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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Dhvani Shah says
Are we supposed to use ground oats powder or whole oats?
Madhuram says
Just plain oats. Do not have to grind it.
Payal Jain says
Can I add 1 1/2 cups of sweetened applesauce to the recipe to make it moist , coz I tried doing it with oil and they were pretty dry
Madhuram says
Hmm...I don't remember it being dry. It's been a long time since I tried the recipe. Yes you can add some applesauce for moisture.
Carol says
This recipe came out great. I made a few substitutions though... I used 1 cup whole wheat flour/1 cup all purpose flour, decreased the sugar to 1/2 cup (sugar in the raw), 1/4 cup chocolate chips, and added 1/4 cup craisins. They were plenty sweet and delicious! I’ll probably reduce to 1/4 cup sugar next time.
Madhuram says
Wow! That's great to know Carol.
Paula says
Will these muffins keep for a few days, if made ahead of time?
Madhuram says
Probably in the freezer and then you can warm it up in the microwave oven before serving.
Ritu Joshi says
can I use gluten free oats?
Madhuram says
Yes you can.
kevin says
Yumm! came out great and was easy and quick.
Madhuram says
Thanks for the feedback Kevin.
Ishita Kaneria says
Can we substitute all purpose flour with whole wheat flour and oats?
Madhuram says
Yes you can but there will be a noticeable difference in taste and texture.
Monika Hajzer says
This is seriously the best. I substituted the sugar with agave syrup and my husband and I cant get enough. I have to hide them on him or there is none left by the end of the day. Great recipe!
Madhuram says
Thank you very much Monika 😀
Annie Banjawan says
How much agave syrup you have used?
Sowmya says
Tried these muffins yesterday and they came out so good !!! It was a super duper hit and my kids loved it ! The muffins were absolutely soft and yummy !!! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Thanks
Sowmya
Madhuram says
You're most welcome Sowmya.
Melissa Novotny says
Sosososoo delicious. I’ve made them multiples times and constantly get told that they are the best banana chocolate chip muffins around!
I currently have a batch in the oven but this time I substituted the butter with coconut oil and the sugar with coconut sugar 🙂
Madhuram says
Thank you very much Melissa.
Rhonda. says
Thank you! These turned out great. I've tried others that seemed heavy and dense, not the case here. We have an egg allergy in the house, so good egg free recipes are important. Thanks again!
Madhuram says
You're very welcome Rhonda.
ANKITA says
Just made muffins from this recipe with 1 cup wheat flour, q cup maida and 1/2 cup oats. But my batter is too much hard. I add little water to mix it well. But then also its like lumpimg consistency. No water or milk required for this recipe?? Its not soft like muffins..little hard and sticky it comes out. Did I do something wrong?
Madhuram says
Hi Anikta, I went and saw the recipe. It's been a long time since I baked these muffins, so really don't remember how the batter consistency was. But usually whole wheat flour and oats all need lot of liquid. Maybe that's why it was too lumpy. Adding more water/milk would have helped if you felt that the batter was very sticky.
Sally says
I just made these today and since I didn't have chocolate chips at home I used some sweet dates. OMG the best bannana muffins ever. Thank you for sharing a great recipe. My son has allergy to milk and egg so these are the best muffins for him. Thanks again.
Madhuram says
You're very welcome Sally.
Jessica says
Was looking for a recipe without eggs since my boyfriend has high cholesterol. This recipe was perfect. The muffins came out excellent!!
Madhuram says
That's great to know Jessica. Thanks for trying the recipe.
Lilia says
Tried this recipe today but without chocolate chips. Worked well. The muffins come out light and fluffy. Thank you!
Madhuram says
You're welcome Lilia.
Jotvinge says
Can I spray muffin cups with vegetable oil, instead of using paper liners? Would it work?
Madhuram says
Yes you can. Use paper liner makes clean up easy.
Cara says
Could I leave out the chocolate chips and will they still be moist and fluffy?
Madhuram says
Yes Cara. Chocolate chips is just for the taste. It doesn't have any impact on the texture of the muffins.
Diane Boerstler says
Came out PERFECT
Madhuram says
Thanks Diane.
