Banana Muffins Recipe
Soft and moist Banana Muffins with melty chocolate chips are the ultimate treat. Banana chocolate chip muffins are a great way to use overripe bananas and a fresh spin on classic banana bread.
Chocolate chips make everything better! They add great moisture and a gooey chocolate chip is the equivalent of melty cheese in the dessert world. One look at our chocolate chip cookies and you’ll agree.
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Banana Muffins Recipe:
We’ve had so many questions about turning our chocolate chip banana bread into muffins so here you go – your guide to the best banana muffins! While we love banana bread, these muffins bake fast (25 minutes) and the flavor is just as good.
Can I Substitute the Chocolate Chips?
You can omit the chocolate if you prefer a basic banana muffin. The ripe bananas will still provide great banana flavor, moisture and natural sweetness. You can also substitute the chocolate chips with an equal amount of toasted chopped walnuts for banana nut muffins, or replace with raisins for banana raisin muffins.
Can I use Frozen Bananas?
If you have overripe bananas and aren’t ready to use them, toss them in a ziploc (peel on) and freeze them for later. Before adding frozen ripe bananas to the recipe, thaw completely at room temperature, or in the refrigerator overnight. Frozen bananas tend to release more moisture so peel and lightly pat dry with paper towels to remove excess liquid.
How to Make Banana Muffins:
- Preheat the oven and place liners in a 12-count muffin tin.
- Cream together butter and sugar then mix in lightly beaten eggs.
- Add mashed bananas and vanilla.
- Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt then mix into batter. Fold in 3/4 cup chocolate chips.
- Scoop batter into lined muffin tin, sprinkle with chocolate chips and bake.
The little bit of added chocolate on top makes these irresistible.
Pro Tips for Moist Banana Muffins
There are 3 key points for achieving moist and tender banana muffins:
- Use very ripe or overripe bananas. Underripe bananas will be difficult to mash and won’t incorporate into the batter well.
- Do not skimp on the butter. Since there is no other ‘liquid’ in this recipe, softened butter is needed for a soft and moist crumb.
- Don’t over-bake. Test for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the center after 25 minutes and continue baking only if you see wet batter on the toothpick.
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Banana Muffins Recipe
Soft and Moist Banana Muffins with melty chocolate chips are the ultimate treat. Banana chocolate chip muffins are a great way to use ripe bananas.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (8 Tbsp), softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs room temp, lightly beaten
- 3 bananas very ripe, coarsely mashed with a fork
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour measured correctly
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips divided
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350˚ F and line a 12-count muffin tin with paper liners.
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In a mixing bowl, cream together 8 Tbsp softened butter with 2/3 cup sugar. Add 2 lightly beaten eggs.
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Add 3 mashed bananas and 1 tsp vanilla extract and mix until blended.
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In a separate bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt. Mix the dry ingredients into wet ingredients until incorporated.
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Fold in 3/4 cup chocolate chips. Divide batter evenly into your 12-count muffin tin and sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips evenly over the tops. Bake at 350˚F on the center rack for 25-30 minutes or until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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Please DO NOT throw away your overripe bananas because they are the secret ingredient for these moist and delicious banana muffins. The browner and spottier the peel, the better!
Q: What is YOUR favorite way to use overripe bananas?
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Natasha, I had some leftover (over ripe) bananas and decided to make this muffin recipe. As with all your recipes it was great! Everyone loved them!
Hey from SA
One of my favorite recipes I can say.
Was quick and easy yet so so moist and delicious. Thanks natasha
Just wanted to drop as well : God bless you and keep you , He sees you and is with you guiding you , He loves you and you are remarkable.
Thanks for what you do , brought an uplift and amazing twist to home baking even for me a 16 year old .
You’re so nice! Thank you so much for sharing that wonderful feedback with me! Blessings to you!
These were so good and easy to make! I just wanted to say that I really appreciate that in your instructions you include how much of everything to add so I don’t have to scroll back up for the measurements. It’s those small things that make it easier for the rest of us.
I’m so happy you’re enjoying our recipes, Jane! That’s so great!
Hands down the best recipe for banana muffins. Always comes out moist, fluffy, and delicious. I’ve tried so many recipes and this one is my favorite. For add-ins, I’ve used chocolate chips per the recipe but also tried blueberries. Some added bake time was needed for the blueberry substitute because of the added moisture but it still turned out so amazing. Thank you Natasha so much for sharing this perfect recipe. This one will now be my go-to for now until forever.
I’m so happy to read your comments and feedback. Thank you for sharing your awesome experience with us, Christie!
Hi Natashas,
This recipe is great and delicious!
But how to avoid the muffins stick to the liner?
Thank you, Daisy. You may use non-stick liners or grease the wrappers by giving it a quick spritz of nonstick cooking spray before filling them.
