Chocolate Banana Muffins are rich, moist, and packed with chocolate chips. Made with Greek yogurt, bananas, coconut oil, and less sugar, they’re full of flavor without the excess!
Looking for plain chocolate muffins? Try my bakery-style Chocolate Muffins next!
author’s note
The Breakfast Muffins That Totally Feel Like Dessert!
I’m obsessed with big bakery-style chocolate muffins, but if I’m being honest, those usually feel more like dessert than breakfast. So I set out to make a bakery-style chocolate muffin that still feels totally indulgent but uses ingredients I’m actually happy to call breakfast. And these absolutely hit the mark.
They’re made with Greek yogurt, ripe bananas, coconut oil, dark chocolate, and an egg, with way less sugar than your typical bakery muffin. Nothing fancy or weird, just simple ingredients that work really well together.
Even with those swaps, these chocolate banana muffins are so good. They’re rich, super moist, deeply chocolatey, and packed with chocolate in every bite. A little gooey, totally satisfying, and perfect for when a chocolate craving hits first thing in the morning.
Chocolate Banana Muffins Ingredients
| Ingredient | Notes |
|---|---|
| Cocoa Powder | Use Dutch-process cocoa like Hershey’s Special Dark for a rich chocolate flavor. Any brand works. |
| Greek Yogurt | Full-fat, flavored Greek yogurt like honey vanilla works best. |
| Chocolate Chips | Any kind works. I like a mix of dark and mini semi-sweet chips. |
| Bananas | Very ripe, speckled bananas give the best flavor and sweetness. |
| Coconut Oil | Melt first, then let it cool before adding. |
| Flour | Remove 1 tablespoon of flour and replace it with cornstarch for a lighter, bakery-style texture. |
Featured Comment
I fully expected these to taste healthy, but they only tasted delicious! So yummy and chocolatey and moist. You wouldn’t even know that they are healthy.
– Kylie
How To Make Chocolate Banana Muffins
- Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Spray a muffin tin. Let egg and yogurt come to room temp. Melt and cool coconut oil.
- Mash Bananas: Mash bananas until smooth. Use 1 cup. Riper bananas are sweeter.
- Dry Ingredients: Whisk dry ingredients and chocolate chips.
- Wet Ingredients: Whisk wet ingredients until smooth.
- Combine: Stir wet and dry ingredients until just combined. Don’t over-mix.
- Bake: Fill muffin cups evenly. Bake 18–23 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool: Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Use a knife to loosen muffins if needed.
Quick Tip
I don’t recommend muffin liners; the batter sticks to them. Grease the cavities well. A good muffin tin makes a big difference. My favorite tins always release muffins nicely.
Tips For Success
- Mash the bananas thoroughly to avoid chunks in the muffins. Use an electric hand mixer for quick mashing if you prefer.
- Don’t overmix. Overmixing makes muffins dense. Mix until just combined, then bake!
- Generously grease the muffin tin with nonstick spray and lightly dust it with flour or cocoa powder. This prevents the muffins from sticking and breaking apart.
- Cool muffins on a wire rack so air can flow around them. This keeps the bottoms from getting wet and sticky.
- Check Doneness: A toothpick (or fork) inserted into the center of the Chocolate Banana Muffins comes out clean or with a couple of moist (not wet) crumbs. The tops of the muffins should bounce back when lightly touched.
Quick Tip
How to mash bananas: Peel very ripe bananas and mash them in a bowl with a fork until smooth, or use an electric hand mixer for quicker mashing.
Chocolate Banana Muffins FAQs
There are a few reasons why muffins may not rise:
-Old baking agents can lose their effectiveness. Check if your baking soda and baking powder are fresh before using.
–Too many wet ingredients or too few dry ingredients can ruin the recipe.
Use fresh, high-quality ingredients and measure them accurately. Divide the batter evenly among 12 cavities, filling each about 3/4 full. Make sure the oven is fully preheated before baking, and place the muffin tin in the center of the oven.
Soggy centers and bottoms happen when muffins stay in the tin too long, trapping steam. Cool them on a baking rack to let the steam escape. Wet muffins can also come from measuring ingredients incorrectly.
