My search for the perfect chocolate banana muffins ends here.
Through sheer tenacity and stubbornness, and the need to find THE BEST chocolate banana muffin recipe, I am glad to report that my efforts have finally paid off because this recipe makes perfectly soft muffins that are moist AND chocolaty.
In addition, it uses minimal ingredients and can be put together in one bowl.
Here are the step-by-step pictures on how to make these muffins. I apologize that there are so few steps. ๐
In a large bowl, whisk together the mashed bananas, oil and egg.
Add the flour + baking powder + baking soda + cocoa + sugar.
Using a wooden spoon or spatula, stir the mixture until the flour is just incorporated.
Add the mini chocolate chips and mix just to combine. Do not over-mix!
Spoon into the holes of a 12-hole muffin pan – you can choose to line the tray or if you do not want to line it, make sure you grease it before adding the batter.
Bake at 175ยฐC for 20-25 minutes.
Cool in the pan for 15 minutes before transferring onto a wire rack to cool completely.
I could not wait!!!
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ๐
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- 1ยฝ cups (about 2 large or 3 medium) bananas, mashed
- โ cup (80ml) oil - I used canola oil
- 1 egg
- 1 cup (200g) sugar - I reduced this by 50%
- 1ยฝ cups (187.5g) flour - I used 50% wholewheat flour and 50% plain flour
- ยผ cup (29.5g) cocoa - I used Valrhona
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ยผ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup (180g) mini chocolate chips
- Sugar for sprinkling on tops - I omitted this
- In a large bowl, whisk together the mashed bananas, oil and egg.
- Add the flour + baking powder + baking soda + cocoa + sugar.
- Using a wooden spoon or spatula, stir the mixture until the flour is just incorporated.
- Add the mini chocolate chips and mix just to combine. Do not over-mix!
- Spoon into the holes of a 12-hole muffin pan - you can choose to line the tray or if you do not want to line it, make sure you grease it before adding the batter.
- Bake at 175ยฐC for 20-25 minutes.
- Cool in the pan for 15 minutes before transferring onto a wire rack to cool completely
Disclaimer: This is NOT a sponsored post. This is my way to share the joys of Christmas!
Really gracious of you for the Christmas Giveaway ๐
The first thing i will cook with the new air fryer will be sweet potatoes ball for my toddler. The normal deep fry method is just too unhealthy thus i never cook that for him albeit it being so delicious. i wish he can taste it.
Hi Diana,
I’m totally sold. These muffins look totally yummilious and inviting! I must make a trip to the supermarket for some bananas! :))
I’ll make a cheese baked rice with the air fryer if i were the choosen winner for this!
I’ll “fry” up some southern fried chicken for the family and make tofu nuggets for myself!
I want to cook Truffle fries! My friend has use an air fryer to cook it and it’s great snack at home. It will be great for this Christmas gathering with the family!
These look reeeaaally good! Yums – must try
Hello Ms Domestic Goddess Wannabe. Thank you very much for all the recipes you have posted. I don’t need to check other sites for recipes, your website is good enough for me. I am a full time mom and it makes me complete when I bake goodies for my three kiddos. Thanks a bunch!
I’ve seen so many recipes using the air fryer. The first thing I will try will be Fried Chicken.
Fried chicken wings! They are my favorite.
Hi Ms. Domestic Goddess Wannabe. Wow! I so must try this recipe. I love chocolates and banana combo. Thank-you so very much for sharing all your beautiful recipes. I am so in love reading your blog and trying out your recipes. Being a SAHM cooking and baking for my 3 boys and my hubby is a daily chore. But, whenever I cook or bake using your recipes is therapeutic for me. Once again, thanks!
Definitely my favourite indulgence – truffle fries!!!
Shrimp Paste Chicken WIngs!
Finally we’ll be able to make guilt-free “deep fried” food for the family!
