It seems like we always have a few overly ripe bananas sitting on our counter. I’m constantly tossing them in the freezer to use in bread or cookies, but today I wanted to see if I could find another use for them. I looked on Pinterest and came across this Good Life Eats recipe. Since I didn’t have Greek yogurt or whole wheat flour on hand, I adjusted the recipe accordingly.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup + 2 ½ Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup banana - mashed
- 1/3 cup plain yogurt or sour cream
- 4 Tbsp butter - melted
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips or chunks - optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a standard size muffin tin with 12 cups.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the banana puree, yogurt (or sour cream), egg, and vanilla. Beat on low until combined. Add the melted/cooled butter, mix on low for 10 seconds.
- With mixing speed on low, slowly incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet mixture. Do not overmix. Remove bowl from stand and fold in chocolate chips (if desired).
- Using a cookie scoop, fill each muffin tin ¾ of the way full. Place in oven and bake for 18-24 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow muffins to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
Calories: 129kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 183mg | Potassium: 132mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 149IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg
Adapted from Good Life Eats, Triple Chocolate Banana Bread Muffins
So delicious and moist!
Receipt workout very well!! I did just shaved a few minutes off the cook time to ensure they stayed moist. Would happily make them again.
Happy to hear that! Thank you for saying that!
Yum – these are good just as written. I used sour cream and 2 largish bananas. Thanks for the recipe! It’s nice to have a chocolate-y way to use up old bananas.
The muffins are delish and very moist????! A keeper for sure!!