Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Muffins

🍌 Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients (makes about 12 muffins):

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

3 medium ripe bananas (about 1 ¼ cups mashed)

½ cup unsalted butter (melted & slightly cooled) or vegetable oil

¾ cup brown sugar (or white sugar)

1 large egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

½ cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt (adds moisture)

1 cup semisweet or milk chocolate chips

Optional: ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners or grease with nonstick spray.

2. Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

3. Prepare wet mixture: In a large bowl, mash bananas until smooth. Stir in melted butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, and sour cream until well combined.

4. Combine: Add the dry ingredients to the banana mixture and gently stir until just combined (do not overmix).

5. Fold in: Stir in chocolate chips (and nuts, if using).

6. Fill muffin tin: Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling about ¾ full. Sprinkle a few extra chocolate chips on top if you’d like.

7. Bake: 18–22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (a few melted chocolate streaks are okay).

8. Cool: Let muffins rest in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

✨ These muffins are perfect warm, with the chocolate still melty, or cooled for a grab-and-go snack.