Description
These muffins are soft, tender, and packed with chocolate chips, featuring a secret ingredient of cottage cheese for extra moisture. Perfect for breakfast or a snack, they are quick and easy to make with simple pantry staples.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 medium ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 ½ cups (190 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
- ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, melted (can substitute with coconut oil for dairy-free)
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- ½ cup (120 g) small-curd cottage cheese (use dairy-free yogurt as a substitute)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup (170 g) chocolate chips (semi-sweet or dark)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or lightly grease the cups.
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon. Whisk to combine evenly and set aside.
- In another bowl, combine mashed bananas, melted butter, sugar, eggs, cottage cheese, and vanilla extract. Mix with a hand mixer or whisk until smooth and creamy.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients bowl. Gently fold with a spatula until just combined; do not overmix.
- Fold in the chocolate chips carefully to distribute evenly.
- Spoon the batter evenly into the muffin cups, filling each about ¾ full.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes, checking at 18 minutes with a toothpick; it should come out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Let muffins cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Do not overmix the batter to avoid dense muffins. Use ripe bananas for best sweetness and moisture. Melted butter should not be too hot to prevent scrambling eggs. Coat chocolate chips lightly in flour to prevent sinking. Muffins are best enjoyed warm and can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 14
- Fat: 10
- Carbohydrates: 27
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 4
Keywords: banana bread muffins, chocolate chip muffins, moist muffins, easy banana muffins, homemade muffins, breakfast muffins, snack muffins