Jumbo Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins are giant banana and chocolate chip muffins made in a Texas size (as I like to say) or jumbo muffin pan. This kind of pan usually has only six muffin cups and makes huge 3 1/2 inch muffins. Here’s an example of one.
The only real change I’ve made to this recipe over the years is to add about a teaspoon of vanilla extract. If you like the cinnamon and chocolate combo, a pinch or two of cinnamon would work.
Jumbo Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Notes
This recipe calls for salted butter. If you use unsalted, add about 3/8 teaspoon of salt to the batter. For the flour, it’s always best to weigh it, but you can measure just by volume if you want. This recipe is difficult to mess up! If you want a really brown crust, skip the paper liners and line the muffin cups with butter. And finally, how ripe should your bananas be? The riper the banana, the sweeter the muffin. The original recipe only calls for 2, but you could probably get away with an extra half a banana.
Jumbo Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 stick salted butter, softened (114 grams)
- 1 cup granulated sugar (200 grams)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ripe bananas mashed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (260 grams)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- About a cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven 400 degrees F. Line 8 jumbo muffin tins with liners.
- Beat the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until creamy. Add the eggs and beat for another minute. Stir in the bananas, vanilla and buttermilk.
- Mix together the flour, baking powder and soda; gradually add flour mixture to banana mixture, stirring just until blended. Stir in the chocolate chips. Divide batter evenly among muffin tins.
- Set muffins on center rack of oven and close door.
- Bake muffins at 400 degrees for 5 minutes.
- REDUCE oven heat to 375 degrees F. and bake muffins at 375 degrees F for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs.
- Makes 8 Jumbo Muffins
- *********If using unsalted butter, add 3/8 tsp. salt
Sue
I made these this morning and we like them a lot! I substituted thinned out Greek yogurt for the buttermilk, Without a side by side comparison I believe that substitution worked quite well. I will definitely make these again when faced with a couple of over ripe bananas. Even my husband who isn’t a big muffin fan likes these a lot! Thanks Anna!
Anna
Thanks so much for posting a review!! I really appreciate it.
Jennifer
I do all the baking in our house. And I’m always looking for something both my boyfriend and I can eat on the run. We both love this recipe. No more stops at the gas station to grab breakfast for us! Super easy to make. Though I did sprinkle some turbino sugar on the muffins before baking. I got 8 jumbo muffins as well,the bake time was right down to the minute. Thanks for the recipe!
Anna
Katherine, thanks for taking the time to write a little review. I’m so glad you liked them and that the regular size was just as good as the jumbo. I’ll have to try them with white whole wheat flour next time.
Katherine
These muffins are awesome. I love how they have sort of a crisp outside and really tender and buttery inside. I made my muffins regular size, as I don’t have a jumbo muffin tin. I substituted white whole wheat flour and added vanilla. Will be making these the next time I have a couple ripe bananas. Thanks for a great recipe!!
CL
I make banana bread every week, so I’ll just ripen a couple extra so I can make these too. These look like they would freeze well, too, so that’s a plus, and they look delicious!
Cal Orey
Nice photo. Good recipe. I recently used buttermilk in scones. Banana/Choco is great combo…Try 60%-70% cacao chips–kids will get used to the good chocolate early on.
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Natalie
these look delicious
Shannon
In my house, bananas rarely sit around long enough to get to the point where they’re brown and ripe for banana bread – they always get eaten first!
Kerstin
Mmm, I’ll help you out with those anytime – they look yummy! Happy New Year!
Katrina
My kids have been eatin’ up those chocolate banana muffins. I’m not even sure they realize there’s banana in them. I just keep asking them “who wants a chocolate muffin?” I thought they were even more moist the next day.
Happy New Year, Ginsbergs!