Description
These Mini Banana Muffins are a delightful treat made with ripe bananas, sugar, and melt-in-your-mouth butter. Perfect for breakfast or snack time, these muffins are moist, lightly sweetened, and studded with mini chocolate chips for an extra burst of flavor.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup butter melted
- 2 eggs
- 3 bananas very ripe
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- mini chocolate chips (about ½ cup or to taste)
Instructions
- Combine wet ingredients: In a large bowl, mix together the melted butter and sugar until well blended.
- Add eggs: Crack in the eggs and stir them thoroughly into the butter and sugar mixture.
- Mash bananas: Mash the very ripe bananas with a fork and fold them into the wet mixture.
- Incorporate lemon juice: Add the tablespoon of lemon juice to the batter and stir well to combine.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add this dry mixture to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined.
- Add chocolate chips: Fold in mini chocolate chips evenly throughout the batter.
- Prepare pan: Grease a mini muffin pan well. Spoon the batter into the pan, filling each cup about three quarters full. Sprinkle additional mini chocolate chips on top if desired.
- Bake muffins: Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 18 minutes or until the sides are golden brown and the tops no longer look moist.
- Cool and serve: Remove muffins from the oven and let them cool in the pan for a few minutes before popping them out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
Notes
- To make banana bread loaf, use the same batter in a greased loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour.
- For storage, keep muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- To freeze, let muffins cool completely, then place in a freezer-safe bag or container and freeze for up to 3 months.
- Reheat frozen or refrigerated muffins by warming in the microwave for 10–15 seconds to restore freshness.
- Ensure bananas are very ripe for the best natural sweetness and moisture.
- Optional: reduce sugar slightly if using extra sweet banana varieties.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini muffin
- Calories: 90 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 13 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