Came out really nice added a tablespoon full cream yogurt to the recipe.
I’ so glad you enjoyed that!
Keep up the great work you rock❤️
Hi love everything you make, can you tell me how much of everything, in the Netherlands we have grams , how much is a cup ?
Hello Joy, if you are at the recipe you can click Jump to Recipe and click Metric to convert the ingredients into grams. I hope that helps.
I made these muffins substituting King Arthur GF Measure for Measure flour and chopped walnuts in equal amounts for regular flour and the chocolate chips. They were moist and very delicious. I actually got more than 12 muffins out of the batch. Great! I will definitely make again.
Love it! Thanks for your excellent feedback, Diane. We’re so happy to hear that you enjoyed this recipe!
I made these muffins substituting chopped walnuts for the blueberries. They were moist and delicious! I plan to freeze some as a treat for another day. I also used the King Arthur GF Measure for Measure flour in the exact same amount as regular flour and you would not be able to tell the difference between the two flours. It is my favorite flour for all non-yeast baking. It is a brand that I highly recommend and is available in many grocery stores and online.
Thank you so much for sharing that with me Diane! I’m so happy you enjoyed that!
Easy and delicious! Made them with the kids today. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback, Samar!
I tried the banana chocolate muffin! And its heaven!
Can I store the muffins? How to store it for days? Do i need to
Fridge it.
Thank you.
I’m so glad you loved the banana muffins! Yes, you may store it with a plastic wrap or foil or an airtight container to keep it from drying. We hadn’t stored this for longer than 2 days.
Banana muffin recipe…Can i use gluten free flour if so do i need to adjust amount of baking powder.thanks.
Hi Irene, I haven’t tried that personally to advise but someone commented on this. “I am celiac so only bake gluten-free. Down the list of comments are a few who follow the same diet. I used Bob’s Mill 1 to 1 Baking flour which worked great as it contains xanthan gum. When in the States I bought something similar… Cup4Cup but it isn’t available where I live in Canada. I asked my husband how they were and he said, “Well… they have chocolate.” Big grin. They were a hit.”
Irene, there is no baking powder in this recipe – only baking soda. I use King Arthur’s GF Measure for Measure flour and used it in the same amount as the recipe indicates for wheat flour. There are no adjustments needed when using this flour. It is available online and many grocery stores. Just be sure to get the correct flour. They also make a GF All Purpose flour which is used for yeast baking. The King Arthur website explains the differences between the two flours.
I thought I had the perfect banana muffin recipe….wrong! Yours is the best!
Thanks Natasha.
Sounds like you found a new favorite Sylvia! That’s so great!
Hi Natasha and husband
Thank you so much for the yummy recipes
Keep em coming !!
Karen genoff
You’re welcome, Karen! I’m so glad you’re enjoying our recipes!
I am making these tomorrow….yum….today I am making your chicken and broccoli….thank you Natasha for all your wonderful recipes.
That sounds like the perfect dinner! I hope you love this recipe!
The flavor of these muffins was delicious. I would definitely make them again and they are much better than my go to banana bread recipe. One suggestion would be to definitely cut down on the sugar amount or even substitute brown sugar. They were a little sweet especially with the chocolate chips. I used mini chocolate chips and they were cute but you also didn’t get a mouthful of chocolate which was good. These were great and I will make them again for sure.
Thank you so much for sharing that with us Erika! I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe!
Hi Natasha, can I substitute eggs with buttermilk if I am making vegan banana chocolate chip muffins
Hi Angel, to be honest, I haven’t tested that substitution to advise.
Tried this recipe today and it came out to be great! Thank you for sharing this with us! Just a request, it’ll be more helpful if you mention how much 3 bananas will make if mashed (in cups) since the sizes vary country to country.
Thanks for sharing your great feedback with us. Any type or size of banana should work!
I made these with blueberries instead of chocolate chips. The kids said “Awesome and Delicious!” I will be making them again!! Thank YOU for the recipe!!
Yay so wonderful! Thanks for your great comments.
My family loves these muffins. The best muffin recipe that I have ever made. Yesterday I decided to double the recipe and I made 24 muffins. Can I freeze these muffins and still have the same delicious flavor when I defrost them?
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us Sharon! I have not experimented with freezing these but I bet that could work!
I made 2 batches of these muffins because we love them!! I was wondering if these can be frozen. 24 muffins is too much to keep at room temperature.
Hi Sharon, I have not tested freezing this but that may work. If your experiment please let me know how you like that.
I have not tested freezing this but that may work. If your experiment please let me know how you like that.
Tried today ur banana muffins recipe…Perfect..Thank u
You are very welcome, Mary. Thank you for trying out this recipe!
Seriously amazing and are one of my go to desserts for company!
Also is it good to make the batter the night before and bake it in the morning?
