Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins (Printable version)

Tender banana muffins bursting with chocolate and walnuts for a comforting snack or breakfast treat.

# List of ingredients:

→ 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 the oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease it lightly.
02 - In a large bowl, mash the bananas. Whisk in the eggs, vegetable oil, yogurt or sour cream, and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon if using.
04 - Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and gently stir until just combined, avoiding overmixing.
05 - Fold in the semi-sweet chocolate chips and chopped walnuts evenly into the batter.
06 - Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full.
07 - Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
08 - Allow muffins to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • They use up overripe bananas without tasting like health food.
  • The chocolate chips get melty and the walnuts stay perfectly crunchy.
  • You can mix everything in one bowl and have muffins cooling in half an hour.
  • They taste like dessert but somehow count as breakfast.
02 -
  • Do not overmix the batter or your muffins will turn out dense and chewy instead of light.
  • If your bananas aren't ripe enough, the muffins won't be sweet or moist enough no matter how much sugar you add.
  • Fill the cups evenly so they all bake at the same rate and look uniform.
03 -
  • Use a cookie scoop to portion the batter evenly and save yourself from lopsided muffins.
  • Add a few extra chocolate chips on top of each muffin before baking for that bakery look.
  • Let the batter rest for five minutes before scooping if you want taller domed tops.

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