Jyoti says
I tried this recipe and the muffins turned out to be perfect. I changed the proportions though. Made it with 1 cup whole wheat flour, 3/4 cup apf and 1/ 4 cup corn flour. I have found my perfect banana muffins recipe.
Madhuram says
Thanks for the feedback Jyoti. Corn flour? That's interesting.
rupa says
If we do not want to add oats, do i have to prportionately reduce other ingredients?
Madhuram says
I don't think it will work like that Rupa. Instead you can try adding about another 1/2 cup of flour instead.
Ashley says
Delicious! I used peanut butter chips and chocolate chips. I also used 1/2 a cup or sugar and 4 bananas. Very moist. Very scrumptious. Thank you for this recipe!
Madhuram says
You're very welcome Ashley.
Krista says
Great recipe for our family as my son is allergic to eggs. Thank you!
Madhuram says
You're welcome Krista.
Pikachu says
Thanks for this recipe......I ran out of eggs so I search thru Internet what I can substitute for the egg til I found your recipe. I only change the oil to butter instead and half the recipe if this won't work. Walla......this is for keep and will share to Facebook with a picture of how these turnout. I made a mini cupcakes(2/12 doz)
Madhuram says
Thank you very much for the feedback Pikachu.
Rachel P. says
As luck had it, I had a bunch of three bananas on the counter because I wanted to eat them and make smoothies. But I went to go pluck one off the bunch and that annoying thing happened where it won't come off the stalk then winds up tearing the tops off ALL of them! So I immediately thought, "Banana bread!"
I loathe eggs so I never keep them around unless I'm baking cakes for a party, so I figured there had to be an egg-free banana bread or muffin recipe for me to try since they're a very sticky humectant. I'm very happy I found this recipe because I also learned a new method of making banana puree! I never thought to just put some water in the bowl and use my stick blender.
The only things I did different was that I used coconut sugar and added a teaspoon of vanilla. I threw in some chocolate chips and walnuts. Soooo good! Very easy to mix up and the oats really make the muffins fluff up and make them nice and dense, you'd never guess these were egg-free. I actually had a little extra batter so I made 12 normal muffins plus one mega-muffin in a lined 5-oz ramekin. I'll definitely make these again next time I have a banana fail. 🙂 And I'm psyched to find a whole site full of egg-free recipes!
Madhuram says
Wow..what a detailed feedback. Thanks Rachel. I'm glad that this recipe turned out well for you. Happy egg free baking! 🙂
Sandhya says
Thank you for a nice recipe
They turnout awesome everytime...
Made these 5 times now...
Madhuram says
You're very welcome Sandhya.
Rachel says
This is the most amazing recipe. I make this for my son who is allergic to eggs and dairy and everyone who tries them can't believe how good they taste. Thank you!!!!
Madhuram says
You're very welcome Rachel.
Aarthi says
The recipe looks great.. I am yet to try it though..:-)
But it is great that you reply to every message that you receive..Something I have rarely seen in many websites.. Keep it up!! Thanks
Madhuram says
Thanks Aarthi. I try to respond to all messages most of the time.
Joanne says
Hi, I want to change the chocolate chips to cherries, I'll drain and pat them dry. What do you think
Madhuram says
I guess it should work.
Sarah says
Omg these were good! I didn't have eggs or butter on hand so I was thankful when I found this recipe but I honestly didn't have high hopes. This is one of the best muffin recipes I've made :). We've been trying to cut down on animal products so now we will try your site for more ideas 🙂 Thanks so much!
Madhuram says
You're very welcome Sarah.
Anita Nandini says
Hi,
I made these and they turned out well. But one feedback I have is one Either needs to increase the quantity of wet ingredients or reduce the dry. Alternatively what might really helps is to have metric measurements.
Madhuram says
I do not follow metric system, so can't estimate and give the measurements without trying it for myself. Sorry.
Maryam says
Hi
Sounds like a great recipe. Can we add eggs n replace baking soda with some more baking powder?
Madhuram says
I'm not sure Maryam, because I have never baked with eggs.
Kelly says
Second recipe of yours that I've tried and wow! They're great! My son has multiple allergies inc egg. A very kind friend wants to make the children's food at her son's christening safe for my son and asked for recipes - she got this! Thank you! Which recipe shall I try next?!!!