We’ve been abstaining from deep fried food for health reasons.. ^_*
There is so many recipe that I can try by following your blog. If I have to choose will try fried chicken wing
First thing I will cook? THIS! ๐
wish to win ๐
I WILL make anything and everything using the air fryer…
first thing first.. *drumroll* luncheon meat fries!!!!! crispiness without the oil.. tried it at a friend’s place and I was so envy of her air fryer!!!!!
Then.. Fried chicken wings, Fried popiah, Fried..everything.. all the fried stuffs that I avoided because I cant stand the oily stench! Awesome!
Will bake this best chocolate banana muffins in the air fryer!
Can i have the recipe pls. Thanks
Hi The recipe is in the blog.
These look reeeaaally good! Yums – must try
I will try airfried salmon!
Your chocolate banana muffin looks so good…gonna try this recipe. If I win the Mayer Air Fryer, I wanna try prawn paste fried chicken. ๐
Loved your site and today’s recipe is superb; all my favorite ingredients- banana and chocolate!
This looks good! Can I check the recipe states to use cocoa. Does it mean cocoa powder?
Hi Yes, Cocoa powder ๐
What is the temp and timing if use AF to bake these muffins?
175ยฐC for 20-25 minutes is for convection oven, right?
Thanks for your recipe. ๐
Hi Margaret that is correct ๐
The first thing that I would make with the air fryer are sweet potato fries!
yummilicous muffins!
i would air fry pork to get roast pork!
Diane dearest! I am a huge fan of your blog…love those goodies you churn out. Waiting anxiously to try harcheong wings w the AF. Happy holidays to you ๐
Thank you so much Alice ๐
I will cook Nutella Cupcakes and Prawn Paste Chicken Wings.
Love ur new outlook of ur blog and i love any recipes with chocolate!
Thank you Bernice! ๐
I cant bake but this banana choco muffin looks simple enough for me to try it out, sure gonna be fail proof ya?? Thanks for always giving out easy recipes….
Hi Susan yes this is fail proof! ๐
Chicken Nuggets for my family
I will make roast pork with this air fryer if I am the winner! Thank you Diana!
would like to air fry my kids favourite salmon.
thanks for the giveaway!
I am eager to try out the same recipe that you have shared with this airfryer
Happy Weekend!! Its been almost 3mths since i’ve stopped baking. Gonna start with this yummy recipe. Thank you!!
ps: love this new blog makeover
Thanks Nadia! Three months is a very long time!!
Hi, can I ask if using the 12-hole muffin tray, how many muffins can this recipe yield?
12! ๐
I’m so going to try baking blue berries muffins with the Mayer airfryer.
Some “fried” chicken wings. My mother-in-law doesn’t like me to deep fry food in the kitchen as it “makes the whole kitchen oily”. With the air fryer, we can finally “fry” chicken wings in our kitchen.
Hmm, I tried to pin the image to Pinterest but I was given a message which says “oops, this is not a valid image”.
Hi Meiyi I just tried and it was ok. Here’s the url if it helps – https://www.pinterest.com/pin/568649890424778285/
fries to test out the fryer
I’ll bake healthy fries for my toddler if I win this air-fryer ^.^
I will make Har Chiong Gai (prawn paste chicken) with the Mayer Air Fryer. Oil free but totally crispy.
I have tried Nigella’s version and found it a little dry. I cant wait to taste yours. Please pick me to win the air fryer. I am so looking forward to air fry so many food like from my family favourite crab stick chips to sweet potato fries and potatoes chips etc.. oh… the endless possibilities.
Oh my! The goodies I can turn out with an air fryer…..the list is endless. I wish, I hope, I wish….
Thank you and Merry Christmas, dear DGW!
Gawd, Diana! I have to put bananas on my shopping list for this!
I baked this chocolate banana muffins today and it’s yummy! So moist and chocolaty. It’s really so simple! This recipe is definitely a keeper!
