Delicious Bakery Style Greek Yogurt Chocolate Banana Muffins

Chocolate Banana Muffins are sweet, rich, moist, and deeply chocolatey, loaded with chocolate chips! Made with ingredients like Greek yogurt, bananas, coconut oil, and less sugar than typical bakery muffins, they still pack incredible flavor!

Looking for plain chocolate muffins? Try my bakery-style Chocolate Muffins next!

Chocolate Banana Muffin

Chocolate Banana Muffins

I’m obsessed with big bakery-style chocolate muffins, but I’d consider them more dessert than breakfast. So I decided to create a bakery-style chocolate muffin with ingredients good enough to pass for breakfast and these fit the bill!

They’ve got Greek yogurt, bananas, coconut oil, dark chocolate, an egg, and a lot less sugar than the chocolate muffins you’d get at a bakery.

And even with the healthier ingredient subs, these chocolate banana muffins taste incredible! They’re rich, moist, deeply chocolatey, and loaded with chocolate in every single bite. These muffins are moist, a little gooey, and sure to satisfy your chocolate cravings!

Ingredient shot-- images of the yogurt and cocoa powder used in this recipe

Chocolate Banana Muffins Ingredients

  • Special Dark® Cocoa Powder gives these Chocolate Banana Muffins a deep chocolate flavor. Use Dutch-process cocoa powder instead of natural unsweetened cocoa. Any brand works, but Hershey’s Special Dark is easy to find in most grocery stores.
  • Honey vanilla Greek yogurt adds protein and flavor to these muffins. Avoid low-fat or non-Greek yogurt. Plain Greek yogurt is okay, but flavored yogurt is better. The creamier and thicker, the better the muffins.
  • Chocolate chips. Use any kind: semi-sweet, milk, dark, or chopped chocolate. I prefer a mix of regular dark chocolate chips and mini semi-sweet chips.
  • Overripe bananas. The riper the bananas, the sweeter they are, which makes the muffins taste better. Use bananas with speckled skins for baking.
  • Coconut oil. Measure it melted, not solid. Let it cool before adding to the muffin mixture.
  • Flour. Remove 1 tablespoon of flour and replace it with cornstarch for a lighter, cake-like texture, similar to bakery-style muffins.

Process shots-- images of the dry and wet ingredients being prepped

How To Make Chocolate Banana Muffins

  1. Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Coat a muffin tin with cooking spray. Set out egg and yogurt to reach room temp. Melt coconut oil and cool. Ingredients at the same temperature mix better!
  2. Mash Bananas: Mash ripe bananas until smooth. Ensure you have 1 cup. Riper bananas make sweeter muffins!
  3. Dry Ingredients: Whisk together all the dry ingredients and chocolate chips.
  4. Wet Ingredients: Whisk together wet ingredients until smooth.
  5. Combine: Mix wet and dry ingredients until just combined. Don’t over-mix for fluffy muffins!
  6. Bake: Divide batter evenly in the muffin tin. Bake 18-23 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Evenly fill muffin cups for even baking!
  7. Cool: Cool muffins in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Use a knife to help get the muffins out!

Quick Tip

I don’t recommend muffin liners; the batter sticks to them. Grease the cavities well. A good muffin tin makes a big difference. My favorite tins always release muffins nicely.

Process shots-- images of the wet and dry ingredients being mixed together and then aded into muffin tins

Tips For Success

  • Mash the bananas thoroughly to avoid chunks in the muffins. Use an electric hand mixer for quick mashing if you prefer.
  • Don’t overmix. Overmixing makes muffins dense. Mix until just combined, then bake!
  • Generously grease the muffin tin with nonstick spray and lightly dust it with flour or cocoa powder. This prevents the muffins from sticking and breaking apart.
  • Cool muffins on a wire rack so air can flow around them. This keeps the bottoms from getting wet and sticky.
  • Check Doneness: A toothpick (or fork) inserted into the center of the Chocolate Banana Muffins comes out clean or with a couple of moist (not wet) crumbs. The tops of the muffins should bounce back when lightly touched.

Quick Tip

How to mash bananas: Peel very ripe bananas and mash them in a bowl with a fork until smooth, or use an electric hand mixer for quicker mashing.

Process shots-- images of the chocolate banana muffins being baked

4.96 from 103 votes

Chocolate Banana Muffins

With Greek yogurt, bananas, coconut oil, and chocolate chips these Chocolate Banana Muffins deliver incredible flavor!
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 12 muffins

Equipment

  • Muffin pan

Ingredients 
 

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350ยฐF (175ยฐC). Generously coat aย muffin pan with cooking spray, but don't use liners. Let eggs and yogurt reach room temperature. Melt coconut oil, measure, and set aside to cool. Ensure ingredients are at the same temperature to avoid clumping.
  • The darker the banana skin, the sweeter the banana! Remove the skin and mash with a fork or electric mixer until it resembles thick applesauce. Measure to ensure you have one level cup.
  • Add flour, cornstarch, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, and both types of chocolate chips to a large bowl. Mix to combine. In another bowl, add egg, mashed bananas, Greek yogurt, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and brown sugar. Use a hand whisk to mix until completely smooth.
  • Mix the wet and dry ingredients together with a wooden spoon until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
  • Divide batter evenly among the 12 muffin pan cavities. Bake for 18โ€“23 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
  • Cool in the muffin pan for 10 minutes, then use a table knife to gently loosen and remove the muffins. If they start to fall apart, wait another 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. Enjoy!

