Chocolate Banana Muffins
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Chocolate Banana Muffins
Description
The Chocolate Banana Muffins recipe uses mashed ripe bananas mixed with butter, sugar, and eggs to create a moist batter complemented by cocoa powder for a chocolate base. Flour, baking soda, and salt bring structure and leavening, ensuring a tender crumb. Semisweet chocolate chips folded into the batter add texture and additional chocolate richness. Baking at 350 degrees F for around 18 to 20 minutes yields muffins with a springy top and soft interior.
These muffins balance fruity sweetness from bananas with the deep flavor of cocoa and chocolate chips. They are simple to make and work well for breakfast or a sweet snack. Lining the muffin tins prevents sticking, and sprinkling extra chocolate chips on top before baking enhances visual appeal and chocolate intensity.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter , softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 egg large
- 3 banana mashed (1 1/2 cups mashed, very ripe
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a stand mixer beat together the butter, sugar and eggs then add in the bananas and vanilla.
- Add in the flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder until just mixed, then fold in the almost all the chocolate chips.
- With an ice cream scoop (1/4 cup measure) add the batter to your muffin tin, lined with liners.
- Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips on the top.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until the top of the muffins spring back when touched.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 24muffins
Amount Per Serving
Calories 366 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 366kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 49g | 16% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 49mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 221mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 315mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 306IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 29mg | 3% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.