These days we end up having a lot of over ripe bananas. I think its the warm temperature. So I have been freezing sliced bananas to prepare smoothies and milkshakes and have also been baking with it. I tried a couple of recipes including the chocolate banana cake and a banana muffin recipe. I have posted a recipe for chocolate chip banana muffins earlier and received feedback from some of the visitors that it didn't turn out as good as expected. Actually it came out well and tasted pretty good. Since some of them didn't get it right I decided to try another recipe and here it is.
I found this recipe for banana chocolate chip muffins in the Taste of Home baking book. I have used bananas itself as an egg substitute and have increased the quantity of baking powder. These muffins came out as good as the previous recipe. It raised perfectly and tasted very good too. I would say that its pretty much low in fat too with just ⅓rd cup of canola oil. Everybody in our house liked it and so did my neighbor's family too.
Recipe
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- ¾ cup Sugar
- ½ cup Oats (I used quick cooking oats)
- ¾ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ¾ teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ¾ cup Miniature Semisweet Chocolate Chips
Wet Ingredients:
- ⅓ cup Oil (I used Canola)
- 1 and ¾ cups Mashed Ripe Bananas (about 3 medium)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F/190C for 15 mins. Lightly grease and line the muffin tin with paper liners.
- I pureed the bananas using a hand blender with a tablespoon of water in a large mixing bowl. You could simply mash them with a fork or potato masher too.
- To the banana mixture add the sugar and oil; beat it well with a whisk or electric beater.
- To the wet ingredients add the flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder and salt; mix until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Fill each muffin cup ¾ths full; around 3 tablespoons per cup. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack. Do not leave it in the tin for more than 5 minutes because the paper liner will start giving out moisture and the muffins will become soggy.
My Notes
- If you want to eat the muffins while it is still warm I would suggest spraying the paper liners with non stick spray, so that you can peel off the muffins easily or wait until its cooled completely to remove the paper.
- ¾th cup of mini chocolate chips looks like a LOT while adding to the batter but the muffins did taste very good. So if you are health conscious you could substitute chopped nuts for some of the chocolate chips.
Nutrition
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Rohini says
I only had two medium sized bananas and I had a zucchini that's been sitting in the fridge for days! I blended the zucchini with about 1/2 cup milk and mixed it in with the banana. I also added a little extra sugar, a tsp of apple cider vinegar, and some cinnamon. I used about 1 1/2 cup whole wheat and 1/2 cup regular flour. They came out amazing! Super moist and yummy! I didn't even need the extra sugar. Thanks so much for your amazing recipes. Last week I tried the pumpkin choc chip muffin and used sweet potatoes. They were sooo yummy as well!
Madhuram says
Thank you for trying out all the recipes, Rohini.
Pallu says
Made them in mini loaf pans and they turned out excellent only thing is I baked them at 400F for 10 mins and then reduced the temperature to 375F. They taste awesome and the texture is cake like . Great work .Thanks for the recipe.
Madhuram says
That's a neat idea Pallu.
Deeksha says
Thanks, tried it yesterday. I halved the quantity n used 50 50 mix of maida n whole wheat flour. It still came out very yummy, a bit dense but overall very good.
Madhuram says
You're welcome Deeksha.
Manisha says
Hi Madhuram, I made your eggless banana muffins for my daughter's 11th birthday. They came out awesome.... Soft and perfect. I served them with little toffee sauce on top.
Got rave reviews...Thanks to you. Keep up the good work.
Madhuram says
You're welcome Manisha.
Pashmin says
I tried these today... Muffins puffed up really fast but they were kind of soggy and chewy. I followed the recipe exactly but no idea what went wrong. The batter was too thick though. I would really like the muffins to come out less moist and soggy. Any suggestions why this happened? Thanks a ton for the recipe.
Madhuram says
Do you think it could have baked for another 3-4 minutes? I'm guessing it was undercooked.
Tracy says
Just wondering if I could make these eggless muffins with butter instead of oil . . .do you have an idea of how much would be appropriate?
Thanks. My little one has an egg allergy so finding your site has been great
Madhuram says
Yes, you can Tracy. Just melt 1/3rd cup of butter and use it instead of the oil and you should be fine.
Allison says
My daughter is allergic to peanuts, green peas and generally all legumes, and is highly intolerant to wheat and eggs, so baking is a wee bit challenging to appease a 3 year old!
I will try this with my namaste flour replacement and hope it works!!
Bookmarked your page to look for more recipes!
Thanks!
Madhuram says
You're welcome Allison.
