Chocolate Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Muffins
Moist double-chocolate banana muffins loaded with chocolate chips and topped with more chips and crunchy walnuts. This recipe makes 12 jumbo bakery-style muffins (or about 24 regular muffins).
Equipment
- 2 jumbo muffin pan 6-cup
- jumbo muffin liners optional
Ingredients
- non-stick cooking spray or jumbo muffin liners
- 4 medium bananas very ripe, with brown speckles (about 1 ½ cups mashed)
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup olive oil light or mild, or vegetable oil
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ⅔ cup chocolate chips semi-sweet, divided
- 1 cup chopped walnuts or chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray two 6-cup jumbo muffin pans with nonstick cooking spray, or line them with jumbo muffin liners.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer (or a large bowl with a hand mixer), mash the bananas on low to medium speed until mostly smooth.
- Add the eggs, vanilla, oil, milk, and sugar, mixing on low speed after each addition until well combined.
- Add the cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda and mix on low until blended. Add the flour and mix on low just until no dry streaks remain; don't overmix.
- Stir in half of the chocolate chips (⅓ cup).
- Divide the batter evenly among the 12 jumbo muffin cups. Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips and the chopped walnuts over the tops, pressing them in lightly.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs (not melted chocolate).
- Cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edges and transfer the muffins to a wire rack to cool.
Notes
For regular-size muffins, fill a greased standard muffin pan about three-quarters full and bake 16 to 20 minutes; the recipe makes about 24.
Store cooled muffins airtight at room temperature for up to 2 days, in the fridge for up to 5 days, or wrapped in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Calories: 545kcalCarbohydrates: 68gProtein: 7gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 344mgPotassium: 319mgFiber: 3gSugar: 37gVitamin A: 91IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 2mg
Nutrition details are an estimate, per serving.
