Chocolate Banana Bread Muffins

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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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! 

By: Pamela Reed

serves 12

Ingredients

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

Makes 1 dozen muffins

Course: Dessert

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