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Banana muffins on a wire cooling rack.

Small Batch Banana Muffins with Chocolate Chips

  • Author: Jessie
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 6 Muffins 1x
  • Category: Bread
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

This easy banana muffin recipe uses just one overripe banana! Makes 6.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 overripe banana (about 100 grams)
  • 25 grams sugar (2 Tablespoons)
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (28 grams)
  • 35 grams milk (2-3 Tablespoons)
  • 2 grams vanilla extract (½ teaspoon)
  • 100 grams all purpose flour (about 3/4 cup + 2 teaspoons)
  • 2 gram ground cinnamon (¾ teaspoon)
  • 2 grams kosher salt (⅓ teaspoon)
  • 5 grams baking powder (1 teaspoon)
  • ½ cup bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions


Notes

Please use a kitchen scale! Measuring flour by volume (with cups) is notoriously unreliable: For best results, use a scale to measure by weight with the gram measurements provided! We use and recommend Escali kitchen scales. If you don’t have a kitchen scale, measure ingredients (especially flour, which is the most finicky) with the scoop and level method for best results. 

Additions and Substitutions. Use any kind of chocolate chips you like here (we love semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate chips). Add toasted, chopped nuts (walnuts, almonds, pecans) or a spoonful of poppyseeds to this batter if you like. Use melted coconut oil, canola oil, or vegetable oil in place of the melted butter if you prefer. 

Add toppings. Dress these muffins up by adding a bit of turbinado or demerara sugar on top before baking, or make a quick cinnamon crumble to put on top (find our favorite version in our Apple Butter Muffin Recipe).

Storing Muffins. Store cooled muffins in an airtight container on the counter for up to 4 days, or in the freezer up to 3 months (we love freezing these muffins in a reusable silicone Stasher Bag!)

We tested this recipe with several different sizes of banana. If your banana isn't exactly 100 grams, that's ok - this recipe works well with bananas between 95-110 grams.

Keywords: breakfast, meal prep, for two