Thank you for your great feedback, Monique. I have not tried that yet to advise, if you will do an experiment, please share with us how it goes.
Hi, Natasha, I tried your chocolate chip, banana muffin, OMG! it was so soft and tasty, everyone liked it. Since I’m a vegetarian , I substituted 1/4 cup condensed milk for eggs.
The best muffins I ever had.
Thank you for sharing wonderful recipes.
I am so glad that worked out great! Thanks for sharing that with us.
Delicious recipe!
Turned out perfect!
All your recipes are amazing and so far all of them have turned out as said!
Thank you!
Love it, thank you so much for your excellent feedback Tricia. We really appreciate it!
Natasha,
I never made muffins before, and they came out delicious.
Thank you
You’re welcome! I’m so glad you enjoyed that!
I have tried many banana muffin recipes lately and these are by far the best. All the others were too moist or way too dry. These were perfection! I am bookmarking this recipe for sure!
I’m so happy you liked this recipe Melisa!
Natasha,
I made your Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins this morning. OMG! They are the best Banana Muffins I have ever made, very moist,
Thank you.
Love it! That is so awesome to hear, Maria. Thanks for your excellent feedback.
These are the best muffins I’ve ever made.
I don’t like chocolate chips so I used sultanas instead.
The muffins were absolutely delicious, I’m going to make them again and again!
Thank you.
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Love this recipe! Found it when I was looking for a banana recipe without brown sugar. Every oven is different and mine tends to run hotter than I’d like and they only take about 15-20 minutes. Doesn’t hurt to keep an eye on them!
I’m so glad you enjoyed this Emily! That’s so great!
Turned out amazing.
I used spelt flour, raw brown sugar and didn’t have vanilla so put in some maple syrup. Best muffins I’ve ever made.
That’s just awesome Jenny! Sounds like you found a new favorite!
Aside from making two separate batches, How do i double the recipe? 2x everything including the butter and baking soda?
Hi Nikki, that’s right, you would double the entire recipe.
Natasha, how long would these muffins need to bake if using a Jumbo Muffin Tin?
Thank you.
Hi Patty, I have not tested that to advise on time but I bet that could work! If you experiment please let me know how you like that.
These came out wonderfully well !! great recepie !! thank you Natasha
You’re welcome Elizabeth! I’m so happy you enjoyed that!
The muffins are really moist and soft! I made 6 to try and also because I only left with 1 superduper riped banana. I followed other person’s recommendation of subbing 1 banana with 1/2 cup of applesauce. So for my 6 muffins recipe, I used 1 banana and 1/4 cup of applesauce. I somehow did not have enough all purpose flour and I decided to add 1/2 tbspn of corn flour. And… I did not have butter so I used margarine. It worked well!
I also added some toppings like mangoes to half of my batch and walnuts with chocolate chips to another half.
My dad rated my muffins 9.5/10! And my mom finished 1 whole muffin for the first time. I’ve tried a few muffin recipes and I think this is one of the best. I’ll add more walnuts and make a bigger batch next time to share with my friends!
Thank you so much for creating this recipe
You’re welcome, Jasmine! I’m happy you enjoyed this!
Hi Natasha! Tried these for the first time today and they came out perfect. I distributed them among some friends and everybody loved them. Thank u for a great recipe
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it! Thank you for that wonderful review!
I give 5 stars because it looks like a great recipe. I want to make but I do not EVER buy over ripe banana. I hate them. Can you make with pretty ripe yellow skin bananas?
Hi Joli, we don’t buy them over rip either but we do let them sit on the counter for some time. The results are better when the bananas are soft and fully ripe.
We love these! I sub the egg out with apple sauce as I can’t have egg but these are so tasty!
Wonderful to hear that Carly! Thank you for your great feedback.
Hi natasha, I made these banana muffins for my family today and they turned out perfect. everyone loved them. it made exactly 12 muffins and it’s almost gone in only one day.
That is so awesome Lili! Thank you so much for sharing that with us.
Hi Natasha, I don’t like the taste of baking soda. Can I replace it with baking powder or can I use self rising flour instead?
Thanks
Hi Lamia, I haven’t tested with a different leavening so I can’t give you specific advice, just keep in mind that baking soda is about 4 times stronger than baking powder.
These are the best muffins I tried in my entire life so soft so goooood! It’s a miracle ! I love you!
That’s so awesome Mary! Sounds like you found a new favorite!
Tried your recipe ,came out delicious,easy to follow recipe ,simple ingriedients.Family approved,thumbs up!!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed that Violetta! Thank you for that great feedback!
Dear Natasha, thanks from Australia for your wonderful blog! I’ve tried out heaps of your recipes, and all of them turned out to be winners!
Hello Irina, thanks for your comments and I’m glad that you enjoyed the recipes that you tried!
