Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
Double Chocolate Banana Muffins are baked to a soft bite of goodness–the best chocolate banana muffins. Swap out the walnuts for other nuts!
Did you know that my blog started off as a hospitality blog? Then naturally, I started sharing more and more recipes. Cook food, and invite others over. Bake (like these Double Chocolate Banana Muffins) and share with your neighbor.
Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
Bring a meal to those in need. For years, I wrote about this on RE. You may have already tried these Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins, so moist and fluffy!
Why we love this recipe
Bake and freeze, or just gobble up a batch of these Double Chocolate Banana Walnut Muffins!
Makes 16 giant muffins (or more small ones).
Ingredients for Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
- Flour + cocoa powder
- Baking soda + baking powder + espresso powder (optional)
- Kosher salt
- Butter
- Sugar
- Egg
- Bananas
- Vanilla
- Dark chocolate chips
- Toasted walnuts
How do you make chocolate banana muffins?
- Prepare a muffin pan with paper cups and nonstick spray. Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, espresso powder, and salt. Whisk until combined and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the melted butter, sugar, egg, bananas, and vanilla. Stir to combine, then add the dry ingredients in 2-3 portions. Mix until just combined, then add the chocolate chips and walnuts. Stir to incorporate, then portion into 16 cups.
- Bake until a tester inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Remove from the tins and allow to cool before enjoying (if you can wait that long :o).
Walnuts are optional
Not everyone loves walnuts. But did you know, you can remove the skins of the walnuts by wrapping them in a tea towel and gently rubbing them off?
Swap out the walnuts and replace them with pecans or hazelnuts for this recipe, if you’d like.
Hospitality is about helping others to feel warm and welcomed, in your home or wherever you may be. It’s not about being the perfect family or host.
Just feeling natural and comfortable in your own skin, with your own style of entertaining, and knowing you are going to make mistakes, is a good place to start.
Food is beautiful and delicious, but the spiritual, human side of hospitality is what hosting for me is really about.
Hospitality is not lazy, and it’s not passive–it’s a calling, it takes work, and it’s really about the space your heart is in. Don’t count on a perfect table or menu, because that isn’t always important. Instead, it’s about the bodies in the chairs.
Having people over is a gift. Spend it slowly, don’t waste the time together—it’s a precious resource for soul connecting!
Bake and freeze
After allowing the muffins to cool, place in Ziploc bags and freeze!
So who will you be sharing these muffins with today?
More muffin recipes to try:
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins Recipe
Sour Cream Caramel Banana Muffins
Broccoli Cheese Frittata Muffins for breakfast
Get the Recipe:
Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 c all purpose flour, + 2 Tbsp
- ½ c cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 ⅛ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp espresso powder, fine to omit if you don’t have
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 6 Tbsp butter, melted
- ⅔ c sugar
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 3 bananas, ripe, mashed
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ¾ c dark chocolate chips
- ¾ c walnuts, toasted, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and prepare a muffin pan with paper cups and nonstick spray. Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, espresso powder, and salt. Whisk until combined and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the melted butter, sugar, egg, bananas, and vanilla. Stir to combine, then add the dry ingredients in 2-3 portions. Mix until just combined, then add the chocolate chips and walnuts. Stir to incorporate, then portion into 16 cups. Bake for 17-20 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Remove from the tins and allow to cool for at least 30 minutes before enjoying (if you can wait that long :o).
Hello and welcome to my home and table!
I’m Sandy—lover of food, family, cooking, THE BIG BOARD, travel, and bringing people together. Through great recipes and connection around the table, we become better, stronger, and more courageous people. Feasting on Life is real, and every time we do it, we grow a little more. Read more...
