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"I bake something almost everyday—either in the morning before everyone's awake or in the evening," comments Stephanie Kienzle from North Miami Beach, Florida. "I whip up these tender muffins in no time and serve them with jam for breakfast or ice cream and chocolate syrup for dessert."
Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 191 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 28 mg cholesterol, 204 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.
Originally published as Chocolate Banana Muffins in Quick Cooking March/April 2001, p48
Big Batch Baked GoodsWe enjoy homemade baked goods for breakfast, but I don’t have time to bake each morning before school. So I devote 1 day a month to making large batches of cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, cream cheese rolls and muffins. I place them in heavy-duty resealable plastic bags labeled with the date. (They freeze for about 2 months.) On busy mornings, it’s a snap to pop a few in the microwave to warm. The kids love the fresh-baked flavor. —Lori T., New London, Texas
We enjoy homemade baked goods for breakfast, but I don’t have time to bake each morning before school. So I devote 1 day a month to making large batches of cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, cream cheese rolls and muffins. I place them in heavy-duty resealable plastic bags labeled with the date. (They freeze for about 2 months.) On busy mornings, it’s a snap to pop a few in the microwave to warm. The kids love the fresh-baked flavor. —Lori T., New London, Texas
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Reviewed on May. 04, 2013 by savoystudio
Great flavor and texture! Added yogurt instead of a 3rd banana and they are amazing.
Reviewed on Apr. 07, 2013 by wintermom9597
Very easy, tasty recipe. Omitted the nuts because I can't eat walnuts and didn't have any pecans on hand.
Reviewed on Aug. 15, 2012 by dorayflores
I substituted the sugar for 1/4 cup of honey and it was amazing. The banana is sweet so it doesn't need much sugar.
Reviewed on Jul. 25, 2012 by ilovetigers
everybody loved these
Reviewed on Jun. 22, 2012 by JoannaRenae
WAY too much baking soda. I could taste it over the chocolate in the finished product. Not sure if this is a typo that is supposed to be baking powder, but it really detracted from the muffins. I would make this again and substitute baking powder for the baking soda with maybe 1/4 tsp baking soda in addition. Wonderful flavor other than the sharp aftertaste...
Reviewed on Mar. 27, 2012 by fxglove
I left out the 1/2 cup of sugar and replaced all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour. And the 2 dozen disappeared within 2 days.
Reviewed on Jan. 01, 2012 by JenfromFlag
This recipe turned out real good. It is another excellent way to use up those dark bananas. I used mini chocolate chips in the recipe and they worked out nice.
Reviewed on Sep. 27, 2011 by zzsunzz
I just tried these for the first time. They didn't rise like I thought they would, but they are still very good. I'm not a fan of nuts in things but I really like them in this recipe. I will definitely make them again!
Reviewed on Aug. 09, 2011 by jsouba
so so good!
Reviewed on Aug. 06, 2011 by jenk30
These were really good. My whole family enjoyed eating these, and I thought they were even better the next day. I followed the recipe, except for subbing white chocolate chips for the chocolate chips.
Reviewed on Aug. 05, 2011 by Ballinrobe
These are great and very moist. I made 3 mini loaves and it worked out very well.
Reviewed on Jul. 05, 2011 by michellern
I keep making these over and over. My new fav banana muffin!
Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2011 by Heidilou
These muffins were easy to prepare and the end product was excellent! I made 24 regular size muffins that were moist and had just the right amount of chocolate flavor for my daughter to give it the "thumbs up" vote. I did omit the nuts because my kids do not like them. Great recipe that I will definitely make again and share with all my friends.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2011 by blarabee
These were delicious and moist. My teenage son gobbled them up. I made 12 mini-muffins and 18 regular-sized muffins from the recipe.
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2010 by grensrud
These were okay, the dough definitely didn't make 24, it made 6 jumbo muffins. I also didn't add the walnuts or any nuts for that matter. The muffins did not rise well at all, and the top burnt before the center was completely baked.
Reviewed on Nov. 17, 2010 by Mrs. Peters
Turned out very delicious!
Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2010 by Mona Fakih
I will definitely make this reipe again!!
Reviewed on Nov. 01, 2010 by becca_1234
In addition to using Splenda baking, I substituted pecans for the walnuts because that's what I had at home.
Delicious! I made these for the first time last week. I had some ripe bananas to use and was looking for something to try. Since I'm diabetic, I did substitute Splenda Baking and Splenda Brown sugar. My co-workers couldn't tell the difference. They all said it was a keeper recipe and one even said that I "stuck my foot in it"... LOL.... she really liked them.
Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2010 by Aljesbob
Not without some help. I bake and make banana bread all the time. I decided to try these because they sounded good and had so many positive remarks. Mine did not rise very well at all and it appeared to me that the recipe should have made far less than 24. I wondered about the half full but decided to follow the recipe as written. Note - I did use a BRAND new pampered chef muffin pan do not know if that was a factor.
Reviewed on Oct. 18, 2010 by shonadavis
Great tasting & easy to make
Reviewed on May. 18, 2010 by Shrimpcake
I love banana cake. Adding the chocolate chips made the muffin superb. My granchildren loved them. Very easy to make!
Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2010 by jjackson96
These were SUPER! I added 1/2 cup of peanut butter & left out the nuts. Still a big hit! :)
Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2010 by Raggamuffin
I FOUND A BETTER (HEALTHIER) CHOC. BANANA MUFFIN ON THIS SITE THAT USES HALF WHEAT FLOUR AND LESS SUGAR. BUT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS RECIPE! TASTY, SWEET AND MOIST. FREEZES WELL AND THAWS 15 SECONDS IN THE MICROWAVE. TASTES FRESH BAKED!
Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2010 by Rochieleigh
Very yummy and easy muffins!
Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2009 by l2bake
Great muffins! Super fast to mix up and the flavor is wonderful the next day!
Reviewed on Aug. 11, 2008 by hotdog44
these are a great muffins i sent them to work with my husband and the guys loved them.and so easy to make.lisa mcbride
these are a great muffins i sent them to work with my husband and the guys loved them.and so easy to make.
lisa mcbride
Reviewed on May. 04, 2008 by Deanna Watkins
These are great! I've been making them for a couple of years now and my family loves them!
Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2008 by eatredoneslast1
These are really good!
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