I really like your recipe easy to follow and most of all ingredients is just in the kitchen.
Just did cinammon roll and they really love it even in my work place
Thanks Natasha
Hello Dorina, thanks for your good comments. I appreciate it!
I am celiac so only bake gluten free. Down the list of comments are a few who follow the same diet. I used Bob’s Mill 1 to 1 Baking flour which worked great as it contains xanthan gum. When in the States I bought something similar… Cup4Cup but it isn’t available where I live in Canada. I asked my husband how they were and he said, “Well… they have chocolate.” Big grin. They were a hit.
That’s so awesome! I’m so glad this worked out with gluten-free flour!
Hey made these muffins this evening and used whole wheat flour instead they came out great ,
That’s great to know Caro. Thanks for sharing that with us, this is helpful for others who would like to try using wheat flour too!
I made these muffins today. They are delicious. The only changes I made, was the 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips, 2 bananas and 1/2 cup of applesauce. On the half of the muffins I sprinkled walnuts. Will make these again in the next 2 days for my friend who just had a baby.
Wow! That’s so great! Thank you so much for sharing this with me!
Hi Natasha, i love this recipe and my baby sister loves it, she is 11 months.
Nice to know that Crystal! Thanks for your great feedback.
Can I substitute banana for something else?
Awesome recipe! I use apple sauce instead off egg and still turns out great every time!
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing that with us.
These come out very good (like many other recipes of yours). Thank you, Natasha! You are my cooking inspiration!
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Best muffins I’ve ever made!
That’s just awesome!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review Hanna!
Loved these muffins. I actually made them with 1 cup spelt avd 1/2 cup buckwheat avd the were still moist avd flavorful. Definitely a keeper!
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
I followed the recipe exactly and I was able to fill my muffin cups to the top — there was a lot of batter. (Ok, I added a cup of choc chips and a handful of chopped nuts). They came out wonderful
So awesome! So happy to know that you loved the muffins.
I made these mugfins and they are delicious!! Im a beginner baker and love to bake. I have been trying to find a moist soft banana recipe and these are perfect. I have made different recipes and they always came out dry and crumbly. We never ate them. But this is my go to recipe from now on!! I made half woth out chocolate chips cause my mom doesntike chocolate in muffins.
Sounds great and so happy to know that you achieved great results! Thanks for your good review!
My muffins turned out perfect and delicious. I had my oven on 180°C fan forced and left them in for 20mins. Yum!
So glad to know that you enjoyed the muffins, Jam. Thanks for sharing that with us!
incredible! used half cup dark chocolate chips & half cup pecans… favorite use of mushy bananas i’ve tried yet!
That’s just awesome! Thank you for the wonderful review, Sydney!
If I only have 2 bananas will it turn out? Thanks!!
Hi Marisa, if they are the larger size bananas it might work, but it would be more moist and better with what is called for in the recipe. You might replace some with applesauce.
The banana chocolate chip muffin recipe was excellent. I absolutely loved it! So did my daughter.
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
These were truly so yummy! My siblings usually hate banana cake and so I didn’t expect them to even eat any but all of them consumed more than one each. I was planing to munch on these soft muffins for a few days but turned out it was only for a few hours. Oh well, looks like I’ll just make some more!
That is awesome! I’m so glad that your family loved the banana muffins, I hope that you love every recipe that you try.
The recipe was amazing! I just made them and followed the recipe exactly. They look great! New go-to recipe for me for sure!! Thank you for sharing!!! I
That’s just awesome!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review Bren!
Can I use margarine for the muffins?
Hi Shirley, I honestly just haven’t experimented with that so I’m not sure.
Thank you for sharing this recipe. I made this today & they were a hit. Will definitely save this recipe for future baking. These muffins were moist, tasty and also filing.
You’re welcome Sanj, so great that you loved it!
Just made these and they are very, very good! Just the right amount of chocolate chips. The muffins are moist and I only had two bananas but they were still soooo good!! Definitely a keeper!!
Thanks Natasha..
Love it! So glad that you loved the recipe, Linda. Thanks for sharing and for giving it great feedback.
I tried this today.. i changed the chocolate chips to kitkat😋 so soft, moist and yummy
Wow I’ve never tried using kitkat yet but now that you mentioned, it sounds like a great idea!
Tried it today! It’s soft and yummy. Thanks for the recipe.
You’re welcome and thanks for giving this recipe a try!
If I want to make banana nut muffins instead, would I put the nuts in place of the chocolate and would it still come out the same? And what kind of nuts would you recommend me using?
It will work with nuts also! I hope you love this recipe!
Is all purpose flour. The same as plain flour in uk ?
In UK we have either plain or
self raising flour no all purpose.
Thanks
Hi Alison, I wish I could say, do you know the protein count of the plain flour in the UK? I’m assuming it is similar to all-purpose but it is hard to say without knowing.
