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Banana Chocolate Chip muffins lined up on a cooling rack.
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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

These soft and moist Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins are made with ripe bananas, cinnamon, mini chocolate chips, and optional coconut. They’re easy to make for breakfast or snacks and freeze beautifully for later.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time16 minutes
Total Time26 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana muffins, Breakfast, muffins
Servings: 12
Calories: 263kcal
Author: Elise Donovan

Ingredients

  • 3 bananas very ripe
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil microwave 20 seconds to soften
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup coconut finely chopped (optional)

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 400 degrees. Line a muffin pan with 12 muffin liners and lightly spray with cooking spray.
    Muffin pan with twelve liners.
  • In a large bowl beat together the bananas, brown sugar, milk, coconut oil, egg, and almond extract (the wet ingredients). 
    Glass mixing bowl with ripe peeled bananas, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, oil and milk. Wooden spoon on the side.
  • Then stir in flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt- just until moistened (the dry ingredients).
    Glass mixing bowl with dry ingredients added to the wet ingredients. Wooden spoon on the side.
  • Fold in the mini chocolate chips and coconut.
    Glass mixing bowl of banana chocolate chip muffin batter and wooden spoon.
  • Spoon the mixture into the 12 muffin cups and bake 14 to 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. 
    Banana chocolate chip muffin batter in muffin liners of a muffin pan.
  • Remove from muffin tin immediately to cool.
    Baked Banana Chocolate chip muffins baked in a muffin pan.

Notes

Freezing Directions:
  • Cool completely before freezing. Store in a freezer-safe container for up to 2 months.
  • Reheat a frozen or thawed muffin in the microwave for about 15 seconds, adding more time as needed.

Nutrition

Calories: 263kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 120mg | Potassium: 267mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 86IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 1mg