I am so glad you like them Sharon! ๐
I’m gonna try the chocolate banana muffins recipe you shared here!
I’m not a good baker but this recipe sure looks like someth
I’m not a good baker but this recipe sure looks like something I can also do with my kids! Thank you for sharing!
Would love to air fry some rosti, thanks
I’m gonna try the muffins recipe your shared here
Love d way u present ur recipe, I’m able to see d texture of mixture at each stage. That helps in d final product..
Chocolate Banana Muffins!
How I wish I can be the lucky one to win this this air-fryer so I can stay longer in the kitchen to fix more healthy dishes for my boys….. How lovely!!!
Definitely crispy pork chop.. e crispy kind.. e type my ahma always make for me… I cant seem to create e same taste n texture.. hopefully this awesome gift can!!!
If i win the air fryer, i will love to fry up some healthy chips for my children.
i’ll try to make healthy potato chips! no oil needed (hopefully) ๐
I will cook fried chicken wing with french fries =)
I already have a air-fryer .. Hoping to win this for my sister-in-law so I guess the first thing I would do if I win this is to turn up at her place with the air-fryer ๐
OMG!!! i hope to improve my cooking with Mayer Air Fryer!
Hubby loves to eat those fried things outside so hope to win this to have a better and healthy fried at home ๐
most definitely fried chicken! would love to try the kariage chicken…!! can’t imagine no mess, no oil…what a wonderful gift, thanks for the chance to get one !!
The first thing I will cook with the air fryer is a healthy version of chicken wings. I am really curious about the difference.
The first thing I will make will be chicken wings!! It’ll be healthier eating for my 4 boys if I win the air fryer! ๐
I want to try making chicken pie!
Truffle Fries
the first thing i will cook with Mayer Air Fryer would be lots of finger food which can save lots of oil and we can eat healthily with all my friends over a gathering and show them this awesome stuff!!
I wish ti win the air fryer for my two girls love fried food. Would be healthier to have the air fryer to cook for them. Thank you in advance.
I wish ti win the air fryer for my two girls love fried food. Would be healthier to have the air fryer to cook for them. This is awesome. Thank you in advance.
I wana win an air-fryer to fry healthy delicious food for my family!!!
The first thing I want to cook with this air-fryer will be prawn paste chicken wings (from your recipe)!!!
The first thing I will cook if I win this Mayer Airfryer is pizza! My children love pizza! I will engage them in making their own pizza and let them see how the Airfryer helps cook their pizza to perfection!
I’m so gonna try baking your chocolate bananas muffins! I’m so curious to know how it turns out ๐
I could use this in my life
prawn paste chicken
I want to try your chair siew recipe but instead of using the wok, I would try the air-fryer!
spicy drumsticks and fried prawns using my aunt’s recipe(:
I will make ayam penyet with the crispy crumbs, one dish my boy loves but I still do not know how to make the crumbs properly ๐
Har cheong chicken wings!
The banana muffin is totally amazing!
I jz baked a batch of the choco banana muffins, hv been worried of the strong smell of baking soda with one tsp. But turned out fine n yummy! Am glad!
I want to try this! It looks simple yet yummy! ๐
Definitely some wings for a start, be it marinated or not! Yum yum!
Hi! May I check with you, if I wish to omit the bananas and just have chocolate muffins, do I still use all ingredients minus the bananas? Thanks!
Hi Candice it is the banana that makes this muffin so moist so if you want to omit the banana then it is better to make chocolate muffins instead! ๐
Prawn paste chicken!
I will cook french fries
The first thing I will cook if I win this set of Mayer Air Fryer is my favourite french fries and fries chicken as well.
After much consideration, I think I will try out deep fried wanton.
Fried chicken
I will use it to cook prawn paste chicken drumsticks (instead of wings) from your recipe!
I would love to use the airfryer to make prawn paste chicken.first my hubby n homemade potato wedges for little girl.