Hey
I tried it today And it turned up so well.i had no baking soda so instead I used baking powder but it still worked ☺️I tried it with honey topping and it tastes awesome.
Thanks for sharing that with us, Sarika. So good to know that you had some substitute ingredients available and that it worked great too!
I made this Banana Muffins Recipe it was delicious and moist.
I use 1/4 cup of sugar only but add 1 cup of unsweetened apple sauce then I use 1 Pure Semi-Sweet chocolate bar and use a mallet yo crush up the chocolate and I add chopped up cranberry to my mixture
Thought the muffins would be hard this morning because they were so moist yesterday but they are actually great
Thank you for the recipe I trek it with the sugar because I am diabetic
Thanks for sharing that with us, Collette. I’m glad that you had a good experience making this recipe!
SO SO good and SO easy! 110% recommend!!
Love the more than perfect rating!
Made your banana muffins recipe and it came out great! I actually added pistachios to it and less chocolate chips 😊.
Nice one! I should try that next time it sounds yummy
Want to substitute olive oil for the butter. Would I need 1/2 cup. Please
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To my email as below.
Hi Linda, I wouldn’t recommend skimping on the butter. Since there is no other ‘liquid’ in this recipe, softened butter is needed for a soft and moist crumb. Although here is what one of our readers wrote that you may find helpful – “”Wonderful muffin recipe! I made a few tiny tweaks… I subbed canola oil for half of the butter (I want very moist muffins!), half brown sugar for the white (I like the depth of flavor it brings) and I added a little cinnamon. They were fantastic! My entire family loved them. Thank you for the easy, excellent recipe!””
I made a double batch and although they taste good they were so dense. I don’t know what I did wrong.
I made these but had to change ingredients for our allergy kiddos. I used a gluten free all purpose flour that I mix up (sorghum, potato, tapioca, and xanthan gum) and replaced the eggs with a flaxseed and water mixture (2 Tablespoons Flaxseed with 6 Tablespoons water). We also had to use Earth Balance Soy Free to replace the butter. I also added just under a cup of blueberries instead of chocolate chips. Our middle child has had to go gluten free like our other two and he normally dislikes everything I make. He loved these muffins and wanted 3 at a time! It has been his to go breakfast in the morning. Thank you for providing a recipe that I was able to substitute and that turned out delicious!!
We are managing 82 food allergies in our house, so it is difficult to find recipes that work for us. I did attempt to substitute the banana for applesauce and it did not work. The banana is a must!! I am so happy that we found a great recipe that I can make work for our family. Thank you!!
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing all of these tips and changes with us, Sara!! Our readers will find this extremely helpful!
Hi Natasha!
Just wanted to ask how much butter in grams I need to use for this recipe (1/2 cup butter (8 Tbsp)? We used to measure in grams… And thank you so much for you blog!!! So easy and so tasty!!!!
Hi Tania, I completely understand, we have the metric conversion option available via our printable recipe. Simply click “Jump to recipe” at the top of the post that will take you to our printable recipe where you’ll have the option to change the measurements from US Customary to Metric. I hope that helps!
Doubled the recipe and made a batch of 12 muffins and a cake for my boyfriend’s quarantine birthday. Baked the cake for 30 mins and the muffins for 25, both turned out SO delicious. Kept opening the box up to smell these delicious muffins and had one for breakfast as well. The muffins rose well and formed beautiful brown tops. I used chocolate chips as well as roughly chopped chocolate chunks, which gave me those delicious pools of chocolate in the muffin and cake! All in all, a perfect recipe. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your detailed and wonderful feedback! Your message makes me happy and inspired to do more recipes!
These look great, can I also add a handful of frozen blueberries to this recipe?
Hi Jeanette, I haven’t tried that but that sounds tasty. Let me know if you experiment.
Wonderful muffin recipe! I made a few tiny tweaks… I subbed canola oil for half of the butter (I want very moist muffins!), half brown sugar for the white (I like the depth of flavor it brings) and I added a little cinnamon. They were fantastic! My entire family loved them. Thank you for the easy, excellent recipe!
You’re welcome! I’m so glad you enjoyed that recipe!!
I am such an amateur baker that I read each instruction and scanned your pictures about three-four times while making these muffins.
They are so good. So moist. So delicious. You’d think I was baking for a few years!
This is the second recipe I’ve tried and no matter how much I’ve messed up the process, it’s turned out pretty brilliant!
Thank you, Natasha!!!!
PS – didn’t have a few ingredients, so I substitutied granulated sugar for 80gms caster sugar, as I don’t like it too sweet and chopped up a few dairy milk cubes instead a of chips. Worked out great! 👌🏻
I’m so glad you’re enjoying our recipes Tamsin! Thank you for sharing that with me!
