Banana Bread Muffins with CHOCOLATE Frosting! This easy recipe is made with 3 bananas (that makes it healthy, right?) and tastes just like banana bread! These muffins are moist and extra soft!
Do you love banana bread? I hope your answer is “Yes!” because I have a real treat for you. I love banana bread myself. I will admit as a kid I had too many pieces of convenience store banana bread topped with cream cheese. Obviously nothing beats homemade banana bread, especially the smell that comes out of the oven when it’s done baking. Can you close your eyes and just imagine that smell? Hope you’re getting hungry!
Chocolate Banana Bread Muffins
These banana muffins taste just (and smell just like!) baked banana bread. To make them even sweeter, I topped them with a rich chocolate frosting. Banana and chocolate are a great combo (like this ice cream) but it even tastes better in muffin form!
This recipe calls for 3 mashed bananas which is perfect if you’re looking to get rid of some of your fading bananas on the cabinet. When I’m at the store I always tend to buy a few different bananas at different ages – green for ripening so I can eat fresh in the net few days and turning brown so I can enjoy these banana bread muffins soon!
First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. For the muffins you’ll be adding flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl and then add in your ripe bananas, sugar, melted butter and egg. Once the batter is prepared, pour it in a muffin cups pan and bake for approximately 25-26 minutes.
My mini banana muffins that so many readers love were the inspiration for these, except these are full size muffins. These make quite a treat for a casual afternoon of baking, birthday parties, bake sales and more.
I hope you enjoy these Chocolate Banana Bread Muffins!
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Chocolate Banana Bread Muffins
PrintIngredients
For the muffins
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 egg
For the frosting
- 2 3/4 cups confectioners powdered sugar
- 6 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 5 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
For the muffins
- Preheat your oven to 350.
- Spray your muffin pan with nonstick spray and set aside.
- Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in bowl.
- Add bananas, sugar, butter, and egg. Beat all ingredients together until smooth.
- Spoon this into muffin pan evenly, filling up 3/4 high.
- Bake 25-26 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let sit for 15 minutes before removing from the pan.
- Once the frosting is made (below) spread or pipe on muffins.
For the frosting
- In a bowl mix together powered sugar and cocoa.
- Add in butter, milk and vanilla and continue to beat until frosting is fluffy.
Notes
Rachel Teodoro says
Just wanted you to know that I will be featuring this in a dessert round up on my blog. Thanks for linking up to Create Link Inspire party! Can’t wait to try this recipe!
Pauline Molinari says
These frosted muffins look so, so yummy! Thanks so much for sharing your tasty recipe on the Monday Funday Party!
Gina Lincicum says
These look gorgeous and delicious! Thanks for joining us at Tasty Tuesdays this week 🙂
Kim~madeinaday says
Yum sounds great with chocolate icing! Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Pinned! Have a great week!
Kim
Grace @ Lemon & Thyme says
This is a combo I would normally not put together but somehow it sounds like it works beautifully. Saving to try them later.
Lindsay @ The DIY Mommy says
What a great addition with adding the frosting. These would be prefect for one the go mornings Yummy!
Emily says
I love banana bread everything, but have never added chocolate frosting. Two great things, it’s got to be great!
angie church says
the flavors with in this sound so super yummy I am surprised that banana bread is iced but think that it sounds super yummy
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Kathryn says
These look delicious! Just found your blog from Melt in Your Mouth Blog Hop. I love banana bread, and topping it off with chocolate frosting is just brilliant! Definitely saving this recipe for later this week.
Karly says
These muffins look amazing! Thanks for linkin’ up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
John/Kitchen Riffs says
Banana bread is good stuff. We sometimes buy extra bananas so we’ll have a few overripe ones leftover. To make banana bread! These muffins look wonderful. And the frosting? Decadent! Fun stuff — thanks.
Amy (Savory Moments) says
Banana bread + chocolate frosting is a win for me! These look delicious!
Hena Tayeb says
yum.. they look great
Emma @ Bake Then Eat says
OMG! I love banana anything and these frosted muffins are not just calling out my name they are screaming it!!! 😀
[email protected]'s Recipes says
wow that chocolate frosting definitely makes those humble banana bread muffins very special!