Meera says
My first ever muffins came great!!! Had no paper liners so did it w/o them [The muffins came out in prefect shape... but its waiting for my cleanup :)]. Added a few strokes of my own: I replaced half of the oil with homemade unsweetened applesauce. Increased the amt of baking powder. Added extra milk for getting a pour-able consistency because my batter was quite thick and I had a feeling that it might come out dense. And topped with some walnuts!!! They came nice, light and moist AND puffy AND it wasn't too sweet (just the way i liked it). Wow that did make my day!!! 😀
Thanks so much for the recipe. Been following for quite a while since I was looking for eggless recipes to bake. This place is a sure heaven for all of us who can't/won't use eggs.
Request you to make some more videos 🙂 And kudos to you!!! Mikkaa Nandri 🙂
Madhuram says
You're welcome Meera. I'm glad that you liked these muffins and thanks a lot for your generous compliments. We will try to post more videos. The editing work is so time consuming that my husband hardly finds time to do it these days. Hopefully we will be able to do some in the future. It would be very nice if you could rate the recipes henceforth. Thanks.
Jenny says
Wondering if you have any nutritional information on these or Weight Watchers point information? Thanks!
Madhuram says
Sorry Jenny, I don't have it.
gayatri says
Is it possilble to make these without the paper liners? I normally just grease the tray for my muffins, but since I've never muffin with bananas before, I want to know if they stick too much.
Madhuram says
Yes you can bake it directly in the pan, Gayatri. I use paper liners to avoid cleaning messy pans.
Vanitha says
Hi Madhuram, I made these muffins today, it came out very well and was tasty. My kids loved it. Thanks for the recipe.
Madhuram says
You're welcome Vanitha.
Angela says
Just made these muffins with my 2 year old, my 3 bananas didn't make 1 3/4 cups so I topped it up with applesauce. We made it as mini muffins, so the recipe made 48 minis and I baked them for 10 mins. Great recipe!
Madhuram says
Thanks Angela.
Neerja says
Hi madhuram
I made these first with APF and Then with WWF , both turned out extremely nice...and it took exactly 10 mins to mix and 20 mins to bake, wow! That was simple and easy!and what a great way to use bananas ! My 6year old is fussy with nuts and bananas , but thanks to your recipe he polished these off in no time...very nutritious too, and I could serve it to my vegetarian friends as well so no leftovers!
Thanks , keep up the good work
Neerja
Madhuram says
You're welcome Neerja. If your kid liked this one, you should definitely try the Vegan Banana Bread too. It's the best.
Laxmi Iyer says
HI,
Tried this receipe. Tastes good for those who prefer less sugar. Honestly my kids didnot enjoy coz the sugary content is less. Elders enjoyed as it tasted just perfect. May be next time i shall add 1 cup sugar instead of 3/4th to this receipe and see.
Madhuram says
Thanks for trying it Laxmi. In our house we generally prefer less sweet baked goods. Did you add chocolate chips? There is an option to rate the recipe, so you could if you want to.
Payal says
Hi Madhu,
I made this muffin and it was superb. I am baking it every week it's very tasty.
Payal
Madhuram says
Thank you very much Payal.
keerti says
what other ingredient can be used instead of bananas in this receipe?
Madhuram says
Any pureed fruit should be fine including applesauce. You may have to increase the quantity of sugar though because ripened bananas are naturally sweet.
Mollie says
I had to google eggless muffins this morning because, as usual, we are out of eggs. And also didn't have enough banana or chocolate chips. I used half an apple, thinly sliced and two large, very ripe, bananas. I also cut the oil down to 1/4c. They were delicious!
Excellent recipe. Next time I won't curse when I see that no one has replaced the eggs....
Madhuram says
Thank you very much Mollie.
jeyashrisuresh says
I tried this twice,turned out so nice and infact it is my first baking attempt and my kids loved this like anything and esp my daughter who turned 10 today loved this a lot as i made her fav one.Thanks a lot for the recipe.
Madhuram says
Thanks Jeya. Could you rate the recipe?
Lisa says
I just made these and wow! just wha I hoped for. Only change I will make is that I will use walnots instead of chocolate chips. I sprinkled decorating sugar on top, what a picture. Thanks
Madhuram says
Thanks for trying the recipe Lisa.
Denise says
I made these today and they were very tasty. I think I mixed too much at the end. It was not a liquid batter but a lot thicker, like cookie dough. They were not as fluffy as I like, but the kids loved them! Maybe I'll try it again and see how it works!
Madhuram says
Denise overmixing does make the muffins/quickbreads denser than light. You could add some liquid (water/milk) if the batter is thick.