I will use it to fry Ngoh Hiang! It is our family’s favourite cny dish ๐
Anything with bananas also makes me go bonkers.
Oh, and I have joined the giveaway. ๐
Korean Fried Chicken
French fries!
Can’t wait to try the recipe! Yummy delicious!
I wanna use to fry sweet potato sticks as snacks for my baby who just turned 1! he lovesss sweet potato ๐
I want to use it for fried chicken wings and french fries!!
Use it to fry fish, coz standard frying uses lots of oil.
French fries, my guilty passion!
I will use it for fried Chicken Nuggets which I believe will be healthier than MAc if they are home cooked =)
thank you for the giveaway!
fried banana, my whole family love this!
Merry Christmas!
I’m gonna make chicken karaage
Hi Diana,
I had baked this today and its yummmy!!! But can you advise me how come about 2 to 3 pcs the muffins is a bit black ? I had at the same time baked 4 pcs using airfryer .. the top part appear to be the same black…
About 4 to 5 pcs looks like those you had baked…I had followed the recipe but use corn oil instead cos i dun have canola oil and i use fine sugar…
Could that be the problem.. ? Could you advise pls….
Would love to share the photos with you although not so nice… But i am very happy cos this is the 1st time i baked muffins!!
Thank you for all the awesome recipes!!!
Regards,
Pat
Hi I think it is because of the uneven heating in the airfryer. The substitutions you made with the oil and sugar should not affect the muffins at all.
Hi, is it must to add both baking soda and baking powder?
Hi Yes.
Hi, your muffins looks so tempting and delicious. Can you pls advise the timing to use for the air fryer to bake the banana chocolate muffin?
Hi Eileen unfortunately, I don’t use AF to bake so I cannot help you here. Sorry..
Just made these muffins in an ordinary gas cooker and they were absolutely gorgeous. Can I just that say all the reviews I read said they were too sweet so I used half the amount of sugar and used brown sugar instead of white.
I will definitely be baking them again
Hi Sue
The thing about sugar level is that it is so personal. I am glad you made the adjustments and was happy with the results!!
Hi can i use all plain flour instead of wholewheat flour?
Yes you can!
Hi, can i check what sugar should i use?
caster sugar
Hi
I’d like to check if you used natural cocoa or Dutch processed cocoa? Thanks!
I always use Dutch processed unless otherwise stated!
Thank u for your wonderful recipe!!! Have just bake banana chocolate muffin and turn out to be moist, soft and delicious!!!
That is awesome – thank you for your feedback ๐
Hello
Thanks for the lovely and yummy recipe! I just tried baking but half way mixing in the flour my mixture turn out too dry. I use 5 small bananas n 90g of choc chip as my chip was bigger. It was too dry to mix so i added almost half cup of milk but still out dry. Do u know what went wrong?
HI Van that is very weird! Did you measure the amount of flour correctly?
Hi Diana. This muffin texture looks great and what a great combo. U mentioned u reduced sugar by 50 percent. So do we use 200 gm or 100 gm sugar for this recipie.?? And u used half whole wheat/plain flour. Does it have a gritty bite with the addition of whole wheat flour. Thanks for your step by step pictorial. Simply awesome blog. Hope to try after I hear from you. Chloe.
Hi Chloe I used 100g of sugar. ๐
Dear Diana,
Did you sieve the flour, baking powder and baking soda together first before adding to the wet mixture? Can I use coconut oil instead of canola oil?
Hope to hear from you.
Thank you ๐
yes to both Anne!
Hi thanks for this awesome recipe. Can I know what type of banana is the best for this muffin?
Hi I normally use Del Monte type bananas.
I wish to win a Air Fryer to prepare Crispy Roast Pork or Char Siew ( Chinese favourite sweet lean meat)
Hi Diana, bakes these just now… theyโre awesome! Thank you.
Thank you so much Stella! I am glad you enjoyed the muffins!