Monkey Muffins Recipe

Reviewed on May. 19, 2013 by alohamonkeys

My boys absolutely love these muffins! I thought I had misplaced this recipe, but I'm glad I found it here:)

Reviewed on Feb. 24, 2013 by kala30294

The whole family loves these. I make them all the time.

Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2013 by JessGuinan

My family absolutely loved these! I don't' have a mini muffin pan, so I made 2 dozen regular sized muffins and baked them 1 minute longer. They were perfect! I can't wait to leave my bananas on the counter for these again!

Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2013 by JesusDiedForYouAndMe

My changes:

1/2 c. sugar

1/4 c. mini choc. chips and 1/4 c. milk choc. chips

3 bananas

Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2013 by cindy1958

Made these for Christmas. Everyone loved them. Will make again.

Reviewed on Jan. 09, 2013 by mkb1020

Tasted wonderful and easy to make. I made the full size muffins and kept them in the oven for 20 minutes. I also use a raw granulated sugar for the topping. Yummy good! Makes about 2 dozen regular sized muffins. Adding nuts might make it a bit more crunchy if that is something you are looking for. :}

Reviewed on Apr. 23, 2012 by kchambe1

They were very moist and full of flavor. The family loved them. This is for sure a do over recipe! I only used half the sugar and substituted 1/4 cup of flour with flaxseed meal.

Reviewed on Apr. 23, 2012 by wendafrog

I used a big cookie scoop to fill the mini muffin tray. Perfect size and got some good compliments at a party! No need to alter the recipe, because the flavor combination was a hit!

Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2012 by wendafrog

Delicious and so easy!

Reviewed on Nov. 13, 2011 by Delta Dawn

I made these in a reg. muffin size pan and had 18 finished muffins.They were quite good and I will make them again. I think I'll replace the choc. chips with raisins next time and add nuts.

Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2011 by dryare

TASTE OF HOME should use this recipe to teach the importance of reading the reviews before trying a new recipe. There are so many new & helpful ideas and variations of ingredients, size, baking time,

etc. that make it easier to make it today!

Thanks for all your comments. Yum, Yum!

Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2011 by minth23

very yummy and easy. A big hit at our house

Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2011 by minth23

very yummy and easy a big hit at our house

Reviewed on Aug. 19, 2011 by emk1936

I have made this recipe twice and found it to be the best muffin recipe I've tried. It is moist and comes out of the paper wrappers easily. Will make it often. My husband said it is a "keep" recipe.

Reviewed on Aug. 04, 2011 by longstaff

I am the original contributor of this recipe. I've changed it over the years just to experiment. My most recent adaptation can be found at http://countingchef.blogspot.com/2011/06/monamie-mardi-peanut-butter-monkey.html. A healthier version of the recipe is at the end of the page (after my Warrior Dash story). I've been trying to bake without butter and lots of sugar. It's a work in progress, but I wanted to share and hope you enjoy.

Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2011 by gappa6

These were purple ribbon winners at our county fair and my daughter gets to take them on to State!!

Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2011 by xmamabear27x2

very delicious and moist. Even my kids, who aren't big muffin eaters, loved them.

Reviewed on Jul. 07, 2011 by gizmogal

SCRUMPTIOUS. Perfect flavor trio of peanut butter, banana and chocolate. I used half sugar and half Splenda, and made 20 regular size muffins. This recipe is a keeper!

Reviewed on Jul. 05, 2011 by karjidunkle@comcast.net

Wonderful!! Made 17 regular size muffins. Baked 20-23 min.

Reviewed on Jul. 04, 2011 by cnparry

I made this for the first time and all my family loved them. They were moist and did not have a heavy banana taste or peanutbutter taste. Everything blended together well. Granddaughter wanted an icing on hers.

Reviewed on Jun. 30, 2011 by i_like_pie

I substituted half of the flour with whole wheat. I was pretty sure my family would like these, but I was prepared not to since I'm not a huge fan of peanut butter. I was pleasantly surprised with the combination of flavors.

Reviewed on Jun. 29, 2011 by RhondaL72

These are my favorite muffins! I have altered them to make them healthier, replacing all of the butter with the same amount of applesauce and using whole wheat flour for half of the flour. I make them in regular size muffin cups, and they turn out deliciously every time!

Reviewed on Jun. 28, 2011 by bonnie8948

<p>I made the muffins in standard size muffin pans. I substituted white chocolate chips for the mini semisweet chips. They were a huge hit at our church social hour. This recipe is a keeper!

Reviewed on Jun. 27, 2011 by SuzBrinkman

I also put the ingredients into my Livestrong.com recipe index and each muffin (1 of 72) came out at 64 calories each which is right on with Taste of Home...carbs came out to 8g & sugars at 3.09. They're a very nice treat when you're watching those calories!!!

Reviewed on Jun. 27, 2011 by KFue

Did anyone try swapping out the butter and replacing it w/ applesauce or yogurt? If so did it work? (Just looking for ways to lighten this recipe up a bit.)

