Tessa’s Recipe Rundown
Taste: The combination of banana, espresso, and chocolate is a morning dream!
Texture: Ultra tender, moist, and gooey.
Ease: Super easy, made in less than an hour!
Pros: Some of the tastiest muffins I’ve ever enjoyed.
Cons: None!
Would I make this again? I’ve been making this recipe for over 7 years!
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As a kid I always heard adults talking about how fast time passes. It seemed like something that was said during every birthday, holiday, or family event. I never understood why until recently…
I originally published this Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins recipe in 2009. Just a few weeks after I graduated high school. That is craziness!!! I remember living in my first place and my roommates thinking I was absolutely insane for taking photos of the muffins I had just made. “Food blogging” wasn’t really a thing yet and I had no idea what I was doing in any aspect of life.
Now, 7 years later, my blog is my full-time business. I’ve graduated from university AND culinary school. I’ve published a cookbook. We bought a house. We have two adorable dogs. It’s pretty crazy how much things can change in what feels like a simultaneously short but also long amount of time.
Throughout all those changes one thing has remained the same… this is one of our all-time favorite muffin recipes!
And I’ve realized I don’t make them nearly enough. Also, the photos I took for these muffins 7 years ago were HIDEOUS. So new photos and a reminder of how good this recipe tastes was definitely in order.
You can pick up espresso powder online, or in the coffee aisle of some grocery stores. It’s the perfect way to add lots of bold coffee flavor in a pinch. I always keep some on hand because a small amount of espresso flavor also simply enhances the flavor of chocolate in many recipes.
If you can’t get your hands on espresso powder, you can substitute instant coffee powder. Use dark roast if you can and you may need to increase the amount to match the intensity of espresso powder.
More Recipes You’ll Love:
- The Best Classic Banana Bread
- Double Chocolate Banana Bread
- Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
- Bakery Style Banana Muffins
- Chocolate Chip Scones
Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups (354 grams) mashed, very ripe bananas (about 4 medium bananas)
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup (50 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 stick (113 grams) unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup (57 grams) whole milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 cups (190 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (170 grams) semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the bananas, sugars, butter, milk, and egg.
- In another medium bowl, whisk together the flour, instant espresso powder, baking soda, and salt. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients. Pour the wet ingredients into the well and stir until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Fill each cup about three-quarters full. Bake in the center of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Move the muffin pan to a cooling rack, and let cool for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, remove the muffins from the pan and let them finish cooling on the cooling rack.
- Muffins can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
Definitely get it! I got mine off Amazon because it was a few bucks cheaper then at Barnes and Nobles and shipping was free! All the recipes are delicious that I’ve tried and there’s a lot of unique ideas.
I’m glad to hear you’ll be making them! Let me know if you like them 🙂
I’m going to have to get this cookbook because I keep finding amazing recipes from it! These lok lovely and moist! I make about two batches of muffins a week, so I’ll include these in the rotation.
Yay!! I hope you and your friend like them! Actually, I've never tried making scones before. I saw Ina Garten make some on Barefoot Contessa one day though and they looked great.
This is the recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/cranberry-orange-scones-recipe/index.html
Its got really good reviews! I hope that helps you.
I’m for sure trying these out today with a friend. They look great. I was wondering have you ever tried making scones? I have been looking for unique recipes but come up with boring ones, suggestions?
Thank you! Yay I’m glad to hear you’re going to try it 🙂 Let me know how it goes!
This looks amazing, Tessa! I am definitely going to try this!
I make these, but use espresso chips instead of chocolate chips. They are wonderful!!!
Hahaha seriously!
You’re welcome! Its super cute, I love your photography and the simplicity.
You really can't beat muffins made with bananas, chocolate, and espresso – it's got all of my main food groups for breakfast! 🙂
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Hahaha comments make me happy. I feel like my bananas go ripe way too quickly. This recipe is perfect for that. Now if only I could find a recipe that utilizes not so fresh berries!
Thanks for your comment on my blog. I, too, love receiving them. Maybe too much. These muffins look so delicious and it seems like I am ALWAYS trying to use up some mushy bananas.
Wow you should definitely give this recipe a shot then! Let me know what happens if you do 🙂
Wow, they look so moist. I love chocolate banana muffins. I make them on an almost weekly basis. I will have to try this recipe out soon.