Soft chocolate banana muffins recipe sweeten with less sugar than usual. Back to school moist banana muffins are perfect for kids.
Chocolate Banana Muffins Recipe Facts
Taste: sweet and chocolaty.
Simplicity: easy to make. You just need to use an electric mixer.
Meal Type: breakfast, after school snack, brunch.
How to make Banana Muffins
- First of all prepare necessary ingredients: all-purpose flour, cacao powder, baking powder, baking soda, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, bananas and chocolate chunks.
- Secondly, combine dry ingredients: flour with cacao powder, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
- Mix sugar and butter with electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time.
- Combine dry with wet ingredients. Add chocolate chunks.
- Pour the batter into the liner.
- Bake at 350 F for 25 minutes.
Moist Banana Muffins Tips
- Eggs and butter should be left at room temperature for few hours. You need the soften butter and warmer eggs to prepare these fluffy muffins.
- Make sure to use overripe bananas. They are more sweet and very soft. Mash them very well with fork.
- Mix dry and wet ingredients gently. Don’t over beat with electric mixer. You can use a large spoon to mix very well or electric mixer for few seconds on low/medium speed.
- Add chocolate chips
or chunks to make these muffins more chocolaty. But this is optional.
- Use silicone
or paper liners
to bake these muffins. It is best to spray the liners with oil.
- Bake for about 25 minutes. However, they might require a little more time to bake. Check with the toothpick. Inserted toothpick should come out clean.
or chunks to make these muffins more chocolaty. But this is optional.
or 
to bake these muffins. It is best to spray the liners with oil.
Banana Muffins Faq’s
Do you have to refrigerate banana muffins? No, you don’t have to refrigerate these muffins for up to 2 days. If you plan to keep them longer you can keep them in the fridge for about 4- 5 days. However, they will become more dense. You can also microwave them for few seconds to make them softer again.
How long can you keep banana muffins? You can keep them for about 1-2 days on the countertop. Or up to 5 days in the fridge.
How do you store banana muffins? Store in the airtight container to keep them moist and fresh, for example: plastic or glass container with a lid, ziploc bag etc. I use Rectangular Glass Food Storage Set.
Can I use frozen bananas? Yes, just make sure to thaw bananas first.
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Moist Chocolate Banana Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 Tbsp. cacao powder
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter soften
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 3 bananas overripe
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips or chunks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare muffin tin with silicone or paper liners for 12 muffins. Oil muffin liners (optional).
- In a medium bowl combine flour, cacao powder, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
- In a small bowl mash 3 bananas with fork, set aside.
- In a large bowl beat together soften butter and sugar with electric mixer until smooth. Add one egg at a time and mix all ingredients very well. Add bananas and mix with electric mixer.
- Mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients with a spoon or electric mixer on low. Don't overbeat.
- Add chocolate chips/chunks and combine the batter well.
- Pour the batter into each muffin liner, about 3/4 of the liner.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Check if muffins are ready; inserted toothpick should come out clean.
Notes
- Eggs and butter should be left at room temperature for few hours. You need the soften butter and warmer eggs to prepare these fluffy muffins.
- Make sure to use overripe bananas. They are more sweet and very soft. Mash them very well with fork.
- Mix dry and wet ingredients gently. Don't over beat with electric mixer. You can use a large spoon to mix very well or electric mixer for few seconds on low/medium speed.
- Add chocolate chips
- Use silicone
- Bake for about 25 minutes. However, they might require a little more time to bake. Check with the toothpick. Inserted toothpick should come out clean.
Nutrition
Update Notes: The post was originally published in August 4, 2014. This was one of the first recipe on the website. It was updated with new improved recipe, photos and tips on August 8, 2019.
Tzivia
Mmmmm banana and chocolate yummmm these look so very really scrumptious and super tantalizing gotta try tho am wondering if I can use a white chocolate bar and either shave it or grate it or chop it instead of the candy melts otherwise beautiful and really stunning gurl
Ilona
I think either way will be tasty. Thanks Tzivia!
Tzivia
Oh really cool can’t wait to try this muffin recipe awesome ur welcome my pleasure darlin have a gr8 super cool day cheers
Tzivia
Hey there ilona gurl yo made these muffins today and wow they came out really way good and so very moist didn’t bother with melting chocolate and they were just totally fine thanx lots sweetheart for a really awesome sauce recipe cheers
Ilona
You welcome! I’m so glad you liked them!
Sara Welch
These look like little bites of heaven! Looking forward to enjoying these this weekend!
Noelle
OOO Chocolate, banana, my type of muffin!!
Suzy
This was the perfect way to use up some bananas we had! These were great!
Ilona
I am glad you liked them Suzy!
Tisha
Love the idea of banana chocolate muffins! So good and they look so moist and fluffy!