Chocolate chip banana muffins

Ingredients

  • 3 bananas
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • pinch salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup sour cream or whole milk Greek yogurt
  • 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Steps

  1. In a mixing bowl, roughly mash the bananas.
  2. Add the brown sugar and granulated sugar, then mix well to combine.
  3. Crack in the egg and mix for 2-3 minutes until the mixture turns a light pale color.
  4. Add in the butter, vanilla bean paste, and sour cream, and mix until well combined and blended.
  5. In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients: all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon powder. Mix to combine.
  6. Add dry ingredients to the wet batter. Gently fold in the batter.
  7. Add chocolate chips and mix to combine. Do not over mix the batter.
  8. Let the batter sit at room temperature for 1 hour undisturbed before baking.
  9. Evenly distribute the batter into the lined muffin tin.
  10. Preheat oven to 425°F. Bake the muffins for 5 minutes.
  11. Without opening the oven, change the temperature to 375°F and bake for another 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  12. Let cool completely before serving.