Video

Recipe Notes

Note 1: For ultra-moist, delicious muffins, use Dutch-process cocoa powder. Regular cocoa powder makes them drier.
Note 2: Use any flavor chocolate chips you like; I typically use dark chocolate with semi-sweet mini chips.
Note 3: I recommend Honey Vanilla Greek yogurt (Greek Godsยฎ) for these muffins. Avoid low-fat or non-Greek yogurt; the results aren't the same. The creamier and thicker the yogurt, the better the muffins taste.
Storage: Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. When ready to serve, microwave for 15โ€“20 seconds.ย 

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 174mg | Potassium: 305mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 37IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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241 Comments

  1. Kara D. says:

    5 stars
    I made these today for Valentine’s Day and my husband is still raving about them! Our little guy told me they really good numerous times too! And they were so easy! So glad I stumbled upon your recipe and can’t wait to try some more.

    1. chelseamessyapron says:

      Yay!! So thrilled to hear these were so well enjoyed! Thank you Kara! I hope you love whatever you try next ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. Daria says:

    5 stars
    Hi Chelsea, i just took these out the oven. My whole house smells like chocolate. We will enjoy them for breakfast ๐Ÿ™‚ Just one question: why don’t you use baking powder in the recipe? I’m being curious…

  3. Kelly MacInnis says:

    These look amazing, and my 5 year old and I just finished making them. But, I realized (too late!) that we never added in the vanilla, so I reread the directions again, and it never says to do it. So, you may want to add that in for direction followers like myself! We make your recipes all the time!

    1. chelseamessyapron says:

      Ack!! I’m so sorry about missing that in the directions! I so appreciate the heads-up and I just updated the recipe so no one else misses it! Luckily without vanilla extract they shouldn’t be TOO different, so I hope you love them! So fun to bake with your five year old ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks for the comment!

  4. Claudia says:

    These are incredibly gorgeous Chelsea, I am absolutely loving your photos with all that gooey chocolate! I do have a couple of over ripe bananas sitting in the fruit bowl…

  5. Rachel says:

    5 stars
    These chocolate muffins are EPIC! Those melty chocolate chips in the middle are everything!

    1. chelseamessyapron says:

      Thank you so much Rachel! ๐Ÿ™‚

  6. Peter says:

    5 stars
    Chels you are the baking bombshell ๐Ÿ™‚ I “lov Ya ” for these delicious muffins. Excellent ๐Ÿ™‚

  7. Katy says:

    5 stars
    Maybe it was in the video (I’m at work so I didn’t watch it), but what was the 1tbl of flour removed for?

    1. chelseamessyapron says:

      It’s basically to make a “homemade cake flour” So you replace that 1 TBSP. flour with with 1 TBSP. cornstarch and that makes a cake flour that will yield softer and more tender muffins! ๐Ÿ™‚

  8. Olivia says:

    5 stars
    I’ve made chocolate banana muffins before and I don’t know why because I love it. Yours look so chocolatey and moist! I also love the video because it shows how easy is to make them. Your videos are great and I already subscribed to your youtube channel because I don’t want to miss any recipe video you post ๐Ÿ˜‰

  9. Ashley says:

    5 stars
    These muffins are awesome!

    1. chelseamessyapron says:

      Thanks so much Ashley! ๐Ÿ™‚

  10. Kayle says:

    5 stars
    ooooh these muffins look so chocolatey and moist! Totally perfect!

    1. Delonna says:

      5 stars
      I made these today with spelt flour. I forgot to remove one tablespoon. Also, I added about 1/3 cup of flax meal. These are delicious! I was careful not to over mix and they turned out so tender and moist.

      1. chelseamessyapron says:

        So, so glad to hear that! I’m thrilled they were enjoyed! Thanks for the comment ๐Ÿ™‚

      2. Annie says:

        5 stars
        These look delicious! I just put a batch in the oven and can’t wait for them to be ready! Instead of flour I used 1/3 C whey protein and a little less than 1/3 C coconut flour. What are you supposed to do with the tablespoon of flour once to take it out?

        1. chelseamessyapron says:

          I hope they work out great with your changes and you love them! ๐Ÿ™‚ Just put it back in your bag of flour ๐Ÿ™‚

          1. Ig says:

            Any idea of calorie count

        2. Em says:

          Did these turn out well wth the coconut flour and whey?