Madhuram says
You're very welcome Kelly. How about the low fat blueberry coffee cake!? That's one of my most favourite recipes.
Angela says
Just made these, they are wonderful. My son is allergic to egg whites, so always looking for new recipes for him.
Madhuram says
Thanks for the feedback Angela.
Candice says
made these for breakfast today......ran out of eggs 🙂
the flour i used 1 cup all purpose and 1/2 cup whole wheat and 1/2 cup a mixture of seed meals (pumpkin seed meal, flax meal, chia meal, sesame seed meal, sunflower seed meal and quinoa flour). Also, i used half the amount of sugar and on the top of the muffins i mixed crushed almonds with some honey and sprinkled that on top ....... they came out sooo good.... yummy... just the right amount of sweet.... my kids loved it too
thank you for this recipe.... i'm definitely keeping this one
Madhuram says
OMG! Your version sounds so much better and interesting than mine. Love it. 🙂
candice says
well ty for that lovely comment 🙂 but it is your recipe as the base... i just try to make using flour as healthy as i can while still pleasing the boys (my sons and husband) 🙂 i do similar substitutions for all recipes i make that include flour.
Madhuram says
Great! 🙂
Sapna says
Hi..thank you for the recipe. The muffins did turn out very good when I made them last week. I used whole wheat flour instead of the all purpose flour. Making 2nd batch today!!!
Madhuram says
That's great Sapna. You're welcome. 🙂
Ravinder says
Turned out great. It was fast and easy, tasty and fluffy too. I had 6 ripe banana, so I doubled the recipe. Didn't have oats and chocolate chip so I used suji instead and left it plain. My six year old loved it. Glad and thanks for posting this recipe.
Madhuram says
You're very welcome Ravinder.
Sheela says
I want make this for 2 year old son.so,can I substitute all purpose flour with regular wheat flour.did any one tried then plz let me know d quantity .
Madhuram says
You can try using half of each Sheela. That will taste better.
Joe says
Great recipe. I substituted dried coconut for the oats just to add another texture,and increased the baking powder and soda a tiny but to compensate. Turned out really well. I only made these because I had run out of eggs ... but they will be a go to recipe from now on.
Madhuram says
That's interesting Joe. Thanks for the feedback.
Emily says
These are the best banana muffins i have ever had!
Madhuram says
Thanks Emily.
chaitali says
hi i made these today with 50 percent each of whole wheat flour ant ground up oats came out fantastic . really happy!!!
Madhuram says
Thank you very much Chaitali.
Brenda says
Great recipe. I've made them several times! Turned out perfectly. Today, instead of oil I used peanut butter!
Madhuram says
Thanks Brenda.
sunil says
wenever I bake d cake it vl be densed..wont be soft fluffy can u plz......suggest me
Madhuram says
It depends on the recipe. Let me know if this problem is pertaining to a particular recipe and I will suggest you changes if any.
elena says
Simple and delicious.
Madhuram says
Thanks Elena.
Dottie says
I made this recipe taking heed of the comments. Used SR flour and 3/4 teaspoon baking powder. As the bananas were not very ripe the mixture was quite dry so I added about 1/4 cup milk.
The muffins were lovely, a light texture and a treat to eat. I will certainly make again.
Madhuram says
Thanks for the feedback Dottie.
Kari says
These muffins turned out delicious. I have a son that is allergic to eggs and nuts, he loved these and so did I!!! Thank you for a great recipe. Yeah!
Madhuram says
You're very welcome Kari.
mahdiya - 'Madz's Kitchen' says
Hi, just wanted to say how glad I am to have found this blog, my son is allergic to eggs! I can't wait to try these out for him... Thank you...
Madhuram says
You're welcome.
Cher says
Excellent Recipe - Fast, Simple, Easy and most of all Delicious
Madhuram says
Thanks Cher.
sonia says
Hi the recipe was a success & it tasted awesome. Just one thing that it was a bit rich and heavy. Is there anyway we can make it more light and fluffy?
Madhuram says
Muffins/cakes with pureed fruit tends to be dense because of the fruit. You can may try using self rising flour or increase the baking powder by another 1/4 teaspoon.