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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Outstanding and I added toasted chopped pecans to add another level of flavor. So easy and now my new go-to recipe for those extra-ripe bananas! Thank you for sharing.
I just wanted to let you know my family loves this recipe, and today I successfully made it in our Traeger!!
380 for 22 min. (I rotated the muffin pan 1/2 through cook time.)
Delicious, and my house gets to stay nice and cool.
Thank you!!
Oh my gosh.. these were so easy and quick to make! This will be my go to recipe whenever I have over ripe bananas. Thanks for sharing!!
You’re so very welcome Tina!
Oh my goooodness!! These are the best muffins. I’ve made them countless times & lately I’ve added flax seed meal with a tad bit of water, always avocado oil and usually don’t hold back on the bananas! They are always moist & delicious!!
Thank you for sharing
You’re very welcome Sunny! So glad that you are loving these muffins!
These were really nice! I didn’t have an egg because I used them all up at breakfast but used three large bananas and didn’t miss it. Still plenty moist. I used a combo of mini and regular chips which I think struck a nice balance. I also reduced the sugar to 1/2 cup and sprinkled a little Turbinado sugar on top and they were plenty sweet! Highly recommend for a quick and easy recipe.
These turned out amazing!! What would’ve the swap if I wanted to add Greek yogurt?
Love these muffins!! I’ve been using this recipe for a handful of years now and it is simple and delicious! My kids are both adults now and they also love when I make these.
I am so happy to hear these muffins have been a hit Marsha!
I believe you could swap the vegetable oil for greek yogourt? I’ve replaced butter with it once and it did a good job !
Just made these and I agree with those who have commented this is a perfect banana chocolate chip muffin recipe! Only small thing I had to change was using 1/2 cup of mini milk chocolate chips. No big deal and these muffins came out perfectly! Thank you for the recipe!
Delicious!
Ive this recipe! Ive made it at least 10 times now!