Most Requested Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Name: Most Requested Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: dozen muffins
Ingredients: cooking spray; ¾ cup white sugar; 6 tablespoons butter, softened; 6 tablespoons ground flax seed; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 eggs; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 3 ripe bananas, mashed; ¾ cup chocolate chips; ½ cup chopped walnuts

Rating: 4.65 stars

105 Ratings
112 Reviews
21 Photos

This is a 'most often requested' recipe - friends and family deliberately let bananas get brown so I'll make them! Great for lunch boxes too.

By Sandy Brown

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Recipe Summary test

prep:

15 mins

cook:

25 mins

additional:

10 mins

total:

50 mins

Servings:

Yield:

dozen muffins

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray muffin cups with cooking spray or line with paper liners.

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Step 2
Beat sugar, butter, flax seed, vanilla, and eggs together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
Step 3
Sift flour, salt, and baking soda together in a separate bowl. Mix creamed sugar mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, into the flour mixture until fully incorporated and batter is stiff. Beat bananas into batter with an electric mixer on low. Fold chocolate chips and walnuts into batter; spoon into the prepared muffin cups, filling each cup 3/4 full.
Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool in the tins for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Cook's Notes:

I use half whole wheat flour/half white, part agave or honey to increase the 'good for you' factor, and semi-sweet mini-chips to ensure that each bite has chocolate in it.

Also good zapped for 10 seconds and promptly served with vanilla ice cream!

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

219 calories; protein 3.9g; carbohydrates 29.5g; fat 10.5g; cholesterol 30.8mg; sodium 236.7mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (112)

Most helpful positive review

Magnolia Blossom

Allstar

02/18/2013

Very moist. I did add a touch of cinnamon and nutmeg. Read More

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(61)

Most helpful critical review

kimmy

06/05/2013

They were tasty but very dry for me. I will have to incorporate some apple sauce when I try this recipe again. I liked how this recipe included flax seed. Read More

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(10)

105 Ratings

5 star values: 80
4 star values: 18
3 star values: 4
2 star values: 1
1 star values: 2

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Magnolia Blossom

Allstar

02/17/2013

Very moist. I did add a touch of cinnamon and nutmeg. Read More

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(61)

Cherry Lewis

02/22/2013

This is the best banana bread or muffin recipe I have found. I did make one adjustment by adding a tsp of cinnamon. Read More

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(42)

kksdad431

02/24/2013

Definitely a most requested love the "good for you" tip! Read More

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(37)

BeckiferJane

04/20/2013

Excellent as written. As a quick note if you're short a banana you can substitute with a 1/2 C applesauce-it still has a good banana flavor. We didn't notice a difference.:) Read More

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(15)

cherylk

08/29/2013

Love this recipe! I too replaced some of butter with flax seed. I'm not a talented cook and was wondering if I replaced some of the flour with protein powder how I would make the adjustment. I'm not sure what that would do to the consistency. Any advice would be welcomed!!! Read More

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(12)

kimmy

06/04/2013

They were tasty but very dry for me. I will have to incorporate some apple sauce when I try this recipe again. I liked how this recipe included flax seed. Read More

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(10)

Leonora

09/13/2013

I just did it and theyre so good and moist... Read More

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(8)

01/20/2014

Great recipe! I modified a bit by only putting in 3 tablespoons butter and 3 tablespoons applesauce plus half a container of a single serving Greek yogurt. I also soaked the flaxseed in a few tablespoons of water for a few minutes before adding to the sugar mixture- this was my first time baking with flax and I read it can absorb the moisture out of whatever you are making unless you soak it first. I also only had 2 super ripe bananas but a good tip for yellow-but-not-yet-over-ripe bananas is to pop them in the oven (unpeeled) at 300 degrees for about 40 minutes. You may want to line your pan with foil bc they will release some juices. Let them cool then unpeel to find mushy sweet bananas - perfect for this recipe! I used 5 bananas and added 1 tablespoon of cinnamon. Read More

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(6)

nelly weaver

04/20/2015

I have been using this recipe for 3 years for MUFFINS and they ALWAYS come out super moist and yummy. My bananas are never super ripe so I just microwave them until they get kind of soft. I bake for 20 mins and test with a toothpick. My boyfriend loves these in his lunch. Read More

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Most Requested Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Servings Per Recipe: 18
Calories: 219.2

% Daily Value *

protein: 8 %

carbohydrates: 10 %

dietary fiber: 10 %

sugars:

fat: 16 %

saturated fat: 21 %

cholesterol: 10 %

vitamin a iu: 3 %

niacin equivalents: 15 %

vitamin b6: 8 %

vitamin c: 3 %

folate: 10 %

calcium: 2 %

iron: 8 %

magnesium: 14 %

potassium: 5 %

sodium: 10 %

thiamin: 14 %

calories from fat:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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Magnolia Blossom

Allstar

02/17/2013

Very moist. I did add a touch of cinnamon and nutmeg.

Helpful

(61)

Cherry Lewis

02/22/2013

This is the best banana bread or muffin recipe I have found. I did make one adjustment by adding a tsp of cinnamon.

Helpful

(42)

kksdad431

02/24/2013

Definitely a most requested love the "good for you" tip!

Helpful

(37)

BeckiferJane

04/20/2013

Excellent as written. As a quick note if you're short a banana you can substitute with a 1/2 C applesauce-it still has a good banana flavor. We didn't notice a difference.:)

Helpful

(15)

cherylk

08/29/2013

Helpful

(12)

kimmy

06/04/2013

They were tasty but very dry for me. I will have to incorporate some apple sauce when I try this recipe again. I liked how this recipe included flax seed.

Helpful

(10)

Leonora