Hello,
What size Banana are we talking about? How high do you fill the muffin tin?
Thank you
Hi Judith, medium or average-sized bananas is what we used. We divided the batter evenly between 12 cupcakes so it ended up about 3/4 full each.
Hi Natasha,
If I would want to substitute with almond flour, how much would I need? Is the proportion the same as regular flour?
Thank you
Hello Eleonor, I haven’t tried using the almond floor yet so I can’t advise. If you do an experiment, please share with us how it goes.
Natasha, I don’t have unsalted butter. Will it be okay to use salted butter? I’d rather not go out to the stores at this time to buy it.
Hi Barbara, That should work!
I made this recipe,it came out quite nice except yours came out looking yellow mine came out brown.Any suggestion, thanks
Hi Florence, was it possibly over baked? Oven temps vary and that could be the culprit.
These were so good, and they turned out as pretty as muffins from a bakery. I’m wondering, though, have you ever frozen them and how did they turn out if so?
Hi Tiffany, I haven’t frozen these (they never last long enough) but I think it could work. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe.
We had a midnight baking session with this recipe, and the muffins came out so yummy! Gobbled 3 right from the tray😋 Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe Natasha! Easy to make, and very delicious
I love it! Thank you for sharing that with us, Cassandra. I’m so happy that you loved the end result!
Made these today. Followed the recipe exactly and they were DELICIOUS! Next time might add walnuts. Thanks for the yummy recipe!
Love it so glad to hear that you enjoyed the muffins, Christy. I appreciate you sharing it with us and thanks for your awesome review!
Hi Natasha! All your videos look so delicious. I keep saving all of them to make sometime! I came across this recipe and it looks delicious and something my 2 & 5 year old would LOVE and help me with. How should I change the recipe measurements if I only have two bananas though
Hi Ligia, you could also add a little applesauce (maybe 1/3 to 1/2 cup) to compensate for the missing banana or you will be missing some moisture in the recipe.
Perfect! Will do…Thank you so much for your quick reply! 😘
Made these again w my 5 year old and substituted semi sweet chocolate chips for white chocolate chips. DELICIOUS! Thank you for the recipe!
That’s so great! Thank you for sharing that awesome review with me, Ligia!
Made these today and my husband loved them! Moist and delicious! Thank you for this great, easy recipe!
You are so welcome, Keryl. I hope you and your husband love every recipe that you will try!
I really enjoy Natasha’s cooking
Natasha does make cooking look sooo easy
Thank you for that thoughtful feedback! I’m so glad you’re enjoying our recipes.
Hi Natasha! Thank you for this recipe, I am looking forward to making it. I only have salted butter at home. Due to current events I don’t want to go out to get unsalted butter. Can I use the salted butter and just omit the salt mentioned later in the recipe?
Sorry if you already answered the question, I didn’t see it in the comment thread. Thanks and stay safe!
That should work Rebecca.
Banana Muffin Recipe
Can I use oil instead of butter?
Hi Shanti, I wouldn’t recommend skimping on the butter. Since there is no other ‘liquid’ in this recipe, softened butter is needed for a soft and moist crumb.
Made these today and used dark chocolate chips and they turned out aweome. Browned nicely. I have tried a lot of recipes and this one is the best!
That’s so great to know! Thank you for sharing that, Christine!
I need chocolate muffin cupcakes
Thanks!
Hi Zoha, I will add that to my list, thank you for that suggestion. You may enjoy this chocolate chip banana bread recipe here.
Forgot to give it a rating….6 if I could!
Awesome thank you!
I love to bake and thought I had found the perfect banana muffin UNTIL NOW. This one is a keeper, for sure! I’m fighting the temptation to keep eating them! Made two batches as I had 6 ripe bananas and during this trying time, it’s waste not…want not. Love ALL of your recipes. I am an avid fan!!
Love it! Thanks for your amazing feedback I appreciate it.
Forgot to include rating with my comment. Definitely deserves all the stars.
Thank you!!
Super delicious! I made half the muffins with chocolate chips and half with peanut butter chips. Highly recommend the peanut butter variation for any PB lover!
Thank you for that wonderful feedback and review, Carolyn! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe.
Thank you so much for the awesome review! I’m so happy you loved it and I love your idea of adding peanut butter chips!
Great recipe that was easy to make. The muffin tops were more on the flatter side than domed but they tasted great.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Easy, moist and delicious! Just made these and I was not disappointed. Just wish I had more chocolates
I’m so glad you enjoyed that!
Just tried these today and they are really yummy. The only thing is that they could have been baked another 5 mins or so but the tops were burning. They’re a bit gooey but still really tasty
Thank you for sharing that great review with us Julie. I’m so glad you enjoyed that.
This recipe calls for 3 bananas but there can be a huge difference in the size of bananas. What would be the approximate measurement in cups?
