit with family and friends! Today was the first time I didn’t have enough oil, so I subbed 2/3 cup melted butter (cooled to room temp) and they’re just as great!
looks great except i added the chocolate chips after i had already mixed everything together and just mixed them in with a spatula!! thank you
I followed the directions exactly and the muffins burned! 375° F is too hot. I started smelling the burning at 14 minutes, rack was in the center of the oven so I don’t know what happened. what makes me angry is that it was a double batch so a lot of wasted ingredients. I bet it would work out if it was 350°F
Oh no, I am sorry that happened Laurie. We bake most of our regular size muffins at this temp and time so I am not sure what went wrong. Does you oven run hot? Were you making regular sized muffins?
These muffins are so good I’ve made them twice in less than a month.
Going to try dark chocolate chips next time.
The best muffin that we ever had we use applesauce instead of oil Measure chocolate chips with our heart
Why is this simply the best banana muffin recipe?? So simple, but so delicious. I have tried MANY others just for fun here and there and my husband always says “why didn’t you just make the other recipe?” meaning this recipe. DELISH
I love this, Shelby! You made my day.
These muffins are super easy and delicious. Substituted light brown sugar loosely packed and it turned out great!
I have been making these muffins for years now, decided I should comment! These are the most delicious banana muffins in the world!! I do the “Texas sized” muffins. Recipe makes 6. I do only Hershey’s milk chocolate chips. That’s the only variation I do. These are just so moist, melt in your mouth. Makes for a delicious breakfast!! So happy this was the first recipe I tried when Googling banana muffin recipes! My family also loves them. I especially love that it calls for overripe bananas, because before this recipe I would always just throw them away!
They were an instant hit . simple but really yummy
These turned out perfect!
The banana chocolate chip muffins, are my new favorite.
This recipe was a hit with my family and friends. My husband told me to save it and make it again very soon.