Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins (Tall, Bakery-Model)

On the lookout for bakery-style banana chocolate chip muffins with tall domes and a smooth, super-moist texture? These fluffy muffins are made with Greek yogurt and ripe bananas, full of semisweet chocolate chips—good for breakfast, snacks, or dessert.

Why You may Love These Muffins (Recipe Highlights)

• Bakery-Model Tall Muffins: I begin baking the muffins sizzling at 425°F for 10 minutes, then drop to 350°F so the muffins spring excessive and get that restaurant-quality, golden cap—no specialty pans wanted. They freeze fantastically, too!
• Greek Yogurt Makes All of the Distinction: I exploit plain Greek yogurt + impartial oil for further moisture and a refined tang. It’s a secret ingredient that retains these muffins tender with out feeling heavy – identical to my Blueberry Greek Yogurt Cake and Pear Almond Cake.
• Double Hit of Chocolate: I am not shy with the chocolate chips on this one. There’s a cup within the batter, and I at all times bathe just a few further on prime for good measure proper out of the oven—as a result of extra chocolate is at all times higher. Good for back-to-school routines, vacation brunches, or anytime you crave a home made chocolate deal with like my Flourless Chocolate Cake or Chocolate Pear Cake.
• Good for Utilizing Up Overripe Bananas: I at all times appear to search out just a few too-brown bananas on the finish of the week. This recipe makes use of three or 4 (1½ cups mashed ripe banana), making it superb for decreasing meals waste and baking one thing scrumptious. If you happen to do not like chocolate, you can also make my Strawberry Banana Bread Muffins or tremendous in style Walnut Banana Bread as an alternative.
• Chill the Dough for Further Top (Optionally available): I examined chilling the batter; a short relaxation thickens it so the muffins rise taller. It’s good if you need a “show-off” dome for entertaining or brunch.

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How To Make Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins (Step-By-Step Photographs)

You may discover the whole recipe (with the components quantities + instructions) by leaping on to the recipe card under— however here is a short overview (with useful course of pictures and success suggestions) of what you possibly can anticipate whenever you make these scrumptious muffins:

• Put together: Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan or generously grease it.
• Combine dry components: In a big bowl, whisk collectively the flour, each sugars, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

• Stir within the chocolate chips to the dry components.

• Combine moist components: In a separate bowl, whisk the mashed bananas with the oil, eggs, vanilla, and Greek yogurt till clean.
• Fold the moist combination into the dry simply till mixed—anticipate a thick, barely lumpy batter. (Optionally available: cowl and chill for half-hour or in a single day for taller, softer muffins.)

• Fill the muffin cups to the very prime.
• Bake at 425°F for 10 minutes, then—with out opening the oven—scale back to 350°F and bake 10–Quarter-hour extra, till risen and golden and a toothpick comes out clear.
• Sprinkle just a few further chocolate chips on prime proper out of the oven.
• Cool within the pan for five minutes, then switch to a wire rack.

How We Examined This Recipe

• Chocolate Chips Quantity: We examined this recipe with 1½ cups of chips however discovered 1 cup gave a greater steadiness between banana flavour and chocolate. Be happy to make use of milk, darkish, or blended chocolate chips—simply don’t exceed 1½ cups complete.
• Muffin Pan Liners: We did check to bake these muffins with out liners in a well-greased muffin pan. If baking with out liners, be certain that your pan may be very effectively greased. If utilizing liners, they could stick barely when the muffins are nonetheless heat (however who can wait?). They peel off extra cleanly as soon as the muffins are totally cooled or chilled.
• Easy Swaps: You possibly can substitute darkish brown sugar with the identical quantity of sunshine brown sugar. I’ve baked these banana chocolate chip muffins with each Greek yogurt and bitter cream—with equally nice outcomes!

Ideas for Success

• Combine by hand: You can also make the entire recipe with a whisk and spatula—no mixer wanted and fewer washing up (additionally helps stop overmixing).
• Use very ripe bananas: Search for bananas with closely speckled or black skins. The riper they’re, the sweeter and extra flavorful your muffins will likely be. 
• Coat chips in flour first: Including the chocolate chips to the dry combine helps coat them in flour, which suspends them within the batter for extra even distribution. 
• Don’t overmix your batter: That is key for a tall, domed muffin. 
• Chilling the batter improves the muffin peak, texture, and taste. It’s optionally available, however even half-hour will make a distinction.
• Fill every muffin cup to the brim for that signature domed muffin look. In case your batter doesn’t stretch to all 12 cups, underneath fill a pair and fill the remaining fully. You’ll get higher outcomes than spreading the batter thinly throughout all.
• Scorching begin, then decrease: Beginning at 425°F provides the muffins an preliminary blast of warmth to rise rapidly. Decreasing the temp to 350°F ensures they bake evenly with out over browning.

Extra Muffins Recipes To Attempt

• Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
• Strawberry Banana Bread Muffins
• Combined Berry Greek Yogurt Muffins
• Breakfast Egg Muffins