Turn overripe bananas into crowd-pleasing banana chocolate chip muffins.

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There are few things as wonderful as baking with overripe bananas.

They provide fruity flavor, sweetness, and moisture to baked goods likebanana bread, pancakes, and muffins.

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins on a Cooling Rack Over a Kitchen Towel

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In this recipe, mashed, well-ripened bananas do all of that!

Use Overripe Bananas

This recipe works well with ripe bananas.

This helps speed up the ripening process.

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins in a Baking Tray Over a Kitchen Towel

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Frozen overripe bananascan also be used in this recipe.

Simply thaw the bananas overnight in the fridge, drain the excess water, and use as instructed.

Note that jumbo muffins will be a bit more golden brown and mini muffins will be paler.

A Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin Bitten Into on a Plate

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While these muffins are wonderful as is, I love how adaptable they are.

The muffins can also be baked in one 12-cavity muffin tin rather than two.

The tops may bake into each other slightly, making for slightly less-than-perfect muffins.

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins on a Plate Over a Kitchen Towel and Next to Two Glasses of Orange Juice

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Add the egg and vanilla extract to the butter mixture.

Add the mashed banana to the butter mixture and whisk until fully combined, about 30 seconds.

There shouldnt be any big chunks of banana.

Bowl of Dry Ingredients Whisked Together for Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

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Add the buttermilk and whisk until combined.

Its okay if the batter looks a little lumpy.

Gently fold the mini chocolate chips into the batter just until the chips are evenly dispersed.

Sugar, Butter, and Oil Whisked Together in a Bowl for Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins Recipe

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Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow the batter to rest at room temperature for 1 hour.

If youre short on time, you could skip this step.

Arrange a rack in the center of the oven.

Bananas Whisked Into Bowl of Wet Ingredients for Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe

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Preheat the oven to 400F.

Line every other cavity of 2 standard-size muffin tins with paper liners.

There should be 12 total lined cavities.

Buttermilk Whisked Into Bowl of Wet Ingredients for Banana Muffins with Chocolate Chips Recipe

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If you only own one muffin tin, you might fill each cavity and bake them all side-by-side.

Depending on the capacity of your muffin pans, you might get 13 muffins.

Top each muffin with the remaining mini chocolate chips.

Wet Ingredients Mixed into Bowl of Dry Ingredients for Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

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Arrange the pans on the middle rack of the oven.

Bake the muffins at 400F for 9 minutes.

Without opening the oven door, lower the temperature to 350F and bake for 4 more minutes.

Chocolate Chips Added to Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Batter

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Let the muffins cool slightly in the pans set over a wire rack for a few minutes.

Transfer the muffins to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Serve warm or at room temperature.

Muffin Wrappers Lining Every Other Divot in a Muffin Tin for Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

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Leftover muffin tops can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

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Every Other Baking Tine Lined with Baking Cups and Filled with Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin Batter

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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins in a Baking Tin on a Cooling Rack

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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins on a Cooling Rack Over a Kitchen Towel

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