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!
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
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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I made these using just semi-sweet chocolate chips and added some diced walnuts. Delicious!
What can I use instead of the vegetable oil?
You can use another type of light flavored oil. While I haven’t tried it some readers have successfully substituted melted butter or used half butter and half oil.
Easy and delicious! I use brown sugar 1/2 cup instead of white sugar and butter 1/2 cup instead of oil. I also add shredded zucchini. Yummy!:)
This is the third recipe that I have tried for Babana Chico Chip muffins in a matter of weeks as we have moved by our grandchildren and they Love homemade baked goods! The other recipes were more complicated and required adjusting baking times, and were well rated, but the dry to wet ratios did not produce a light perfectly risen muffin. These are so very good!
I do not bake a lot so I like finding the “one recipe to rule them all” for each baked good item, and this is definitely it for Banana Choco Chip muffins!
The combination of milk and semi sweet chocolate chips was the perfect tweak to make the flavor so good!
im making them right now and added some shredded zucchini like the banana bread recipe. Will let you know how it turns out. Used about 3/4 cup
This is now my “go to” recipe for these muffins! Big thank you, as I struggled to achieve a moist and delicious consistent muffin! I did substitute white sugar for brown, as I’d previously read something about the difference in cooking with bananas requiring the brown, but I don’t retain the exact info & you’ll have to look it up yourself! Lol Someone else suggested it worked fine just putting all ingredients in 1 bowl and a huge thank you for this tip! I always add the banana last so that they don’t end up mushy rather than simply broken down! Highly recommend this recipe!
These are absolutely delicious! I’ve made them a few times and they’re always a hit. Most recently I only had 2 bananas and not enough oil for the 1/2 cup so I used 1/2 cup of salted butter and 1/4 cup of oil to make up for the lack of banana and they still turned out absolutely perfect.
I will add that I ALWAYS add 2 teaspoons of cinnamon to the batter and I also sprinkle them on top with cinnamon sugar before I put them in the oven. Absolute perfection!
Can i add in half cup of homemade buttermilk? Actually i did and as im writing this my muffin is currently in the oven.. im waiting how this turns out!
I can’t wait to hear how it turns out Sophia!
How did the buttermilk work out Sophie
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Delicious muffins! Easy to make and a hit in my household. Thank you for sharing this recipe!!
I just made these muffins this morning and I have to tell you they are the most delicious banana chocolate chip muffins I have ever had…….absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing your recipe.
I am so glad you loved these muffins Laurel.
These were made on a whim to add a dessert to dinner and they were quick and easy and sooooo delicious! The kids and I loved them!
This is my tried and true, quick and easy muffin recipe. they always come out great and can be made in about 30 minutes after the first few batches. This last time I combined all the ingredients in one bowl with a fork and they still came out great — moist, flavorful, and sweet.
I didn’t have chocolate chips so I added 1/2 cup of cocoa powder to the dry ingredients and added peanut butter chips. Delicious!
easy to make and I’m 10 years old
I’m happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe and found it easy to make Malek!
I can’t even count how many times I have made this recipe. It is FLAWLESS! My mom now even makes this recipe all the time. Seriously one of the best recipes to date.
I am so glad you love this recipe Blair!
AMAZING. Super moist and delicious. I used brown sugar, and they came out perfect.
These are perfect! And my kids actually ate them, so that is definitely a win. I switched to .5 cup honey instead of granulated sugar, added 2 tablespoons of peanut butter, and used half semi-sweet and half white chocolate chips because that’s what I had on hand, but they turned out awesome. I will be saving this one!
I have made this recipe for my granddaughters so frequently I know it by heart.
Question: could this recipe be made with pumpkin? I googled and it says 1:1 banana to pumpkin switch? Have you tried it! I probably would leave the sugar the same because they want white chocolate chips in it.
While I haven’t tried these pumpkin, it should work. You could also try this pumpkin muffin recipe and add chocolate chips (of course!). Let us know how they turn out for you Julie!
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I made your muffins this morning. I omitted the cloves and added 1 cup white chocolate chips per my granddaughters’ request. The muffins are extremely moist. The bottom half chips melted into muffin batter, which actually tasted good. The top chips are more visible. I think my granddaughters will really love them. Thank you for the suggestion.
You’re very welcome Julie! I’m so glad they turned out so well for you!
Do you combine everything by hand or with a mixer?
By hand! Enjoy JoANN!