Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffins (Printable)

Tender banana muffins loaded with chocolate chips and walnuts for a tasty treat.

# What You Need:

→ Wet Ingredients

01 - 3 ripe bananas, mashed
02 - 2 large eggs
03 - 1/2 cup vegetable oil
04 - 1/2 cup plain yogurt or sour cream
05 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

→ Dry Ingredients

06 - 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
07 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
08 - 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
09 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
10 - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
11 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
12 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)

→ Add-ins

13 - 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
14 - 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

# Directions:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or lightly grease it.
02 - In a large bowl, mash bananas. Whisk in eggs, vegetable oil, yogurt or sour cream, and vanilla extract until smooth.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon if using.
04 - Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and gently stir until just combined to prevent overmixing.
05 - Fold in chocolate chips and chopped walnuts evenly into the batter.
06 - Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about three quarters full.
07 - Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
08 - Cool muffins in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • They're moist and tender inside with chocolate pockets that surprise you in every bite.
  • Takes barely 15 minutes to mix, leaving plenty of time to sip coffee while they bake.
  • Freezes beautifully, so you can enjoy warm muffins on random mornings without the fuss.
02 -
  • Don't overmix your batter once the dry ingredients go in—it's the single biggest reason muffins turn dense and rubbery.
  • A few moist crumbs on the toothpick are perfect; pulling out a completely dry one means you've slightly overbaked.
  • Room-temperature ingredients mix more smoothly and create a better crumb than cold eggs straight from the fridge.
03 -
  • Use an ice cream scoop to fill muffin cups evenly so they all bake at the same rate.
  • For deeper walnut flavor, toast them in a dry skillet for two minutes before folding them in.
  • If your bananas aren't quite ripe enough, add a tablespoon of honey to the wet ingredients for extra sweetness and binding.

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