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Chocolate Banana Muffins
Prep
20 mins
Cook
20 mins
Servings
12
Difficulty
Medium
These chocolate banana muffins are one of my go to recipes when I want something homemade but don't have much time. They come together in just 40 minutes from start to finish, and the best part is you probably have most of the ingredients sitting in your kitchen right now. The ripe bananas bring natural sweetness and add fiber, so you can feel a little better about indulging in these chocolatey treats. What I love most is how forgiving they are to make, and they're budget friendly too. Just mix, scoop, and bake. Perfect for breakfast, snacks, or bringing to a gathering.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 11 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 11 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup white sugar½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup canola oil½ cup canola oil
- ¼ cup milk¼ cup milk
- 11 egg
- 11 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 22 large very ripe bananas, mashed
- ¾ mini semisweet chocolate chips¾ mini semisweet chocolate chips
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- 2
Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
- 3
Whisk sugar, oil, milk, egg, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl until smooth; stir into flour mixture until just moistened. Fold in bananas and chocolate chips.
- 4
Divide batter among the muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full.
- 5
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
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