Easy Banana Chocolate Chunk Muffins Recipe

These banana chocolate chunk muffins are made with over-ripe bananas, a touch of cinnamon, and plenty of chocolate chunks for a fast selfmade breakfast deal with. The batter mixes up in minutes and no mixer wanted!

Relating to a muffin I need a actually good bakery-style muffin. what I imply proper? Tall, fluffy muffin tops with a moist, comfortable crumb.

Like my chocolate chip muffins or buttermilk blueberry muffins. And I feel these tender chocolate chunk banana muffins are my new favourite muffin. 

I imply darkish chocolate chunks stirred into some banana muffins?! What’s to not love.

Why This Recipe Works

• Muffin batter mixes up in minutes
• No mixer wanted
• Wonderful means to make use of up these over-ripe bananas
• Good for freezing to get pleasure from later for a simple afternoon snack!

Elements Wanted

• All objective flour – Remember to measure your flour appropriately or you’ll find yourself with dry muffins.
• Granulated sugar
• Salt
• Baking powder
• Eggs – Use room temperature eggs. Chilly eggs will trigger the melted butter to solidify. Learn my full tutorial on the way to carry eggs to room temperature quick.
• Impartial-tasting oil – I used vegetable oil, however canola oil or avocado oil additionally works. You possibly can additionally use melted butter or melted coconut oil however your muffins might not be as fluffy. You possibly can all the time use olive oil however this could impart some taste however would nonetheless work.
• Vanilla extract
• Milk – I used entire milk however any milk will work. You may also use a plant-based milk, equivalent to almond milk.
• Mashed Bananas – Use overripe bananas or very darkish brown bananas. Learn my tutorial on the way to get ripe bananas quick. 
• Chocolate Chunks- You should buy pre-packaged chocolate chunks, or purchase a chocolate bar and chop it roughly.

How To Make Banana Chocolate Chunk Muffins

In a mixing bowl, whisk collectively flour, brown sugar, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon. Fold in chocolate chunks.

In a big bowl, add the bananas to the bowl and mash with a fork.

Add within the eggs, oil, milk, vanilla extract and whisk to mix.

Add the dry elements to the moist elements and blend along with a spatula till simply mixed. 

For the most effective outcomes I wish to let the batter relaxation for an hour (this ends in a taller muffins). 

Preheat oven to 400^oF. Line two 12-cup muffin tins alternately paper liners, or grease with non-stick cooking spray. I line the pan with solely 6 liners every (skipping each different effectively). This makes for taller muffins as a result of extra warmth can get to every muffin.

Divide batter into ready muffin cups, filling every effectively to the highest.

Bake for about 20 minutes till a toothpick inserted within the heart of the muffin comes out clear.

Take away from the oven and permit the muffins to chill fully within the pan for about 5 minutes, then take away from the pan and proceed cooling on a wire cooling rack.

Recipe Suggestions

• Don’t overmix. Combine the batter simply till the dry elements are integrated into the moist batter so you find yourself with a young muffin. Sure there will likely be lumps left however that’s okay. When you proceed stirring you’ll create powerful strands of gluten which lead to a really chewy muffin. 
• Fill the muffin cups as much as the highest. To get tall muffins, you wish to fill the muffin liners as much as the highest so that they have a domed high. This provides you that lovely muffin high when it bakes!
• Use a kitchen scale for finest outcomes. I all the time suggest utilizing a scale and measuring your elements, particularly your flour. If you’re utilizing a measuring cup then make sure that to spoon the flour into the cup and degree it off. Don’t pack it down or you’ll find yourself with an excessive amount of flour. 
• Use ripe bananas. You need bananas which are darkish brown or black and really speckled. These brown spots imply that your bananas are good and candy so your muffins can have the most effective banana taste
• Measure your bananas. Not all bananas are the identical measurement. So I like to recommend mash bananas first, then be sure you measure.
• Use a big ice cream scoop. This may guarantee even scooping and identical sized muffins.
• Bake muffins each different effectively. By solely baking in each different muffin effectively within the muffin pan, permits extra warmth to get to every muffin and ends in taller bakery model muffins.

