These fluffy and moist Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins make the perfect back to school breakfast - no matter what your school year looks like!
Trying out new recipes, and cooking with the kids is just a way of life at our house. The kids love helping and really get into it, sometimes suggesting different spices or other ingredients.
While some combinations (garlic powder and muffins??) are not winners, others, like adding a touch of cinnamon are. Getting them excited about cooking is a great way to talk about nutrition, math, and science.
This school year is unlike any other, but taking the time to make something together, really helps connect a family. And while the delicious muffins bake? Well, that's a great time to snuggle up and read together!
And, if you're a peanut butter fan, you have to try this peanut butter and jelly smoothie, too!
Ingredients
- all-purpose AND whole wheat flour
- quick cooking oats
- salt
- baking powder
- ground flax seed (optional)
- wheat germ (optional)
- ground cinnamon
- ripe banana
- light brown sugar
- eggs
- cows milk or almond milk
- pure vanilla extract
- mini chocolate chips
This is meant to be a brief overview on how to make chocolate peanut butter banana muffins. For step-by-step instructions and a full printable recipe card with ingredients, please scroll down to the teal box below or Jump to Recipe
Instructions
Here's how to make peanut butter banana chocolate chip muffins:
- Preheat the oven to 375-degrees F.
- Grease a jumbo muffin cups using coconut oil (or use paper liners).
- In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients, except brown sugar, and whisk together. Set the dry ingredients aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the mashed banana, butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and eggs together until fluffy.
- Add the milk and vanilla and mix to combine.
- Slowly add the dry mixture a little at a time into the wet ingredients until just blended. Do not over mix.
- Stir in the semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- Fill the prepared muffin tin two-thirds of the way full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes – a toothpick inserted into the middle should come out slightly sticky.
- Let the pan set for 5 minutes before turning the muffins out onto a rack to cool.
Tips for Making Muffins
- Take care not to over-mix the batter to avoid dense and dry muffins.
- I like to use a jumbo muffin tin, but you can also use a standard size. Either way, be sure to line your pan with muffin liners or grease them really well with butter or cooking spray!
- Don't overbake your muffins - this seems obvious but no one likes dry crumbly muffins, right?
Variations
Here are some ideas to make this easy recipe your own:
- Swap out the mashed banana for apple sauce.
- Use a mixture of dark chocolate chunks and peanut butter chips.
- For a little more texture in the muffins, use chunky peanut butter.
- Pour this batter into a mini loaf pan or two instead of making muffins. You can also make mini muffins. Keep in mind the baking time will vary.
- Almond flour or gluten free flour can be substituted 1:1 for the all-purpose and whole wheat flour.
- Instead of peanut butter, use almond butter.
- I love adding wheat germ and flax seeds to my healthy muffin recipes, but these ingredients are optional.
Similar Recipes
Next time, try one of these yummy muffins recipes:
- Banana and Carrot Muffins
- Cinnamon Banana Bread Muffins
- Raspberry Cream Cheese Muffins
- Pancake Mix Muffins
- Banana Cinnamon Chip Muffins
More Quick Breakfast Ideas
Peanut butter lovers, we have loads more breakfast recipes I think you'll love like our Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie and Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats. Be sure to check our our recipes for Salted Caramel Banana Bread and Chocolate Energy Balls, too.
Not ready to make our Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins recipe yet?
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins
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Ingredients
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- ⅔ cup quick cooking oats
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seed optional
- 2 tablespoons wheat germ optional
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 banana ripe and mashed
- 2 tablespoons butter softened
- ⅔ cup natural peanut butter
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup milk You could substitute almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375-degrees F. Grease a jumbo muffin tin using coconut oil.
