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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These turned out great! I used half the recommended amount of chocolate chips since that’s what my family prefers but still so delicious! Thanks for the great recipe. SWP Employee
This recipe offers a perfect combination of chocolate and banana. Although banana muffins are usually not my first choice of muffin, this recipe is so delicious that it has become one of my favorite muffin recipes. The only addition I make to the recipe is adding some extra semi-chocolate sweet chips to the tops before baking.
These turned out perfectly! Great recipe. No modifications needed.
So glad you enjoyed it, Emma!
I was in the middle of making them and figured out i only had a cup of flour so I ground up some oats and made oat flour which worked just as well or even better than the regular recipe
That’s awesome, Lily. I am so glad that worked out so well for you!
HOLY HOLY HOLY THESE ARE STELLAR LMAO
I just made them because I had a ton of overripe bananas and some white chocolate chips. This recipe is amazing! The muffins are SO moist and light! and are not too sweet. I used 3/4 brown sugar instead and nonstick cooking spray on the pan because I didn’t have baking cups but the muffins still turned out great and popped right out of the pan with crispy corners. DEFINITELY using this recipe again!
These were amazing! I used Holly’s suggestion and added 2 TBSP of peanut butter and exchanged 1/3 of the flour to Oat flour. They were not super sweet, light and delicious!!
Do you have any suggestions on what I can substitute the egg for?
Hi Meg, we have only made this recipe as listed so I am not sure how it would turn out with an egg substitute. Another reader had good results with skipping the egg, but again I haven’t tried that myself. You will have to let us know how it turns out.
I was in the middle of the recipe when I realized I didn’t have any eggs. I subbed it with 1/4 cup of unsweetened apple sauce and the muffins turned out great!
These were delicious!! Followed the recipe and turned out great. I had to bake mine a little longer but no biggie. I shared them at work and they were a hit! This will definitely be my go to recipe for these amazing treats! Thank you!!
These are DELICIOUS! I used 3/4 cup of brown sugar and added a splash of milk and they came out so moist and yummy! Great recipe!
These are my absolute favorite banana choco chip muffins to make. I make them almost every week and theyre always a hit! They are easy to make and have simple ingredients.
This was soo good and so easy! I actually added a whole bag of chocolate chips which could have been too much for some people but for me you can never have too much chocolate
I am definitely on the “never enough chocolate” team too. Glad you enjoyed it, Cristen.
Delish and so easy to whip up! Never thought of these treats as a dessert. Had warm muffins from the oven with vanilla ice cream tonight with my bestie & we both loved it!
Love this recipe and how moist the muffins turn out! Yum, one of my favorite muffin recipes!!
Love it! Making these muffins for a summer camp and it was a bug hit
Excellent and delicious, saved as my new recipe!
Wow! These came out amazing! As I was making it, I wasn’t so sure. Just felt, not right as things were progressing. But WOW! They came out delicious! I ran out of muffin liners so I had to make half full size and half mini. And I only had semisweet chips so I just used 3/4c of that. Thank you!
I am on my 10th batch using this recipe. I always add the peanut butter. Lately, I’ve been adding 3T of Hershey’s Hot Fudge (Not heated) to each batch. Sometimes I will mix in espresso chocolate chips and dark chocolate chips. I always sprinkle a few on top of the batter once they are poured into the muffin tin. They are a hit with work and the neighbors.
Lovely and simple recipe. With the chocolate chips and bananas, the sugar is completely unnecessary. I simply removed that ingredient and they are plenty sweet.
These muffins are fantastic!! I didn’t have enough chocolate chips so I added some butterscotch chips…tasted amazing. Definitely the best recipe!
Recipe is saved in my ‘favourites folder’! Easy to make, nice and moist and taste great!
Thank you for this delicious recipe! We are a house divided – food issue-wise – and I was able to make a regular batch for my husband and son then different batch for my daughter and I (subbed in unsweetened applesauce, coconut sugar and a gf flour mix) – both turned out perfect!
I was given a box of old bananas so quadrupled the recipe and took them into work. I started to laugh about all the compliments I was getting!!
Thanks for developing such a great versatile and tasty recipe! My daughter and I JUST made another batch to freeze for camping later this month:)