Prep Time
15 minutes
Cooking Time
20 minutes
Total Time
35 minutes
Servings
12 muffins
Calories Per Serving
200 calories
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe Highlights
- Perfect Cheat Day Treat: Indulge on your rest days with these delightful Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins, embodying the sweet balance between fitness dedication and dessert celebration.
- Energy-Boosting Bananas: Packed with natural sugars and carbohydrates, bananas provide an energy boost, making these muffins a great pre-workout snack or a post-achievement reward.
- Simple and Fun to Make: With easy-to-follow steps and common ingredients, this recipe is perfect for baking enthusiasts of all levels, from kitchen novices to seasoned bakers.
- Versatile Delight: Ideal for breakfast, a snack, or a dessert, these muffins fit seamlessly into any part of your day, whether it’s a morning start or an evening treat.
- Irresistible Chocolate Indulgence: The rich chocolate chips in each muffin offer that irresistible, melty indulgence, satisfying your sweet tooth while celebrating life’s little victories.
Choco-Banana Lift-Off
Welcome to the delicious world of Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins—the unsung heroes of cheat day indulgence! Imagine, these little wonders have been fueling victories, from boardroom triumphs to barbell personal bests, for longer than we’ve been trying to avoid adding them to our cheat day dessert recipes. Did you know bananas were once considered exotic and only became popular in the U.S. in the late 1800s? Fast forward to today, and we’re heroically rescuing overripe bananas everywhere, giving them a second life of fame in our muffins.
Each muffin is a perfect blend of sweet, ripe bananas and rich chocolate chips—like the dynamic duo of your gym buddy and your favorite motivational podcast. Biting into one is like getting a high-five from your taste buds, a reward for all those hours you’ve spent turning ‘can’ts’ into ‘cans’ and ‘dreams’ into ‘goals’.
Whether you’re celebrating closing a big deal or just surviving a meeting that could’ve been an email, these muffins are your go-to. So, preheat your ovens and let’s get baking—it’s time to turn those bananas from your fruit bowl into the MVPs (Most Valuable Pastries) of your day!
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Start by preheating your oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or lightly grease it. This is like the warm-up before your gym session – essential for the best results!
- Dry Ingredient Mix: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour (190g), baking powder (5ml), baking soda (2.5ml), and salt (2.5ml). Think of this step as laying the foundation for your muffin masterpiece.
- Banana Mixture: In another bowl, combine the mashed bananas (340g), sugar (150g), beaten egg, applesauce (60ml), and vanilla extract (5ml). This is where the magic starts – blending the energy (bananas) with the sweet reward (sugar).
- Combine and Fold: Pour the banana mixture into the dry ingredients. Gently fold until just combined – no overmixing! It’s like finding the balance between work and play.
- Add Chocolate Chips: Stir in the chocolate chips (175g). They’re like the little wins in your daily grind – totally necessary.
- Scoop and Bake: Use a spoon or an ice cream scoop to fill each muffin cup about three-quarters full. Pop them into the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. The baking is like the final push in a tough workout – it’s all coming together now!
- Cool and Enjoy: Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. This is the cooldown phase – your muffins and you, both basking in the glory of achievement!
Serving Ideas
- Post-Workout Reward: Enjoy a muffin after a grueling gym session as a delicious reward for your hard work. It’s the perfect blend of carbs and comfort to refuel your body and soul!
- Breakfast on-the-Go: Grab a muffin on busy mornings when you’re racing against the clock. It’s like a high-five for your taste buds and a power start for your day.
- Coffee Break Companion: Pair a muffin with your favorite coffee for a mid-morning break. It’s like the punchline to your coffee’s joke – they just go perfectly together.
- Outdoor Adventure Snack: Pack these muffins for a hike or a bike ride. They’re the ideal portable treat to enjoy amidst nature, giving you a burst of energy and a moment of indulgence.
- Team Meeting Treat: Brighten up the office by bringing muffins to your next team meeting. Watch as they turn every agenda point a little sweeter and every colleague a bit cheerier.
- Dessert Twist: Crumble a muffin over a scoop of vanilla ice cream for an easy yet decadent dessert. It’s like turning your cheat day into a gourmet experience.
- Afternoon Tea Delight: Serve these muffins at your afternoon tea gathering as a conversation-starting sweet. They’re the perfect balance of elegance and cheekiness.
- Celebratory Snack: Celebrate personal victories, big or small, with a muffin toast. Whether it's a promotion or a successfully completed project, these muffins are your sweet spot of triumph.
- Midnight Snack: Indulge in a muffin as a midnight snack. It’s the secret rendezvous of fitness warriors and night owls – a guilt-free pleasure under the moonlight.
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Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 3 medium (about 340g) ripe mashed bananas
- 175g semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 190g all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 150g granulated sugar
- 60ml unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
