Chocolate Banana Muffins
Updated Jun 17, 2021
These Chocolate Banana Muffins are easy to whip up in one bowl and made healthy with Greek yogurt and coconut oil - perfect snack or treat!
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Breakfast is about to get tastier – chocolate chip banana muffins are low in calories and will give you energy for the day ahead. Made in one bowl, these muffins are easy to make and perfect for a healthy grab-and-go breakfast.
Ingredients to make the muffins
These are the type of muffins you can easily have for breakfast without the heavy feeling because they have essential breakfast items:
- Bananas: Use ripe bananas that are naturally sweeter and higher in antioxidants.
- Flour: I use all purpose flour but you can also make this with a gluten-free 1:1 baking mix.
- Greek yogurt: I prefer to use 2% Greek yogurt because it has more fat and moisture than non fat Greek yogurt, which lends to more moisture in the muffins.
- Egg: To help bind the ingredients together and a good source of protein and vitamin D.
- Honey: Used to naturally sweeten the muffins. You can also use maple syrup or cane sugar.
- Coconut oil: Coconut oil helps to make these muffins perfectly moist as well as adding a little flavor. You can use vegetable oil or butter if you don’t have coconut oil.
- Baking soda: To achieve perfectly soft and fluffy muffins.
- Vanilla extract and salt: For sweetness and flavor.
- Cocoa powder and chocolate chip: For that yummy chocolate fix!
How to make chocolate chip banana breakfast muffins
- Mash the bananas in a large bowl.
- Add the wet ingredients on top of the bananas.
- Mix the wet ingredients together until well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in the same bowl. You can whisk them together in a separate small bowl first if you’d like, but it’s not necessary.
- Mix until the batter is well combined, but not over-mixed.
- Fold in half of the chocolate chips.
Transfer the batter to a muffin tin lined with parchment paper and sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips on top. They they’re ready for the oven!
Tips to make chocolate chip banana breakfast muffins
- Do not substitute regular yogurt for the Greek yogurt. Regular yogurt has a thinner consistency and less protein than Greek Yogurt. So it won’t yield the same moist and tender results as using Greek yogurt. I also prefer 2% Greek yogurt.
- Use ripe bananas for maximum flavor. It also makes it easier to mix the batter using a simple whisk or even fork.
- Use an ice cream scooper for easy measuring. I find it’s easy to scoop this way, and the muffins end up being uniform in shape and size.
- Use a large glass measuring cup to make the muffin batter. If you have one large enough to hold all the ingredients, it makes it easier to pour them into the muffin tin.
Frequently asked questions
If stored in an airtight container, these chocolate banana muffins will keep well for one to two days, but if you keep them in the fridge they will last for up to a week. This makes them perfect for breakfast meal prep!
These muffins freeze really well! Let them cool completely after baking and then wrap securely in foil, plastic wrap or place in freezer bags. The muffins can be frozen for up to 3 months. Defrost the muffins at room temperature.
Not all muffins are made equally, a lot have a ton of added sugar in them so may not be the wisest choice. However, these banana breakfast muffins have no added refined sugar and are low in fat so they are a great way to start your day!
These are healthy, moist and delicious Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins that you can have for breakfast, snack or dessert! I hope you enjoy these grab and go muffins as much as my family does! It’s easy to whip up a batch to last you throughout the week!
For more muffin recipes, check out:
- Sweet Potato Muffins
- Chai Spiced Vegan Muffins
- Blueberry Banana Muffins
- Cranberry Lemon Muffins
- Kid Friendly Muffins
- Double Chocolate Chip Muffins
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Chocolate Banana Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 large ripe bananas about 1 ½ cups
- ½ cup Whole Milk Greek yogurt
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup chocolate chips plus more for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In another large bowl, mash the bananas. Add the yogurt, egg, brown sugar and vanilla and whisk until well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients on top of the wet ingredients and stir with a spatula until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tins, and sprinkle with some extra chocolate chips on top. Bake for 28–30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow them to cool for 10 minutes before removing from the muffin tin.
Notes
3 medium ripe bananas mashed
½ cup 2% Greek yogurt
1 large egg
¼ cup honey
2 tablespoon coconut oil melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all purpose flour
½ cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup chocolate chips divided
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350ºF and prepare a muffin tin with muffin liners.
In a large bowl, mix the wet ingredients together until well combined: ripe bananas, honey, vanilla, egg, oil, and Greek yogurt.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in the same bowl: flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix until combined, without over-mixing. Fold in half of the chocolate chips.
Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tins, and top the muffins with the remaining chocolate chips.
Bake for 23–27 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
Comments
These are delicious!! I didn’t have chocolate chips so I traded for small bits of dates that I soaked for 5 minutes beforehand. It tasted amazing!! Thank you! 😊
That sounds delicious! Thanks for always reviewing recipes, Dominique!
These are delicious and super easy to make! They’re the perfect level of sweetness. 🙂
My kiddos and I loved them!
Yay! That’s awesome, thank you!!
Love this recipe! My friends love them too. Had fun making this with my grandkids. They asked for the recipe bec it becomes one of the family’s favorites.
Thanks so much, Miriam for the kind words and sharing with your grandkids!!
Hi! I made your chocolate banana muffins today. Baked them for 43 mins at 190deg c. Kept checking on them from 23 mins onwards but it was only at 40 mins then I could smell the chocolate. That was when I realized it should be almost be done. Moist and not sweet. Love this healthier choice. I used chopped chocolate from my choco bar.
So glad you liked them, Lyn!
Great recipe! I have switched half ragi/millet flour and half all purpose. it turns perfect.
I’ll have to try that combo! Glad to hear it worked well for you. Sounds so good!
I prepped the dry ingredients at night and made these the next day for breakfast. Our 18 year old son LOVES these. They were so yummy! Thanks for the recipe.
I made mine with King Arthur Measure for Measure Gluten Free Flour, and I only had non fat yogurt. Will definitely make these again!
So glad you and your son enjoyed the muffins!
can you use butter in place of coconut oil?
Hi Shannon, great question! You can use butter at a 1:1 ratio if you’d like instead of coconut oil. You’ll have to come back and let me know how they turned out! I hope you enjoy them!
OMG. These are so amazing and the texture is so wonderful. I made them as mini loads and they took about 45 minutes. I so love that these are made with healthy ingredients. My bananas may not have been fully ripe and I would put in a tad more honey in the next time. I also want to try them with part oats like the one lady in the comments mention. So happy to find this healthy version of a Chocolate muffin. Thank you.
Thank you so much! That sounds perfect. Let me know what you think if you try it that way, too. You’re so welcome!
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