Chocolate Chip and Walnut Banana Bread Muffins

Submitted by Veggie Girl Kacey

"These muffins are so moist and delicious there are never any leftovers. I am a person that does not like an overabundance of banana flavour so these were just right. You can also make this into a banana loaf as well. Adapted from a recipe I found on the Food Network."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 12 Muffins
• Serves: 3-4

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1⁄2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon vanilla (to your taste)
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 ripe bananas, mashed (preferably black-skinned)
• 1⁄2 cup roughly crushed walnuts
• 1⁄2 cup chocolate chips

directions

1. Sift the flour, baking soda and salt into a bowl. Set aside.
2. Whisk the eggs and the vanilla together. Set aside.
3. Preheat oven to 350°F.
4. Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (I use a Kitchen Aid stand mixer for this).
5. Gradually pour the egg mixture into the butter while mixing until incorporated.
6. Add the bananas and stir until incorporated.
7. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated with a spatula.
8. Pour in the walnuts and chocolate chips and gently fold into mixture.
9. Place mixture in a paper-line muffin tray and bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. (All tray sizes and ovens are different so keep an eye on them).

Reviews

[pammyowl]

These were very good! I used 1/3 whole wheat flour, and we enjoyed them very much. I would suggest using 1/2 tsp. baking powder and 1/2 tsp. baking soda though. I think you would get a better rise. Made for Fall PAC 2012

 

[AndiattheArk]

This recipe tastes good but I think it is too banana heavy. The recipe was followed to a T but the muffins hardly rose and then fell. I have been making muffins for years and this never happened. It needs to be reworked. The muffins were made for a bake sale and they were thrown in the trash. I am surprised no one else has stated this in the reviews. Maybe you need to add more leavening and limit to 2 bananas as this is the first recipe that was a total waste of my time. Shocked this recipe is out there and highly reviewed. I just lost an afternoon.

 

[Rupa J.]

the most moist, scrumptiously delicious banana nut chip cupcakes i have ever made.. and i'm 64! :) i used light brown sugar.. and had one banana less than i was supposed to for the 3 dozen cupcakes.. ( at first i thought that was a looot of bananas!) turned out yummmmmmm! thanks!

 

[gabbylynn25]

Absolutely loved this recipe, it was a huge hit. I used 1/2 a teaspoon baking powder and 1/2 a teaspoon baking soda instead. Then added some cinnamon and nutmeg.

 

[Vaishali P.]

I converted this to mini muffins, and it works really well as I had little rise from this batter. I added cinnamon and nutmeg to the mix and it worked really well. I cut the recipe in half and had two full trays of minis (24) + a single regular muffin (not the tray, just a single muffin). I baked for 14-16 mins and got a little color and are cooked through. Will make again!