Best Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffins Recipe

If you’ve got a couple of overripe bananas sitting on the counter, this is your sign to make the best chocolate chip banana bread muffins, EVER!

It’s time to think of this as your favourite chocolate chip banana bread muffins recipe. But faster, easier, and extremely simple.

These muffins are soft, fluffy, and packed with melty chocolate chunks. They have that rich, comforting flavour of moist banana bread, but with a slightly lighter crumb. These banana and chocolate chip muffins are perfect for snacks, lunchboxes, or a quick bake when you don’t want to commit to a full loaf pan.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Uses simple, everyday pantry ingredients
• Perfect way to use mushy bananas or yellow bananas turning black and spotty
• Soft, fluffy texture with moist crumbs
• Loaded with real chocolate chunks (not just a few chips!)
• Freezer-friendly and great for batch baking

Ingredients

All ingredients should be room temperature.

• 180g butter or margarine
• 200g caster sugar
• 2 medium eggs + 1 egg yolk
• 2 ripe bananas (well mashed bananas)
• 200g self-raising flour
• 200g dark chocolate (chopped into chunks)

How to Make Chocolate Chip & Banana Bread Muffins

1. Preheat your oven to 175 degrees (fan) and line a muffin tray with cases or parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, use an electric hand mixer or stand mixer to beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Mix in the eggs and extra yolk one at a time until fully combined.
4. Stir in your mash bananas until smooth and combined.
5. Fold in the flour gently using a rubber spatula but don’t over mix or you’ll end up with dry bread.
6. Fold through your chopped chocolate chunks.
7. Divide the banana bread batter evenly into your 12 muffin cases and bake on the middle rack for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

Tips for Perfect Banana Muffins

• Don’t over mix once you add the dry ingredients
• Fill muffin cases about ¾ full for a nice rise
• Use room temperature ingredients for a smoother batter
• Let them cool slightly before eating (hard, but defo worth it!)

Storage & Freezing

• Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days
• Warm in the microwave for that fresh-baked feel

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