Denise says
thank you for your input! I also realized that after putting them in a ziploc bag and waiting til the next day to try again made them better! Maybe just letting them set? I don't know. But I can't stop eating them! ha!
Denise says
Oh and it easily made 20 muffins instead of 12. Maybe because it was so thick?
Meera says
Hi,
If I replace APF with whole wheat flour, do I need to make any changes
to the other ingredients ...or I can leave the rest as it is ?
thanx
meera
Madhuram says
Meera, from my personal experience somehow I don't like the taste of banana muffins made with whole wheat flour because they taste like South Indian appams (paniyarams). So If you haven't tried whole wheat flour but would like to experiment with it, start trying with 1 cup of APF and 1 cup of WWF. I also have read that using freshly squeezed orange juice while baking with whole wheat flour would give better results. So for this recipe you may try using 1 and 1/2 cups of mashed banana and 1/4 cup orange juice. Also make sure that you do not overmix the batter. The more you mix the more dense/tough the muffins will be. Some lumps in the batter is okay too.
Meera says
Thanx Madhuram for ur kind comments!! I will try and
let u know how it turned out. 🙂
MEERA says
dear Madhuram, I tried the muffins yesterday...and they came
out just perfect. I made few changes : I added two Tb of Flaxseed
(immersed in hot water for 20 min) and 1 tspn of Cinnamon to it.
yesterday they were smelling of banana but today it's gone.
the muffins were ready in dot 20 min.
thanx a lot.
Madhuram says
You're welcome Meera.
Benita P Toppo says
i tried the without choco-chips and oats version..however i added
vanilla essence,pistachios and semisweet chocolate(i dont like it) ...also i
replaced oil with white butter( i know the amount of calories)...
the muffins are a big hit ...the crust was over by the time the
muffins cooled..great recipe for vegetarians..thanx
keep up the good work
god bless
Benita
Pugaa says
Hi Madhuram,
Thank you for the wonderful recipe. Like you mentioned in the
beginning, your previous recipe did not turn out well. I had
tried that once.
But this one is superb. I tried ur recipe (exactly) last week, and
it turned out superb. After that I have tried the recipe again
twice with but, this time I replaced oats with walnut, and sugar
with brown sugar. It turned out really good as well, and my guests
simply loved it! Thank you again for sharing 🙂
Madhuram says
Thanks for giving this one a try Pugaa.
lc says
hi,
may i know what the oats are for? nutritional value, or for taste, or
texture?
Jeya says
Hi Madhuram,
Yummy muffins. My 2 year old son liked it very much. I used 1/4 cup each of walnut, choco chips and raisins, instead of 3/4 cup of choco chips and it tasted great.
Kavita says
Hi there......the recipe was so simple and sure very healthy...i tried it out today but somehow, found that the outcome was not as I had expected. The out layer of teh muffine is pretty hard and the color is no wher near to what your muffin pictures show, I used 2 bananas instead of 3 as mentioned in the recipe - can that be a reason?
Madhuram says
Kavitha, by outer layer do you mean the muffin tops? That could be because of higher oven temperature, or baking for more time than mentioned. Also bananas add moisture and softness to the muffin. So leaving it out could also be the reason. Since you omitted 1 banana, you should have compensated it with some other liquid like milk etc, so that the muffin batter would have been in the correct consistency.
Pooja says
Hello,
I like your recipes especially since they are eggless and easy.
I tried these banana chocochip muffin and just like Wendy, my batter was also so dry that I could mix in all the dry ingredients in it. I also added some milk and the batter was still very thick and sticky.
The muffins tasted good but were thick and a little sticky. could it be because of insufficient baking powder or some other problem.
Please suggest.
Madhuram says
I think it depends on how ripe the bananas are and how much you get mashing it. So depending on that you may have to add some more liquid to the batter.
Kristie says
Yum! Just made these - substituting brown rice syrup for the sugar
and carob chips for the choc chips. So good...
Madhuram says
That's great Kristie. Thanks for trying the recipe.
Leesa says
I made these today, very good 🙂 I had also considered adding pumpkin, might be my next try 🙂
Madhuram says
Thanks Leesa.
sony says
hi madhurams
Thanks for your reply.... i keep trying your recipes but this banana chocolate chip muffin was the best...it was so yuuuuummmmyyyyyyy that i could not stop eating them all. thanks for all your great recipe. take care
beth says
i made the banana muffins which were devoured bymy husband and i in two and a half days. this morning i substituted pumpkin for banana, and with a few spices i hope they turn out just as good! i LOVED the bits of oatmeal for texture. what a perfect and easy recipe! thank you!
You're welcome Beth and that's a wonderful idea for pumpkin spiced muffins especially that the holiday season is nearing.
