Chocolate Chunk Banana Muffins
These chocolate chunk banana muffins are moist, fluffy, and loaded with melty chocolate chunks in every bite. They're the perfect treat for breakfast, a snack, or anytime you're craving something sweet and easy!
Servings: 12 muffins
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- ½ cup milk
- ⅓ cup avocado oil or any mild-tasting oil/cooled melted butter
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¾ cup chocolate chunks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
- Mash the bananas in a bowl with a fork until smooth.
- Add maple syrup, milk, oil, eggs, and vanilla to the bowl with the mashed banana and milk until well combined.
- Add the flour and ground cinnamon to the wet ingredients and gently mix them in until just combined. It is okay if there are a few lumps in the batter.
- Add in the chocolate chunks and gently fold them in until incorporated
- Evenly distribute the batter into each cup of a 12-cup muffin pan. I used a silicone muffin pan, but if you are using a metal muffin either, either line the muffin cups with cupcake liners or grease them before adding in the batter. Each muffin cup should be about 2/3 of the way full with batter. Sprinkle some extra chocolate chunks on top if desired.
- Bake the muffins for 18 to 22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow the muffins to cool completely before serving.
Notes
- Use overripe bananas for the best natural sweetness. The riper the bananas, the sweeter the muffins!
- I used a 12-cup silicone mini muffin pan to bake these muffins. I love that the muffins pop right out with any greasing needed, but if you only have a metal mini muffin pan, make sure to grease the pan beforehand.
- Do not overmix the matter for these muffins once combining the wet and dry ingreidents so that the muffins do not end up dense. It is okay if there are a few lumps in the batter.
- Feel free to adjust the sweetness as desired. If you prefer less sweetness, reduce the amount of maple syrup added by a couple of tablespoons. If you prefer a naturally sweetened banana muffin recipe, try out these flourless peanut butter chocolate chip muffins!
Nutrition
Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 73mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 37IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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