Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins (Tall, Bakery-Fashion)

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, filled with semisweet chocolate chips—good for breakfast, snacks, or dessert.

Why You may Love These Muffins (Recipe Highlights)

• Bakery-Fashion 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 delicate tang. It’s a secret ingredient that retains these muffins tender with out feeling heavy – similar 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 all the time bathe a number of further on prime for good measure proper out of the oven—as a result of extra chocolate is all the time higher. Excellent for back-to-school routines, vacation brunches, or anytime you crave a selfmade chocolate deal with like my Flourless Chocolate Cake or Chocolate Pear Cake.
• Excellent for Utilizing Up Overripe Bananas: I all the time appear to search out a number of too-brown bananas on the finish of the week. This recipe makes use of three or 4 (1½ cups mashed ripe banana), making it excellent for lowering meals waste and baking one thing scrumptious. Should you do not like chocolate, you can also make my Strawberry Banana Bread Muffins or tremendous well-liked Walnut Banana Bread as a substitute.
• Chill the Dough for Additional Top (Optionally available): I examined chilling the batter; a short relaxation thickens it so the muffins rise taller. It’s good if you would like 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 entire recipe (with the elements quantities + instructions) by leaping on to the recipe card beneath— however this is a short overview (with useful course of photographs and success suggestions) of what you may count on 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 elements: In a big bowl, whisk collectively the flour, each sugars, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

• Stir within the chocolate chips to the dry elements.

• Combine moist elements: In a separate bowl, whisk the mashed bananas with the oil, eggs, vanilla, and Greek yogurt till easy.
• Fold the moist combination into the dry simply till mixed—count on 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 a number of 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 stability between banana flavour and chocolate. Be at liberty to make use of milk, darkish, or combined chocolate chips—simply don’t exceed 1½ cups whole.
• Muffin Pan Liners: We did check to bake these muffins with out liners in a well-greased muffin pan. If baking with out liners, make certain your pan could 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’ll be able to 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!

Suggestions for Success

• Combine by hand: You may make the entire recipe with a whisk and spatula—no mixer wanted and fewer washing up (additionally helps forestall 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 can 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 top, 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 utterly. You’ll get higher outcomes than spreading the batter thinly throughout all.
• Sizzling begin, then decrease: Beginning at 425°F provides the muffins an preliminary blast of warmth to rise rapidly. Reducing the temp to 350°F ensures they bake evenly with out over browning.

Extra Muffins Recipes To Strive

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