Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Based on my popular 5-star banana bread this chocolate chip banana muffin recipe is every bit as delicious but made in handheld muffin liners for the perfect sweet treat. Packed with flavor and a generous sprinkle of chocolate chips, they’re fluffy and moist and a must bake!
Perfectly Wholesome Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe
We are dealing with a dozen of the most perfectly fluffy, deliciously healthy, mind-blowingly chocolatey banana muffins you’ve ever seen. Everyone, get pumped!
Things you won’t find in one of these muffins - refined sugar, added oils, weird preservatives.
Things you will find in one of these muffins - moistness, chocolate heaven, and love at first bite.
I have to give a major shoutout to bananas, nut butter, almond flour, and eggs for making this incredibleness possible.
Making these muffins is pretty straight forward. Mash a couple overripe bananas, mix in the wet ingredients, whisk dry ingredients combine the two mixtures, pour into a muffin tin, et voila, EXTRAORDINARY MUFFINS!
What’s not so straightforward are the toppings because the prospects are bountiful. But, have no fear, I’m here to help ya out. I’ve lined up some perfect pairings to go alongside one of these bad boy muffins.
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe Ingredients
- Bananas - use overripe, brown bananas for optimal texture.
- Eggs - these are what bind everything together and ensure a fluffy texture.
- Nut butter - I prefer cashew butter but almond butter or peanut butter are also great options. Use natural creamy nut butter for the best consistency.
- Almond flour + tapioca flour - This combination of gluten free flours provides the perfect amount of fluffiness, lift, and structure to keep the muffins soft and moist.
How to make Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Mash the bananas in a shallow bowl or plate until 90% mashed. You want a few chunks left.
- In a mixing bowl, add the mashed bananas, eggs, nut butter, and vanilla and whisk well to combine.
- Fold in the dry ingredients and chocolate chips until the flours are fully incorporated.
- Line a muffin tin with liners and fill each one up 90% of the way to the top. Sprinkle some extra chocolate chips over top and bake in the oven until the muffins have risen. You know the muffins are done when you can insert a toothpick into the center of a muffin and it comes out clean. If there is some extra batter on the toothpick, the muffins need a few more minutes in the oven.
- Allow the muffins to cool for a few minutes in the pan before transferring them onto a cooling rack or pan to cool completely (this prevents them from getting soggy in the muffin tin). Enjoy once cooled!
Toppings for these Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
- Greek yogurt - add a warm muffin to a little bowl of yogurt for some creamy dreaminess OR simply spoon a dollop of yogurt on top and dig right in
- More nut butter - is there such thing as too much nut butter? Well, yes but not in this case. Slather a little extra nut butter in the middle of a muffin, trust me it’s delicious
- Grass-fed butter - you only need a little bit of butter here but I highly recommend nestling a little in the middle of a muffin, heating it up a tad in the microwave, then slicing it in half for some serious muffin action
- Breakfast eggs - this healthy muffin pairs perfectly with some protein packed eggs for a mighty nutritious breakfast
- Grazing board - this one may be my favorite. Slice up a couple muffins into fourths (bite-sized) and couple with your typical grazing items, mixed nuts, cheese, veggie sticks, charcuterie, and you’ve got yourself a picture perfect array of goods everyone will enjoy
How to Store Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins.
Allow the banana muffins to cool down completely before placing them in an airtight container or ziplock bag. They will keep for up to 5 days at room temperature or a week in the fridge.
You can also freeze these muffins in a freezer safe container. Either wrap each one individually in plastic wrap or place them in a container with parchment paper in between layers. Try not to allow them to touch each other as they’ll be difficult to separate once frozen. When ready to enjoy, let them thaw at room temperature for a few hours and enjoy!
Looking for more recipes to use up those bananas you forgot about on your counter? Let me help. How about some banana bread doughnuts? Oh, or this chocolate chip banana bread. Wait, wait, no you need a slice of buck-naked banana bread.
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe FAQs
You oven temperature may be too high if the tops are becoming hard when baked. Double check the oven temperature using a thermometer as ovens can become uncalibrated.
Don’t overmix the batter if you want light and fluffy muffins. Doing so can make them dry and dense. The eggs in this recipe also allow the muffins to rise and lift up which creates little air pockets so the batter can expand and become fluffy.
Insert a wooden toothpick into the center of a muffin. If the toothpick comes out clean, the muffin is done. If there is still leftover batter on the toothpick then it needs a few more minutes in the oven.
Recipe
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 bananas
- 3 eggs
- ⅓ cup nut butter - any nut butter of choice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 ½ cup almond flour
- ¼ cup arrowroot starch or tapioca flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F and line a muffin tin with liners
- In a large bowl, mash the bananas, add the eggs, nut butter, and vanilla, and mix well
- In a separate bowl, whisk together almond flour, arrowroot starch, baking powder, cinnamon, and sea salt
- Fold in the flour mixture into the bowl with the bananas and eggs until fully incorporated
- Add in the chocolate chips and continue to mix a few more times
- Scoop mixture into each muffin liner, filling almost to the top (I’m talking leave about ½ an inch from the top of the liner)
- Sprinkle a couple extra chocolate chips on top if desired
- Bake for 11-13 minutes until golden brown and you can insert a toothpick into the center and it comes out clean
- Let cool before removing from muffin tin, store in an airtight container for up to 4 days on the counter or a week in the fridge
Is there something I could sub for the nut butter? My kids don't like the nut butter banana combo.