More Delicious Baked Goods:
Desserts
Healthy Brownies
Muffins And Quick Breads
Healthy Chocolate Chip Muffins
Chocolate Banana Muffins
Video
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour or whole-wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons Dutch process cocoa powder see note 1
- 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips see note 2
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup mashed banana extremely ripe
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt vanilla or plain, see note 3
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil cooled
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar lightly packed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Generously coat a muffin pan with cooking spray, but don’t use liners. Let eggs and yogurt reach room temperature. Melt coconut oil, measure, and set aside to cool. Ensure ingredients are at the same temperature to avoid clumping.
- The darker the banana skin, the sweeter the banana! Remove the skin and mash with a fork or electric mixer until it resembles thick applesauce. Measure to ensure you have 1 level cup.
- Add flour, cornstarch, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, and both types of chocolate chips to a large bowl. Mix to combine. In another bowl, add egg, mashed bananas, Greek yogurt, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and brown sugar. Use a hand whisk to mix until completely smooth.
- Mix the wet and dry ingredients together with a wooden spoon until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
- Divide batter evenly among the 12 muffin pan cavities. Bake for 18–23 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool in the muffin pan for 10 minutes, then use a table knife to gently loosen and remove the muffins. If they start to fall apart, wait another 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I made these today for Valentine’s Day and my husband is still raving about them! Our little guy told me they really good numerous times too! And they were so easy! So glad I stumbled upon your recipe and can’t wait to try some more.
Yay!! So thrilled to hear these were so well enjoyed! Thank you Kara! I hope you love whatever you try next 🙂
Hi Chelsea, i just took these out the oven. My whole house smells like chocolate. We will enjoy them for breakfast 🙂 Just one question: why don’t you use baking powder in the recipe? I’m being curious…
These look amazing, and my 5 year old and I just finished making them. But, I realized (too late!) that we never added in the vanilla, so I reread the directions again, and it never says to do it. So, you may want to add that in for direction followers like myself! We make your recipes all the time!
Ack!! I’m so sorry about missing that in the directions! I so appreciate the heads-up and I just updated the recipe so no one else misses it! Luckily without vanilla extract they shouldn’t be TOO different, so I hope you love them! So fun to bake with your five year old 🙂 Thanks for the comment!
These are incredibly gorgeous Chelsea, I am absolutely loving your photos with all that gooey chocolate! I do have a couple of over ripe bananas sitting in the fruit bowl…
These chocolate muffins are EPIC! Those melty chocolate chips in the middle are everything!
Thank you so much Rachel! 🙂
Chels you are the baking bombshell 🙂 I “lov Ya ” for these delicious muffins. Excellent 🙂
Maybe it was in the video (I’m at work so I didn’t watch it), but what was the 1tbl of flour removed for?
It’s basically to make a “homemade cake flour” So you replace that 1 TBSP. flour with with 1 TBSP. cornstarch and that makes a cake flour that will yield softer and more tender muffins! 🙂
I’ve made chocolate banana muffins before and I don’t know why because I love it. Yours look so chocolatey and moist! I also love the video because it shows how easy is to make them. Your videos are great and I already subscribed to your youtube channel because I don’t want to miss any recipe video you post 😉
These muffins are awesome!
Thanks so much Ashley! 🙂
ooooh these muffins look so chocolatey and moist! Totally perfect!
I made these today with spelt flour. I forgot to remove one tablespoon. Also, I added about 1/3 cup of flax meal. These are delicious! I was careful not to over mix and they turned out so tender and moist.
So, so glad to hear that! I’m thrilled they were enjoyed! Thanks for the comment 🙂
These look delicious! I just put a batch in the oven and can’t wait for them to be ready! Instead of flour I used 1/3 C whey protein and a little less than 1/3 C coconut flour. What are you supposed to do with the tablespoon of flour once to take it out?
I hope they work out great with your changes and you love them! 🙂 Just put it back in your bag of flour 🙂
Any idea of calorie count
Did these turn out well wth the coconut flour and whey?