- In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients, except brown sugar, and whisk together. Set aside.¾ cup all-purpose flour, 1 cup whole-wheat flour, ⅔ cup quick cooking oats, ½ teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoon baking powder, 2 tablespoons ground flax seed, 2 tablespoons wheat germ, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the mashed banana, butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and eggs together until fluffy. Add the milk and vanilla and mix to combine.1 banana, 2 tablespoons butter, ⅔ cup natural peanut butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ¾ cup milk
- Slowly add the dry mixture a little at a time until just blended. Stir in the mini semi-sweet chocolate chips.1½ cups mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Fill the prepared muffin tin two-thirds of the way full. Bake for 18-20 minutes – a toothpick inserted into the middle should come out slightly sticky. Let the pan set for 5 minutes before turning the muffins out onto a rack to cool.
- Store peanut butter muffins in an airtight container or individual zipped bags.
Equipment
- electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment
Nutrition
These homemade muffins are packed with amazing peanut butter flavor, and some great healthy ingredients. I've adapted the recipe to really make these Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins healthier and more flavorful.
There's no oil, and only just a touch of butter. You could swap the butter out for coconut oil or applesauce if you prefer.
I love doing a mixture of whole grain and all-purpose flour in my baked goods. Wheat germ and ground flax seed add a nuttiness, along with the creamy peanut butter, of course. They also add a little boost of Omega-3 to the chocolate chip peanut butter muffins, which is really important for kids.
Will G says
I like pumpkin muffins for breakfast and really like your downeast Maine pumpkin bread recipe. I can't wait to try these!
Calvin says
This recipe is my favorite and I make these muffins at least once or twice a month - thank you!!
Elle says
I'm a bigger cook than baker but I love to make my own pies especially a berry mix.
Meghan Kovachevich says
These look absolutely delicious! I love to bake any kind of muffins my kids can have for breakfast! I bake homemade treats each week! This is my first time visiting your site but I'm sure I will be a regular! Lots of yummy recipes and DIYs. My kind of fun!
Kristen says
I do like to bake, but don't usually bake muffins. I may try some soon though, as a favorite place near us closed and they made the most delicious apple pie muffins that I'd like to recreate.
Wendy Pesce says
I love to make banana mini muffins. Every now and then I add mini choc. chips too!
cyndi br says
this recipe looks simple and easy to make. always looking for a recipe with peanut butter.
Heather Kelly says
I really like baking chocolate chip muffins. They are my girl's favorite!
Francine A says
I love making chocolate chip muffins
Helen says
My kids and I love to bake. We usually make cookies or cake, but we love muffins too. Our favorites are strawberry and banana nut muffins.
Nancy Bowers says
Love to bake. Just made peach pie, apple dumplings, brownies from a mix and butter, sugar, cinnamon rolls from leftover pie dough.
allyson tice says
I love baking pumpkin struedel muffins!i visit juggling act a lot!!!
Elizabeth Miller says
I love baking muffins and breads. It is the 2 things people have always raved over me making. Even my older kids that are about 30 had their wives try and swear they are not the same. I like to bake breads and muffins that use fruits or some vegetables.
Laurie Nykaza says
I love making blueberry muffins for the family. I love to garden as well. I have been here many times and always enjoy it.
Ken Ohl says
I love Blueberry Muffins actually sounds great about right now
LeAnn Harbert says
I like making banana nut muffins with my granddaughters.
Cassandra D says
I bake 3 times per month and I love making these muffins because they're so good and my family gobbles them up!
Dana Rodriguez says
I enjoy baking and eating muffins. These sound really good!
donna porter says
We love all kinds of muffins especially blueberry and banana nut. I do love baking for my family.
sandra says
I really like making these for my family. They're a little bit healthier than store-bought muffins and my kids would love the chocolate chips 🙂
Kelly D says
I'm obsessed with peanut butter and chocolate together and these muffins did not disappoint! Thank you!!
Michelle J. says
I love your cinnamon chip muffins so I knew that these would also be delish and they were! Thanks for another great recipe!!
Dana Matthews says
I made these and I love using the banana instead of oil! These are SO GOOD and everyone at my office asked for the recipe! YAY!
Ang Paris says
Hi Dana, if you love a little crunch in your muffins, you could use chunky peanut butter or chop up a 1/2 cup of peanuts or walnuts and add them to this batter also!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sara Zielinski says
Peanut butter and chocolate are soooo good together - pinning!!!