Are you craving for some chocolaty goodness? Well, you came to the right place because these double chocolate banana muffins are to die for! They are super soft, packed with chocolaty deliciousness, and with just basic baking ingredients. I just love the gooey melted chocolate on top! If you love chocolate and bananas, then trust me, you need to make these and my delicious double chocolate banana bread. You'll not regret it, I promise!
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What Banana To Use
Use ripe bananas, please.
Remember when you buy bananas and they always look so yellow, perfect? Well, hold on-don't use those yet. Wait until you see dark brown spots start appearing, and then they're perfect, like the ones I use for my banana and chocolate chip muffins!
But don't use too overly ripe banana though, the ones that the skin is all dark and the banana is all squishy. Why? Because then the muffins won't rise as much. The taste would still be great though! If you can get past the look, then go ahead *wink*
Can I Use Frozen Banana?
Yes, you absolutely can!
In fact, for this recipe I'm using frozen bananas. You see, we always like to have bananas in the house. But since all this chaos started, whenever we do our online grocery shopping we buy a bit extra and then freeze them as soon as they're perfect for baking or smoothies.
How To Use Frozen Banana
This is what I always do.
I weigh the amount that I need and thaw them at room temperature, in a bowl. They will release a lot of liquid.
DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT, be tempted to drain the liquid. If you do, your baked goods will come out a bit dry. How do I know? Because I made that mistake! Haha!
So when the bananas have thawed, just mash them together with the liquid. Yes.
How To Freeze Banana
This is how I always do it: Peel the bananas and place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Place in the freezer for 1 hour or so until they firm up. Then, put them all in a Ziploc bag and keep them in the freezer. They will not stick to each other, and it'll be easier to grab one or two, or the amount that you need.
Marco does it by directly placing the peeled bananas in a Ziploc bag and putting them in the freezer. Yes, it's faster and less work. But I find it a bit difficult to break the huge block of frozen bananas that have stuck to each other. It's not impossible, but just a bit difficult.
In Summary
These muffins are:
- super fluffy and DELICIOUS!
- very easy to make with just basic baking ingredients
- you can use frozen bananas! yes!
- they freeze really well
- packed with chocolaty heaven and goodness!
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Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
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Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup all purpose flour (195 g)
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (50 g)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Buttermilk
- ½ cup full fat milk (125 ml), room temperature
- ½ tablespoon vinegar
Wet Ingredients
- ½ cup sugar (100 g)
- ⅓ cup oil (80 ml)
- 2 large eggs , room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 ripe bananas (400 g), mashed
- 1 cup chopped semisweet chocolate (180 g)
Instructions
Dry Ingredients
- Sift all ingredients into a bowl, mix well with a spoon and set aside.
Buttermilk
- Add both ingredients into another bowl and leave for 10 minutes.
Wet Ingredients
- Add all ingredients, except chopped chocolate, into the buttermilk bowl. Mix everything well using a hand whisk. Now add in dry ingredients and mix until everything is well combined, do not over mix.
- Finally add in ¾ amount of chopped chocolate into the mixture and give it one last mix. Reserve the chocolate balance for topping.
Baking
- Using an ice cream scoop, divide batter evenly into 18 lined muffin pans. Sprinkle the reserved chocolate on top. Bake in a preheated oven at 350ºF (175ºC), using upper and lower heat, on lower ⅔ rack, for 23 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and cool completely (if you can wait that long!). Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
The nutrition facts provided are an estimate per serving. Accuracy is not guaranteed.
Ms.Limez says
It's a great recipie. And definitely will be making it again, I just might add more sugar, it's great if you like your muffins mildly sweet but I like mine to be on the sweeter side. 👍🏻
Karly says
Hi, just wondering if I can use cake flour instead of all purpose flour.
Bea & Marco says
Hi! I haven't tried it but I think it's fine. The muffins might turn out a tad more tender/less structured than desired but since they're muffins (not cake), in my opinion, it's fine. Hope it helps!
Sheila says
Hi , do u have eggless option? What can I use instead of eggs in this recipe? Flaxseeds ? Thank you n your recipes are amazing!!
Bea says
Thanks, Sheila! I haven't tried without eggs or any egg substitutions, so I can't really say. Sorry though!
Sharon says
Hi! May I ask can I use 1/4cup butter to replace the oil? Thanks!!
Bea says
Hi Sharon! Yes you can but I’d recommend using same amount (1/3 cup). Hope it helps
Jessy says
can i use this recipe for double chocolate muffins only (no banana)?
Linda says
My family loved them. We're trying to eat healthier but gotta have my chocolate and homemade desserts! So I used Coconut Oil and Palm Coconut Sugar and they were amazing. I will be making again maybe trying a different type of flour.
Bea says
I'm happy to hear that Linda! Do check out my healthy(er) recipes in our website, they are equally delicious without compromising any flavours, and on top of that the recipes use healthier ingredients. Thank you! 😍
Monmyr Felizarta says
Hi. How many days the shelf life in room temperature or the fridge?
What kind of milk did you used evaporated milk or fresh milk? Thanks a lot..
Bea says
Hi! When properly stored, they last up to 1 week in the fridge. I use fresh milk. Hope it helps 🙂
Britt Samuel says
Tried double chocolate banana muffins. It came out very good and thanks for the receipe
Bea says
Awesome! Glad that you liked it, thank your Britt!
Fatima says
Hey. This recipe looks amazing. Just a quick question. Will these muffin be okay if I don't add in baking powder, since I don't have it right now 🙁
Bea says
You can add 1/4 tsp more of baking soda in that case. Hope it help 🙂
Cheng Clynston says
Hi, can i use semi sweet chocolate chips instead of chopped chocolates? I saw on your recipe it stated 125ml full fat milk but if i have buttermilk already can i just stick to 125ml of Buttermilk?
Bea says
Hi Cheng! Yes you can use any type of chocolate chips you want and yes, use the buttermilk you already have. Hope it helps!
Gail Sim says
Hi will try your recipe tomorrow! I love banana and chocolates! Quick question can i use almond milk instead of full fat milk? I only have almond milk and skimmed milk here. Which of those is best to use for buttermilk? Thanks! 🙂 Btw I tried your healthy banana muffin and it was a winner!! can't wait to try this one! 😊
Bea says
Hi Gail! The best is full fat milk but I've used semi skimmed milk and it worked fine. I've never tried with almond milk though. Sorry!
Janet says
I dont have chocolate chips. Can I omit it entirely? Thanks
Bea says
Yes, no problem. You can also just chop some baking chocolate and add them instead. Hope it helps.
Toony L. says
These muffins are out of this world! Will make them again. Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Bea says
Yeay I'm glad that you liked them, thank you for your feedback!
foteini says
The ingredients dont include the eggs.
Bea says
Recipe updated, thanks for the heads up!
Kathrina Redican says
Does this recipe make 18 muffins?
Bea says
Yes 🙂