Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffins

Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins are bursting with warm chocolate chips and topped with a homemade Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting. Banana bread in the shape of a muffin makes breakfast delicious and portable too!

Banana and chocolate chip muffins

Love banana bread? Then you will surely love our homemade banana muffins that are bursting with chocolate chips and topped with a cream cheese frosting studded with toasted pecans!

Perfect for breakfast and so delicious you’ll want our homemade muffins for dessert too!

Have some bananas hanging around getting over ripe? Well you know that’s wonderful news because now you can make these amazing chocolate chip banana bread muffins!

Made in one bowl, our easy banana bread muffins taste just like a slice of banana bread. Stir in mini chocolate chips for pockets of melted chocolate and top with a sweet and tangy cream cheese frosting. And don’t forget the toasted pecans!

Simply combine all the ingredients for the muffins in one bowl and bake!

While the muffins are baking you can make the homemade Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting, a sweet, creamy and tangy frosting studded with nutty pecans. You’ll be all set for breakfast, tea time or even dessert.

These banana muffins are creamy and dreamy for sure!

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 Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips

• Substitute sour cream for the Greek yogurt
• Make with white chocolate chips
• Use your favorite nut in place of the pecans

Banana FAQ’s

Are bananas healthy for you?

Yes, bananas are definitely healthy for you. Bananas provide:

• potassium
• Vitamin B6
• Vitamin C 
• manganese
• fiber

How To Ripen Bananas Quickly

Bananas not ripe yet? No problem.

Here's a simple trick for ripening up bananas quickly and easily in the oven!

• Preheat oven to 350F
• Bake bananas in their skins on a baking sheet for 15-20 minutes or until skins have blackened
• Cool slightly and scoop banana out of skins.

Ingredients you will need to make this recipe

• ripe bananas
• eggs
• dark brown sugar
• butter
• Greek yogurt
• vanilla extract
• flour
• baking soda
• ground cinnamon
• salt
• mini chocolate chips
• cream cheese, at room temperature
• confectioners sugar
• milk
• pecans

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Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins with Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

25 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins are bursting with warm chocolate chips and topped with a homemade Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting. Banana bread in the shape of a muffin makes breakfast delicious and portable too!

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chocolate chip banana bread muffins, chocolate chip banana muffins

Servings: 12

Calories: 293 kcal

Author: Gwynn Galvin

Ingredients

Muffins:

• 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 8 Tbs. (1/2 cup) butter , at room temperature, very soft
• 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips

Frosting:

• 8 ounces cream cheese , at room temperature
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 Tbs. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans

Instructions

Muffins:

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Coat 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
2. In large bowl combine mashed bananas, eggs, brown sugar, butter, Greek yogurt and vanilla, stirring until blended.
3. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt, stirring until a batter forms. Stir in mini chips.
4. Divide batter evenly between muffin cups. Bake 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in muffin tin. Transfer to wire rack and cool slightly if serving warm or cool completely.

Frosting:

1. Meanwhile, in another bowl combine cream cheese, confectioners sugar, milk and vanilla, stirring until smooth. Stir in pecans. Spread over muffin tops.

Recipe Notes

Makes 12 muffins.

Nutrition Facts

Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins with Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting

Amount Per Serving

Calories 293 Calories from Fat 108

% Daily Value*

Fat 12g18%

Saturated Fat 5g31%

Cholesterol 50mg17%

Sodium 245mg11%

Potassium 188mg5%

Carbohydrates 50g17%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 21g23%

Protein 6g12%

Vitamin A 333IU7%

Vitamin C 2mg2%

Calcium 73mg7%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.