Gayathri says
Hi Madhu,
I tried these muffins yesterday and they turned out awesome. My finicky 2 year old ate one full muffin all by herself 😆 Thanks for the recipe..
That's great Gayathri. Thank you very much for the feedback.
Wendy says
Hi,
I just made these muffins and they've turned out yummy!
The mix was very dry though, I couldn't mix all the flour in so I added a little milk, it was still very thick, a bit like scone mix. Still they rose a little and I've just tested one still warm from the oven and YUMMO!
Thanks again.
Wendy
Hmm...my batter wasn't as dry. Thanks for trying it Wendy.
Nadine says
Thank you,thank you for this recipe. My 6 year old son has an egg allergy so I am always happy to find goodies I can make for him. I just pulled the muffins out of the oven and they are beautiful and the smell of them in the oven was amazing. Very good recipe.
You're welcome Nadine.
gg says
They look soooo goooooodd.....!!! i need to try this....
sanjeeta kk says
Lovely clicks and a good recipe. Oats in the recipe adds the extra punch in the Muffins. Love to be here. Best wishes.
Thanks Sanjeeta.
Anuradha says
Thanks Madhu for this recipe.. I tried it and it came out very nice. I have a question. Can I put whole wheat flour instead of all purpose flour.
You're welcome Anuradha. I'm all fan for healthy baking but somehow I feel that whole wheat flour in banana muffins usually taste like the South Indian appams. I have tried it twice and both the times it tasted like appams only which I did not relish. That's why I chose to use all purpose flour itself. I guess you have to try it for yourself to see if you like it.
Triveni says
Madhu, kindly tell me can I put some milk powder & cherries n can I use refined oil instead of canola oil?
Triveni you can use any flavorless oil including vegetable oil and sunflower oil. Cherries is also ok, you can susbtitute it for some of the chocolate chips, but not sure about milk powder.
Triveni says
Thanks Madhu for this wonderful eggless muffins.My son like bananas very much.I'm sure he is going to love it.
You're welcome Triveni.
Smitha says
hey Madhu,
I am thinking of making these sugar free. Any ideas on how it will be if I use Splenda instead of sugar?
Hi Smitha, I have heard that Splenda can be substituted measure to measure for sugar. So I guess it should be fine. Although I see that baked goods cook faster when using Splenda. Check this link for further details. http://www.splenda.ca/cooking-baking.aspx
Naisha says
Have you ever tried using olive oil instead of canola oil? Any idea how it will affect the recipe.. Too strong flavor?
Thanks again for wonderful recipe!
No Naisha. Though I did try one cookie recipe which originally called for light olive oil and I did use it and baked the cookies. But I didn't like the cookies for some other reason. The flavor of olive oil was not that pronounced.
joyce ooms says
😆 This is wonderful. Keep the recipes coming
Sophia says
Thanks for sharing this. It's awesome that you don't use any egg. I love this recipe for Chocolate Cake because it uses no egg, milk or butter! Here is the link: http://www.recipe4living.com/recipes/chocolate_depression_cake.htm
Happy Baking!
Naisha says
Thanks Madhu for the awesome recipe...!!
This is the second recipe of yours that i have tried within two days... I am already your fan... Muffins turned out too good!!
One question though.. my muffins had very minute black fibres. Not that they affected the taste in any way. Just wanted to know if you had too... Btw, half of my bananas were frozen.. Could that be the reason for those fibres?
That was so quick Naisha. Thanks for trying out the recipes. The black fibre is definitely from the bananas. I too had a little, but it was not noticed by anybody else other than me and the bananas I used were very ripe. Thawed, frozen bananas could also be the reason. I once froze mashed bananas and after thawing I noticed that it turned so black, which didn't look appetizing for me. So these days I just freeze sliced bananas and use it instead of ice cubes in milkshakes and smoothies. I call them special ice cubes because my son doesn't let me add it if I say its frozen bananas. He enjoys his sugar free avocado milk shakes sweetened with these banana ice cubes very much.
Prafulla says
Whenever I have over ripe banana, I just throw in Freezer. When making muffins, just make few prics with knife and thaw them in microwave for 1 minute or 2 and squeeze it out....works very well and does not change the color either.
Mary says
YUM! These sound soooo great!
Mary xo
Delightful Bitefuls
KS says
hi ! delicious looking muffins.. am up for eggless stuff anyday 🙂 will soon give this a try !
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says
wow, thakns dear. banana muffins are my favorite and with chocolate, wow, thanks for this eggless recipe 🙂
Kalyani and Gayatri says
Delicious looking muffins. Will try it for sure.