I didn’t measure it in cups but if you’re going to be using smaller bananas you can use 4.
Absolutely perfect! I made a double batch and out that, made 12 muffins and the rest I put in cake pans. I will frost and use as dessert later!
Thank you for the recipe!
So awesome Lori! Thanks for your perfect review and I hope you love every recipe that you try.
I just made this muffins for my husband except I used date syrup instead of sugar and walnut instead of chocolate chips and they are amazing. Thanks a lot for this recipe
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the wonderful review!
I used this recipe but only had coconut flour so used that, plus only two bananas, they cooked quicker – maybe due to different flour. But taste yummy. Mine were falling apart a bit, maybe less flour next time.
Great for work lunches. Thanks.
(South Australia)
You’re welcome Lynda! I’m glad you found a new lunch favorite.
Thanks Natasha, I am not the greatest of cooks so was delighted to find recipes that even I could follow.
Cant wait to do more.
Cheers.
Lynda
You’re welcome! I hope you try more of our recipes soon!
If I wanted to make 6 big muffins instead of 12 do you think the recipe would still work? I was thinking same baking temp but obviously a little longer since the muffins will have more volume.
Hi Taylor, that should still work. I haven’t tested that on an adjusted bake time but it will take longer.
One of the absolute best recipes I have tried for muffins! These were delightful, delicious, and moist.
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Hi Natasha,
I was searching for an easy banana chocolate chip muffin recipe online for my son class party and I found your recipe. I did 2 portion of the recipe this morning and it was great! My son loved it!
However, just a feedback that I find it too sweet and I will reduce the sugar to 100g *I converted 2/3 cups sugar to gram because we uses gram in Malaysia. I think it was probably due to the chocolate chips and banana has added on the sweetness.
Anyhow, I will definitely use the recipe for another time! Love your site too!
Thank you so much for sharing that feedback with me, Caryn! I’m so glad your son liked this recipe.
Great banana muffins. Husband ate 3 as soon as they came out of oven.
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite!
Easy to follow, muffins came out perfect
Aren’t these the best! Thank you for sharing your awesome review with us.
In my oven it took just 20 minutes to bake. They were nicely browned. I sliced one to check if fully baked. Perfect. To have cooked longer the muffins would have burned.
I decided to add dried cranberries and some pecans as well.
They rise to a decent size and are quite tasty. I took pictures for reference.
Hi Jeannie, all ovens read differently and that could be why it took less time. We check our oven regularly to make sure it is calibrated.
Soooo delicious! I am addicted to your cooking videos and have tried many. Never a disappointment. Thanks Natasha! xo from Canada.
Thank you for that wonderful feedback, Shannon! I’m so inspired reading your review.
I made these today with my granddaughter! They were delicious
That’s so great! Thank you for sharing that with me.
I followed the recipe exactly… But did add a tablespoon of bourbon. You should try it – it adds such depth! These are packed up and headed to school to gift to teachers tomorrow. I’m indicating I got the recipe from you.
I plan on experimenting with a GF version so my kiddos can enjoy.
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
These are fabulous. Left out the chocolate and added a small amount of pumpkin pie spice instead. So good! Thanks for a great muffin!
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it, Heather!
Very light and fluffy, and just a teeny bit too wet. I did use 1 less banana, so it was less sweet than it was supposed to be. Also, I used half brown sugar, half granulated white sugar. I guess I was going for more of a banana bread thing. Still tasty!
Hi Mia, I’m glad you still enjoyed the flavor. Since baking is so much a science, I always recommend trying the recipe was written before experimenting.
Thank you for adding the metric conversion for your recipes it’s so useful for me as a French cook and I was looking forward to it! I really like all your recipes !!!
I’m so happy that is helpful, Emeline! Thank you for that great feedback.
Excellent recipe, Natasha! The muffins came out delicious. I added chopped walnuts along with mini chocolate chips. Thank you for the recipe.
That’s just awesome!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review, Nidhi!
Hi Natasha! First time I baked banana loaf bread with your recipe. I loved it; my workmates loved every bit of it, too! I baked liked a pro! Thanks so much.
That’s just awesome!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review, Anna.
This is just perfect!! This is my first time to write the review of anything.
I reduced the sugar to 1/2 cup and I used less chocolate chip but it’s just perfect so moist and delicious and so much banana flavor. I’m just in love in this banana chocochip muffine.
Thanks for your great recipe!
And I love your video so much!
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review!
what can i use instead of egges in Muffins
Hi Neesha, I haven’t tested that but I’ve read somewhere that applesauce may work. “Use a quarter cup of unsweetened applesauce in place of one egg in most baking recipes”
This is my granddaughter favorite cup cakes. Deliciosa!!
Aww that’s the best Thank you so much for sharing that with me!
