Posted on Thursday, 24th March 2011 by Grace Massa Langlois
My daughter, Liana, is back to craving muffins. In fact, she’s scooted out for muffins so often this week I’ve lost count. And may I point out; she scoots out at the oddest times of the day (I should say “evening”). Why she only returns with a single muffin each and every time is baffling. Her flavour of choice, Banana Chocolate Chip – no nuts!
These muffin cravings tend to go in spurts and we haven’t had a spurt in quite a long time. And of course it usually happens when I don’t have any aged bananas. I finally decided enough is enough! I tucked away a fresh bunch of bananas and waited for the optimal time to whip up a batch.
Yesterday they turned to that “nasty brown stage” and the bananas were soft and mushy – perfectly sweet. I decided to err on the side of caution and I made one batch of jumbo muffins (for the times a small one just won’t do) and I also made a batch of smaller muffins.
By the way, did you know that bananas are America’s number 1 fruit? I go nuts for bananas! And I probably eat way more than I should. Walking by them every day and resisting the temptation was pure torture.
Any Chocolate Lovers out there? You’ll love these! They are bursting with chocolate chips. If you’re anything like me (addicted to chocolate), when no one is looking, you’ll add a few more for that absolute chocolate satisfaction.
As a mother of a couple of teenagers I am naturally curious of odd behaviour. I wonder? Was it the allure of sweet banana-chocolate flavour? – Or someone??? – That had Liana running out? Telltale sign? When she doesn’t run out “for” Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins but “with” Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins.
Why must they always forget we were once their age?
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
(Adapted from Epicurious via Evelyn’s Coffee Bar)
Makes 12 standard-sized muffins
- 188 g (1½ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour
- 150 g (2/3 cups) caster (super fine granules) sugar
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 8 ounces (1 cup) mashed ripe bananas (about 2 large)
- 1 large egg
- 113.5 g (½ cup) unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 140 g (¾ cup) semisweet chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 180° C (350° F). Line a standard muffin tin with paper liners.
- In a large-sized bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a medium-sized bowl mix together the mashed bananas, egg, melted butter, milk and vanilla.
- Add the banana mixture to the flour mixture and stir to just combine (do not over mix).
- Add the chocolate chips and stir to just combine.
- Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups, filling three-quarters full.
- Bake, rotating tin halfway through baking time, until tops are pale golden and a tester inserted in the centre of one muffin comes out with some melted chocolate attached but no crumbs, about 32 minutes.
- Transfer baking tin to wire rack to cool for a five minutes. Turn muffins on their sides in their cups and cool completely.
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Tags: after school treat, afternoon tea, banana cake, bananas, breakfast, brunch, chocolate, food, food photography, food photos, fruit, muffins, quick bread
Posted in Baking & Pastry, Baking Mise en Place, Pastry Doughs & Batter, Recipes
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March 24th, 2011 at 12:55 pm
looks delicious! I myself am a banana and chocolate freak as well!
March 24th, 2011 at 1:48 pm
It looks as though you had fun with the muffin balancing act. Chocolate and banana is a wonderful combination and I’ll bet your daughter loved these.
March 24th, 2011 at 1:57 pm
Chocolate and bananas are such a classic combination! Love how you wrapped up your beautiful muffins, who wouldn’t want one!
March 24th, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Oh my! Do those look great or what?! Wow, I would have to just devour like 8 of those at a time, yuuuummmmiiie!
March 24th, 2011 at 2:40 pm
Yummy! What an incredible mix of so many good flavors!
March 24th, 2011 at 3:36 pm
I like the term you use ‘aged bananas’:)
March 24th, 2011 at 3:39 pm
Those do look like mighty fine muffins! I have an oatmeal chocolate chip muffin recipe that my kids go wild for, I should make that soon!
March 24th, 2011 at 3:46 pm
These would definitely be a great start to anyone’s day! Beautiful photos as always.
March 25th, 2011 at 6:16 am
I also prefer my muffins without nuts, which is interesting since i love any and all nuts.
March 25th, 2011 at 9:46 am
The sign of a well prepared mom, always keep a bunch of bananas at the ready. They look delectable.
March 25th, 2011 at 5:24 pm
Beautiful muffins. Chocolate makes everything that much tastier.
March 25th, 2011 at 9:57 pm
I always have a stash of bananas at my house and I can never eat them all before they turn brown! Thanks for this awesome recipe…I will definitely be trying it out soon!
March 26th, 2011 at 9:18 pm
These look fantastic. Just baked a loaf of banana bread with ginger and chocolate chips–must be something in the air! Thanks for sharing these gorgeous muffins.
March 30th, 2011 at 9:30 am
Your daughter has good muffin tastes. Those banana chip muffins are making me hungry. I wish I had one for a morning snack
March 30th, 2011 at 11:27 am
Oh, I love muffins, too! Banana and chocolate is a classic combo-I can see why your daughter craves them. These look perfect!
March 31st, 2011 at 12:11 am
I love the banana/chocolate combination. If you like pumpkin too, I suggest you try this combo with pumpkin added in! Love your photo styling by the way.
April 3rd, 2011 at 8:05 am
Not sure how you did it but loved how your muffins balanced so well!
April 13th, 2011 at 10:58 am
These were delicious! My 4 yo helped me with these so the whole experience was memorable
Thank you so much for sharing.
April 14th, 2011 at 1:51 am
So happy you enjoyed!
September 2nd, 2011 at 2:00 pm
WOW … wow … WOW!!!
these are the best muffins ever – super moist and just … i ate 4 in one sitting & went back for more before I realized other people wanted.
THANKS will make again and again and again!
September 4th, 2011 at 3:57 pm
I am so happy you enjoyed Aisha, they go pretty quick here too that’s why I make the jumbo.
February 19th, 2012 at 10:29 am
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March 25th, 2012 at 7:14 pm
This recipe truly makes a delicious batch of muffins! mmm…
April 27th, 2012 at 5:42 am
I made this the other day for a play group. It was a big hit with everyone including my hubby who enjoyed the leftovers. Thanks for sharing a great recipe! I will definitely make them again.
April 29th, 2012 at 10:15 pm
This was my second recipe off this site and again I was beyond pleased with the results. I love banana choc. muffins and for some reason I find them difficult to find at supermarkets and bakeries. Tragic! I’m so glad I can now have them whenever I please. Overall rating.. 5 stars!
Preparation- EASY!
Taste- DELISH!!!!
April 30th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
Welcome Jennifer! So happy you enjoyed the muffins, they’re a hit here too.
May 11th, 2012 at 5:05 pm
Amazing! Each batch turned out perfect and scrumptious !
August 28th, 2012 at 4:19 pm
I’m dominican, I will make the “Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins” recipe for my kids. Can I publish it in my blog “ceciliaencasa” and put a link to your blog ?
August 30th, 2012 at 11:38 am
Hi Ana, of course! I look forward to reading.
October 8th, 2012 at 9:19 am
Hi Grace,
I have made this muffins and I loved them. The other day I had a couple of very ripe bananas and I didn’t want to throw them away, so I decided to repeat the success, only…I fancied raisins, so I went on to replace the caster sugar with a brown soft one and the chocolate chips with the raisins. Delicious!!
Many thanks again for your great recepies, I love reading the stories that come with them.
October 8th, 2012 at 9:54 am
Hi Maura, what a great idea, I love brown sugar. I was just thinking I need to make a batch of muffins for Matt (snacks for school), will have to try your variation, sounds so good!