Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
These banana chocolate chip muffins are quick to make and a brilliant use for ripe bananas.
They bake up soft and fluffy with melty chocolate in every bite, perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack.
Ingredients
- 3 Ripe Bananas medium, mashed
- 0.5 tsp Bicarbonate Of Soda
- 140g Dark Chocolate Chips
- 100g Unsalted butter melted
- 0.25 tsp Sea Salt
- 100ml Milk
- 275g Plain Flour
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 2 Eggs large
- 120g Light brown sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Method
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- Heat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan) and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and sea salt in a bowl.
- In a second bowl whisk melted butter and brown sugar, then beat in the eggs.
- Mix in mashed banana, milk and vanilla extract.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined.
- Fold in most of the chocolate chips, reserving a little for topping.
- Divide the batter between the muffin cases and scatter over the remaining chocolate chips.
- Bake for 20–24 minutes until risen and a skewer comes out clean from the centre.
- Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool fully.
Notes
Use very ripe bananas for the best sweetness and texture.
Do not overmix the batter or the muffins can turn dense.