Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins – Sugar Spun Run

These chocolate chip banana muffins are primarily based off my well-loved basic banana muffins. They’re packed stuffed with chocolate chips and may be made in minutes WITHOUT a mixer! Recipe features a how-to video!

The BEST Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Traditional banana muffins are getting a chocolatey increase at present! These chocolate chip banana muffins are tender, moist, and stuffed with chocolate/banana taste. They’re extremely easy to make and are available collectively in minutes–good for a last-minute breakfast deal with!

What makes my recipe the perfect:

• Makes use of two completely different temperatures for tall muffin tops and smooth, tender interiors (similar to my chocolate chip muffins).
• Based mostly off my well-loved banana muffin recipe however scaled all the way down to make a fair dozen muffins. 
• Simply 10 minutes of prep work with NO mixer required (actually, please don’t use one!).
• Appears so fairly with sparkly sugared tops and additional chocolate chips. These muffins could be even prettier in my parchment paper muffin liners!

I really like baking with bananas not just for the flavour they supply but in addition their moisture and sweetness too.

Right here’s a brief history on using bananas in baking, for those who’d prefer to learn extra.

What You Want

The substances in at present’s recipe are only a bit completely different than my plain banana muffins. There are just a few value nothing earlier than we dive in.

• Bananas. Don’t use inexperienced bananas! Similar to when making banana cake, utilizing overripe (I’m speaking black or brown!) bananas will yield probably the most taste right here. I discover it best to make use of a kitchen scale to weigh my bananas and them mash them, however you could possibly definitely mash after which weigh too.
• Sugar. We’ll use a mix of granulated and brown sugar for depth of taste. I additionally prefer to sprinkle some additional granulated sugar on prime of the muffins earlier than baking; it provides a pleasing crunch and slight sweetness. You should use coarse sugar, like turbinado or demerara, as an alternative for a extra pronounced crunch.
• Buttermilk. Buttermilk is a key ingredient for taste and moisture (particularly since this recipe is oil-free)! I extremely advocate utilizing actual buttermilk for finest outcomes, however for those who don’t have any readily available, my straightforward buttermilk substitute will work in a pinch!
• Chocolate chips. Semisweet chips are my desire, however you need to use no matter variety you want. Milk chocolate could be tasty right here too! For a bakery type look, I like to avoid wasting just a few chocolate chips for including to the tops of my muffins earlier than they go within the oven.

Enjoyable reality: do you know that baking with bananas didn’t turn into in style in the USA till the Thirties? Till that point, bananas had been a uncommon merchandise in most chain grocery shops, so dwelling bakers had been compelled to bake with different fruits as an alternative. Are you able to think about a world with out banana bread?! Right here’s a brief history on using bananas in baking, for those who’d prefer to learn extra.

Bear in mind, that is simply an summary of the substances I used and why. For the complete recipe please scroll all the way down to the underside of the publish!

How one can Make Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

1. Begin by mashing the bananas right into a puree, then stir within the melted butter and sugars.
2. Add the buttermilk, egg, and vanilla and stir till effectively mixed.
3. Whisk collectively the dry substances in a separate bowl.
4. Fold the dry substances into the moist substances till 50% mixed, then add the chocolate chips.

SAM’S TIP: It’s vital to not over-mix the batter when you add the flour, as this could result in powerful, chewy muffins. Cease mixing as quickly as there are not any massive pockets of flour left, and no matter you do, do NOT use a mixer!

5. Fold within the chocolate chips till evenly integrated, however watch out to not over-mix or you could possibly create dense, rubbery muffins.
6. Evenly divide the batter right into a lined muffin tin. I like to make use of an ice cream scoop for this!
7. Add just a few additional chocolate chips and a sprinkle of granulated sugar on prime if desired, then bake at 425F for 8 minutes. With out opening the oven door, scale back the temperature to 350F and bake for 7-8 minutes extra till carried out.
8. Let the muffins cool of their baking pan for 5-10 minutes, then take away to a cooling rack to chill fully. Eradicating the muffins shortly after baking prevents soggy muffin liners.

SAM’S TIP: When checking for doneness, it’s regular to have just a few moist crumbs sticking to the toothpick; this means that the muffins are moist and never over-baked!

Steadily Requested Questions

I’d love to listen to what you consider this recipe in comparison with my basic banana muffins!

Take pleasure in!

Let’s bake collectively! I’ll be strolling you thru all of the steps in my written recipe and video under! Should you do this recipe, make sure you tag me on Instagram, and you may also discover me on YouTube and Facebook