Wow is all we are able to say about these chocolate banana muffins! They’re darkish chocolaty with a light-weight crunch on high and a moist inside.

Think about: a chew that’s completely chocolaty, crunchy on the highest and moist on the within. Sure, these chocolate banana muffins are calling you! They’re the proper texture, not too wealthy and simply candy sufficient. This recipe occurred by probability once I was trying to find a banana bread recipe utilizing two bananas. We turned our Chocolate Banana Bread into muffins and topped it with crunchy turbinado sugar. Now, these muffins have change into one in every of our favourite banana recipes…ever.

Made with simply 2 bananas!

Ever had solely 2 solitary bananas with peels blackening in your counter? The opposite day, I had this precise drawback (when you might name it that!). Most banana bread and muffin recipes name for Three to four bananas, like our Wholesome Banana Muffins. All you want is 1 cup of mashed bananas to make these muffins: which is often about what we have now leftover.

Substances for chocolate banana muffins

These muffins seems wealthy and chocolatey, with simply the precise texture and taste. They remind me of a muffin I used to get as a child at my favourite salad bar: so that they’ve obtained the nostalgia issue, too. Right here’s what you want for these chocolate banana muffins:

• 1 cup mashed bananas: 2 giant or Three small
• Butter
• Flour
• Brown sugar (& turbinado sugar, for sprinkling)
• Egg
• Dutch course of cocoa powder (or common)
• Baking soda, vanilla & salt

What’s Dutch course of cocoa powder?

The cocoa powder in these chocolate banana muffins is particular: it’s Dutch course of cocoa powder. This sort is sort of a darkish chocolate model of cocoa powder. It’s been handled with an alkali to make it pH impartial, which supplies it a darker shade and milder taste. Why use it right here? It’s the important thing to creating these muffins extremely chocolaty.

The place to purchase it? You must be capable of discover darkish chocolate or Dutch course of cocoa powder at your native grocery retailer, subsequent to the common cocoa powder. You can even discover Dutch course of cocoa powder on-line. Listed below are the 2 manufacturers we’ve used and appreciated: Hershey’s Particular Darkish Cocoa Powder or Ghiradelli Dutch Course of Cocoa Powder.

Need just a few recipes to make use of up a jar of it? Attempt Wholesome Chocolate Pudding, Bliss Bites, or our Flourless Chocolate Cake.

Sprinkle with turbinado sugar (or brown sugar)

One of the best half about these chocolate banana muffins? The frivolously crunchy tops! Turbinado sugar is uncooked sugar with giant, gentle brown crystals. It’s much less processed than refined white sugar and tastes extra like brown sugar. It’s nice for topping baked items as a result of the massive crystals make a pleasant crunch and a glittery look.

When you don’t have turbinado sugar available, that’s okay too! Merely use a light-weight sprinkle of brown sugar. It received’t have fairly the identical sparkle however it nonetheless tastes good.

Step them up with chocolate chips

Now: we love these chocolate banana muffins as they’re. They’re simply candy sufficient and style like a moist, darkish chocolate cake. However when you’re a type of individuals who desires muffins that style like a cupcake…add some chocolate chips to the batter! It might take them into wealthy, double chocolaty territory. Or, you possibly can sprinkle them on the highest.

Preserve this in thoughts when you do add chocolate chips to the batter. If you go to check doneness with a toothpick, when you hit a chocolate chip it would look artificially gooey. Attempt pricking with the toothpick once more to discover a spot with no chocolate chip (or use your finest judgement on doneness).

Easy methods to retailer muffins

What’s one of the best ways to retailer these chocolate banana muffins? It relies on how lengthy you assume they’ll be round. Right here’s what we suggest:

• 1 day: Go away the muffins on a cooling rack and canopy with a clear, dry dish towel. This helps the feel of the topping intact.
• As much as four days: Place a paper towel within the backside of a sealed container, then place the muffins in and place a paper towel on high. The paper towels take in any moisture, which helps to retain the topping texture.
• Longer than four days: Freeze these muffins in a sealable container and retailer as much as Three months.

This chocolate banana muffins recipe is…

Vegetarian. For vegan, use coconut oil and a flax egg (see under).

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