I love that you added the metric conversion for your recipe! I am a novice baker and I find if I weigh my ingredients it turns out much better more often. I find this so much encouraging than sometimes using imperial and things coming out too dry or too wet. Especially in the beginning when you don’t know how to fix issues like that..Anyways cheers!
I’m glad that was helpful, Anja!
I have made banana bread quite a few times and these muffins are so much better than any of my breads were! Delicious and moist with a crispy muffin top. Thank you for the recipe.
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite, Kelly!
Thank you so much for sharing your recipe. I just made it and it tasted amazing.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Easy to make and turned out very good. They were moist with just enough texture on the outside. I wish I had put chocolate chips only in half because the muffin was sweet enough from the bananas! Thanks for sharing.
I’m so glad you enjoyed that, Cherie!
Can I change the flour to Gluten Free.
Thanks
I haven’t tested that but I think it could work. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe
Omg!!! These are so moist and delicious! Even my 2 year old loves them.
We had smaller bananas so used 4 instead of 3.
Also – I checked after I started making them, that I didn’t have any chocolate chips!
But these are AMAZING even without! I’ve tried soooo many banana muffin recipes and they were so dense! This one is definitely a keeper.
Works out that I didn’t have chocolate chips bc my 2 yr old is eating her second muffin as I’m typing this.
Thanks for an amazing recipe.
That’s so awesome Anita! Sounds like you found a new favorite. Thank you for that awesome review and amazing feedback!
Tried making these muffins exactly like the recipe but they did not rise nor taste good
Hi Lisa, I’m sorry to hear that and I am always happy to help troubleshoot. Did you possibly forget to add baking soda or could your soda have been expired? Were there any substitutions made in the recipe?
EEK!! 🙂 Its like making cookies and cupcakes at the same time! And delish, easy and that taste of bananas! I love this recipe. none are better.
Sounds like you found a favorite! Thank you for sharing that feedback with me!
Delicious 😋my family loved them.
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing that with me!
Hey to our “friend’ Natasha, got these in the oven and they look great. My husband scraped the bowl and said it taste like banana pudding! I love that you give detail instructions – even repeating the amount of each ingredient in the instructions so we don’t have to scroll up and down. You think of everything!
I’m so happy you love our recipes! Thank you so much for the fantastic review and your encouraging words. I am smiling big reading your comment
Hello, I want to know how many grams of flour and every cup of sugar are?
Hi 🙂 We have the metric measurement available to you towards the bottom of every printable recipe. I hope that helps.
Hi, Natasha. Can I use whole wheat flour instead of white flour?
Hi Dana, I haven’t tested that but I think it could work. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe
Hey, I wanted to add some cocoa powder to these as well as the chocolate chips. Would I use some instead of part of the flour, or could I just add some in to the recipe? Thanks in advance
Hi Olga, you may enjoy this chocolate chip banana bread recipe here.
If I don’t have a hand/electric mixer, would melted butter work? as I only have a whisk?
Hi Lina, I always use softened but there’s a chance melted butter might adversely affect the outcome. You could still use a hand whisk – it will take a little longer but it should still work fine.
This recipe is great!!! I enjoyed making& eating the muffins more than the bread. These turned out more fluffier for me. Thank you !!!
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it Julie!
These are by far the BEST banana muffins I’ve ever had, even my son who typically doesn’t like muffins loved them 😀👌
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Hi Natasha, any suggestion about how long to bake them if i want to use mini muffin tin ( i think it is 24 count tin), thank you
Hi Yuliya, I haven’t tried these as mini banana muffins but it would probably be about half the amount of time. You might test with a toothpick for doneness at 10 minutes and do 10-15 minutes at 350˚F.
Ok, this looks great, but how can you add bran in these muffins. “PLEASE REPLY” on my e-mail.
Hi Marie, I haven’t tested that with bran but I think it could work. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe
DELICIOUS – my family BEGS for them!
Sounds like you have a new favorite! Thank you for sharing your awesome review wit me!
These are our go-to breakfast. We all are addicted to these banana muffins.
That’s so awesome! I’m so happy you found a favorite on our blog! Thank you for that wonderful review, Alli!
Really want to try !
Thanks for your recipes.
I live in France, so how many grammes of butter for 1/2 cup of butter pls ?
Thank you.
I hope you love this recipe! We do have the metric conversion available for on the print friendly option towards the bottom of the post. 113.5 g unsalted butter (8 Tbsp), softened will equal half a cup. I hope that helps.
Thanks for your reply !
I will try this week-end sure…
I hope you love it!
I don’t like bananas plain but I do love them in bread and muffins. This recipes looks perfect!
Thank you for sharing that with us, Emily! I hope you love this recipe!
OMG I loved this!
I’m so happy you enjoyed that Aimee!