These banana chocolate chip muffins are quick to make, full of banana flavor, aren’t too sweet, and have crunchy tops, and they taste just like banana bread! They are delicious with or without the chocolate chips, or you can replace the chocolate chips with nuts.
These muffins are the kind you wish to find in any bakery to go with your morning coffee. They are so easy to make, they’ll be ready in 10 minutes. They make a great midday snack. Or morning snack. Or late night snack!
How to Make Easy Banana Muffins From Scratch
This is the best banana chocolate chip muffin recipe if you ask me! They come together quickly and they are super easy to make. No fancy ingredients or equipment. Just mix all the dry ingredient in one bowl (flour, baking soda, salt, and sugar), and the rest of the ingredients in another bowl, then mix the two mixtures together. Mix just until the ingredients are combined, because over mixing can make the muffins dry and dense.
How to Get The Best Banana Flavor
I use 3 large bananas to get lots of banana flavor. The riper they are, the better because they are moister, and sweeter that way, so use very ripe bananas. Mash the bananas with a fork until there are no big chunks left and the batter is smooth. The muffins taste like banana bread in muffin form, and they are extra moist.
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- 1 and 1/2 cups (200 g/7 oz.) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup (150 g/5.3 oz.) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 3 ripe large bananas, mashed
- 1/3 cup (75 g or 2/3 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
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Preheat oven to 375F/190C. Grease muffin pan cups or line them with liner papers.
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In a large bowl mix together flour, baking soda, salt, and sugar.
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In a medium bowl, whisk together egg, mashed bananas, and melted butter. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture and mix as little as possible, just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
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Divide mixture between muffin cups, filling them about ¾ full. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.
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Muffins will keep fresh and moist for 3 days at room temperature or in the fridge. Serve them at room temperature.
15 Comments
Tomi
November 5, 2017 at 5:20 pmI loved your muffins so much! Easy and fast.Personally, I added a little bit of an orange zest and its juice because it was getting old and was last one. It turned out great as a mix of taste, banana, orange and dark chocolate 🙂 The texture of muffin itself was so… fluffy and soft, melting in your mouth that muffins dissapeared so fast from the counter that I had only one 🙁 Will make another batch soon!
Shiran
November 6, 2017 at 4:56 amI’m so glad to hear Tomi, thank you!
Margaret
October 3, 2018 at 1:23 pmI doubled the recipe and made mini muffins for school lunches; great nut-free option. I used a bit less sugar. These were so easy to make and came out tasty and fluffy. I will use this recipe again.
Zee
January 17, 2019 at 5:17 pmMade these today and eating one right now.Such a easy recipe turned out so yummy 🙂 .Looking forward to trying many more of your recipes.
Waranggoon Thipsook
January 31, 2019 at 11:07 amCan I add some Greek yogurt for lighter muffins?
Shiran
February 6, 2019 at 5:18 amYes you can! Any kind of yogurt or sour cream.
Reena
May 27, 2019 at 12:38 amSo, when I incorporate Greek Yoghurt/Sour Cream, do I have to alter any other ingredients and their measurements?
Macbeth_Shakespeare
May 15, 2019 at 7:20 amsooo good!
Liane
September 17, 2019 at 3:50 amThese are sooo quick an easy to make. The bigger and riper the banana, the moister they are
Leticia
December 10, 2019 at 3:37 pmLove this recipe I have made it several times now, deliciously perfect!
Bryce Walker
June 9, 2020 at 10:58 pmI enjoyed making these muffins, turned them into a breakfast for my husband. As a fellow baker(YouTube channel: Speakeasy Chemist), I enjoy having to try recipes from other bakers and cooks.
J
June 29, 2020 at 8:24 pmLove this recipe! So easy to make and it tastes exactly how banana muffins should taste. This is my go to recipe now
Prema
July 28, 2020 at 11:57 amThank you for such a delicious recipe! I’ve made it several times during quarantine, and my family especially my little one loves them! I add a 1/2 c whole wheat flour, keep all purpose flour to a cup, and I add 1/2 c chopped walnuts to bolster the protein and fiber a tad. Sooo yummy, thanks again!!
Steph
August 13, 2020 at 5:26 pmAmazing thank you!!
I used a Muffin Top pan, bottom shelf for 16 minutes and they came out Pefect!!
FlowerFriend
November 16, 2021 at 4:19 amI’ve baked these muffins several times and they’re always a hit! They’re delicious and so easy to make. Thank you for such a wonderful recipe.