Chocolate Chip Banana Bread (Printable Version)

Tender banana muffins filled with rich chocolate chips, perfect for any time of day.

# What You Need:

→ Wet Ingredients

01 - 3 ripe bananas, mashed
02 - 2 large eggs
03 - ½ cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)
04 - ½ cup light brown sugar
05 - ¼ cup milk
06 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

→ Dry Ingredients

07 - 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
08 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
09 - ½ teaspoon baking powder
10 - ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
11 - ¼ teaspoon salt

→ Mix-ins

12 - 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

# How to Make It:

01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or lightly grease it.
02 - In a large bowl, whisk together mashed bananas, eggs, oil, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until well combined.
03 - In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
04 - Gradually fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients just until combined—do not overmix.
05 - Gently fold in the chocolate chips, reserving a few to sprinkle on top if desired.
06 - Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups, filling each about ¾ full. Top with extra chocolate chips.
07 - Bake for 18–22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
08 - Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • The muffins stay incredibly moist for days thanks to those ripe bananas doing all the heavy lifting
  • You can stir everything together in one bowl without even needing a mixer
02 -
  • Overmixing the batter will make your muffins tough and dense
  • The muffins are done when they are golden brown and spring back when gently touched
03 -
  • Spray your muffin liners with cooking spray for easy removal
  • Let your bananas ripen on the counter until they are almost black for maximum sweetness

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