Reviewed on Jun. 26, 2011 by pooh100101

To " Have your cake & lose weight too", Check YOUR math! You are basing your calculations on 36 but the recipe yield is 72!! So their calculations are correct. Great recipe but if you are soncerned, you can try Splenda to substitute for the sugar but I think as others have said, you can even do with less than the cup in the recipe.

Reviewed on Jun. 25, 2011 by Have Your Cake & Lose Weight too

As a diabetic and an award winning healthy cook I am very aware of calories and diabetic exchanges. I looked at a cup of sugar, a cup of banana, 2 cups of white flour and 3/4 of a cup of chips and it just didn't seem possible that all that sugar would be only 1 carb serving for 2 cupcakes. I entered the ingredients into Spark Recipe and each of the 36 cupcakes is almost 130 calories, a starch and a fat. I understand this happens sometimes but each mini cupcake is 2 carbs not 1 carb serving as stated. I hope Taste of home double checks the recipe and makes the correction.

Reviewed on Jun. 25, 2011 by jshanses

I made larger size muffins and got 20 out of one recipe! I had to keep them in for 5-6 minutes longer, but they turned about fabulously! I thought I was putting way too much batter in the cups, but they don't puff up a ton, so could have put in more and made fewer. The batter was thick like a cookie dough, so I was worried they wouldn't turn out - but they did! Great recipe!

Reviewed on Jun. 15, 2011 by maceyj0

I cut down on the sugar (2/3 C), and they were still great

Reviewed on May. 28, 2011 by michelle_lozier

These are AMAZING! I even reduced the sugar to 3/4 cup, and didn't use chocolate chips, and they are a new favorite! These are going in my recipe box!

Reviewed on May. 19, 2011 by fz0lnb

These muffins were a huge hit with my family. A great after school snack. The only thing I changed was to replace the butter with olive oil. I will try adding a little cinnamon to the next batch.

Reviewed on May. 11, 2011 by abloss

These muffins are amazing! Loved the different tastes it offered! Will definitely make again.

Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2011 by sweetcreations2009

I made a double batch and they only lasted 2 days! A favorite! I like to freeze some and then pack them in the kids' lunch for dessert.

Reviewed on Mar. 06, 2011 by gingerriss

AMAZING....wow is all i can say..it has a wonderful taste.

Reviewed on Mar. 03, 2011 by pstart

My family loves these, but I don't get 6 dozen mini muffins. How many do you get?

Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2011 by jen k

very good and super easy to make

Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2011 by ami.hill

I make these weekly and my boys love them! I am actaully making them for my son's bday snack at school on Tuesday and am going to top them with chocolate icing! I can't wait to try them!!

Reviewed on Jan. 20, 2011 by ptribe

I had to use white baking chips instead of the semi-sweet chocolate since I did not have any on hand, but they still tasted great! Definitely will make these again when I have all the ingredients!

Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2011 by Jessica2783

I found the peanut butter flavour a little scant. Next time I might sub some peanut butter chips for the chocolate chips for a more intense flavour.

Reviewed on Oct. 18, 2010 by sbaugus

Whole family loved them and so did my friends that I shared with.

Reviewed on Sep. 07, 2010 by mtande4

these were awesome my whole family loved them,i added some chopped walnuts and a pinch of cinnamon they were perfect.

Reviewed on Aug. 24, 2010 by rmjjjamadori

My kids LOVE these! So easy to make too! Very moist and better than banana bread.

Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2010 by CathyGribler

These were wonderful and my family just loved them. A great way to use up bananas besides banana bread or muffins.

Reviewed on Jun. 04, 2010 by karenna72

Very easy to make... all my favorite flavors mixed together... I doubled the batch and yumm!!

Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2010 by topiary

These muffins are delicious! adults and children loved them.

Reviewed on Mar. 15, 2010 by navymh

Awsome taste and very moist. I added chopped dates (my husbund says dates make everything better) I was told not to make regular banana bread anymore "make monkey muffins" just waiting for the bananas to ripen to make more

Reviewed on Mar. 14, 2010 by Grendel

This is a great way to use up your old bananas.

Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2010 by topiary

These muffins are excellent! They are moist and delicious. These mini muffins are perfect for breakfast or a snack.

Reviewed on Feb. 28, 2010 by clund522

These muffins are excellent!! I would make these over and over again, but luckily my sister is the contributor, so I can have them made for me whenever I want. Oh and the key to this great recipe is.....follow it, then you'll get the results intended.

Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2009 by Karli Gorsline

Delicious! A moist and yummy combination of peanut butter, bananas and chocolate chips... I made regular sized muffins and got a dozen and a half. Our kids loved them, thanks for sharing the recipe!

Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2009 by mad42802

I made these muffins and they were a huge hit! They were so moist. Co-workers and kids class mates all love them.

Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2009 by sauregurke

I made the muffins too,but a little bit larger .The recipe sounded great and I thought peanut butter and chocolate,that should taste out of this world,but I was very disappointed.The muffins were dry and the taste was not this great.Its seldom,that I don't like something.

Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2009 by ajtbah

I made these muffins and they were great. I even added walnuts to them. I took the muffins to people at work and they couldn't wait to test them out at home. It was cheap, easy, and tasty!