Recipe Variations

• Use gluten free flour. Swap the all objective flour and use gluten free flour to make gluten free blueberry muffins.
• Make them entire wheat. You’ll be able to swap a few of the all objective flour and use entire wheat flour. 
• Use chocolate chips as an alternative – I like the massive chunks of chocolate however should you don’t have any simply use chocolate chips! You possibly can stir in some mini chocolate chips to get chocolate in each chunk!
• Use milk chocolate as an alternative. When you don’t like darkish chocolate and like them slightly sweeter, use milk chocolate chunks or chips.
• Prime with turbinado sugar. Earlier than baking you may sprinkle on slightly uncooked sugar for slightly additional crunch and sweetness.

Storage Directions

I retailer my muffins, on cooled at room temperature in an hermetic container for as much as 2 days (however they often can final a pair extra) however I discover they’re finest if eaten inside a pair days. Simply make sure that they’re cooled and coated.

You’ll be able to freeze them baked or unbaked. If baked already, I retailer them in a sealable freezer bag for 2-3 months and thaw at room temperature earlier than having fun with.

If unbaked, you may freeze them strong within the cupcake liners and take them out of the pans (so you may re-use your muffin tin) and pop in a bag to freeze for as much as 3 months. And bake frozen, don’t thaw, as regular however add a couple of minutes extra of baking time.

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Extra Recipes To Attempt

When you’re craving extra muffins then be sure you attempt my Zucchini Bread Muffins – wonderful means to make use of up all that summer season zucchini!

When you’re craving extra banana recipes then be sure you attempt my Banana Bread Cinnamon Rolls – an eggless cinnamon roll dough made with recent bananas!

• Mix dry elements. In a mixing bowl, whisk collectively flour, brown sugar, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon. Fold in chocolate chunks. 2 cups (240 g) all objective flour 1 cup (213 g) packed gentle brown sugar ½ teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon floor cinnamon 1 cup (170 g) chocolate chunks

• Mix moist elements. In a second mixing bowl, add the bananas to the bowl and mash with a fork. Add within the eggs, oil, milk, vanilla extract and whisk to mix. 2 cups (480 g) mashed bananas (about 4 massive) 2 massive eggs ½ cup (120 mL) neutral-tasting oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 6 tablespoons milk

• Mix moist and dry elements. Add the dry elements to the moist elements and blend along with a spatula till simply mixed.

• Let the batter relaxation. For the most effective outcomes I wish to let the batter relaxation for an hour (this ends in a taller muffins).

• Preheat and put together pan. Preheat oven to 400°F (205℃). Line two muffin tins with alternately paper liners, or grease with non-stick cooking spray. I line the pan with solely 6 liners every (skipping each different effectively). This makes for taller muffins.

• Bake. Divide batter into ready muffin cups, filling every effectively to the highest and bake for about 20 minutes till a toothpick inserted within the heart of the muffin comes out clear. Take away from the oven and permit the muffins to chill fully within the pan for about 5 minutes, then take away from the pan and proceed cooling on a wire cooling rack.

• Storage: I retailer my muffins, on cooled at room temperature in an hermetic container for as much as 2 days (however they often can final a pair extra) however I discover they’re finest if eaten inside a pair days. Simply make sure that they’re cooled and coated.
• Freezing: You’ll be able to freeze them baked or unbaked. If baked already, I retailer them in a sealable freezer bag for 2-3 months and thaw at room temperature earlier than having fun with. If unbaked, you may freeze them strong within the cupcake liners and take them out of the pans (so you may re-use your muffin tin) and pop in a bag to freeze for as much as 3 months. And bake frozen, don’t thaw, as regular however add a couple of minutes extra of baking time.
• Mini muffins: Use a mini muffin pan and liners and scale back the baking time. Mini muffis ought to take about 10-12 minutes.
• Impartial-tasting oil – I used vegetable oil, however canola oil or avocado oil additionally works. You possibly can additionally use melted butter or melted coconut oil however your muffins might not be as fluffy. You possibly can all the time use olive oil however this could impart some taste however would nonetheless work.

Energy: 421kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 5g | Fats: 19g | Saturated Fats: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 4g | Monounsaturated Fats: 9g | Trans Fats: 0.1g | Ldl cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 142mg | Potassium: 409mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 104mg | Iron: 3mg