These easy chocolate banana muffins have been a go-to in my recipe rotation for three years. Moist chocolate muffins made with just a handful of ingredients; I love having them on hand for a healthy snack or dessert, but they also make a really great breakfast.
The shortest ingredient list ever!
Here’s all you need to make this super simple recipe:
- dark chocolate Kodiak Cakes
- if you’re having trouble finding this mix, here is the store locator
- baking powder
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- eggs
- mashed bananas
- vanilla extract
How to make easy chocolate banana muffins
First, preheat your oven to 350F. Then grab a standard muffin pan with 12 openings. Spray the openings with some cooking spray.
Next, take your bananas – make sure they are overripe. This recipe works best with overripe bananas. Wait until the outsides become brown, just like if you were to make banana bread.
Mash the bananas in a bowl using a fork. If you need some extra help or want to really smooth out all of the lumps, you can use a hand mixer or even pop them in a blender to make the mixture super smooth.
Next, add your other wet ingredients – the eggs and the extract. Whisk together.
Then, add your pancake mix, baking powder, and unsweetened cocoa.
Stir everything together, and you’ll get a mixture that looks (and smells!) like brownie batter.
Pour the batter by 1/4 cup portions into each muffin opening, and bake for 25 minutes. Note, the centers will be very moist because of the banana. They will be cooked, but they will still feel very moist on the inside – this is normal!
Commonly asked questions about this recipe
- Does it taste like bananas? Yes, it does. There is a clear banana flavor, as well as a lot of chocolate flavor.
- What if I don’t like bananas? You can omit the bananas and add 1 1/2 cups of unsweetened applesauce instead.
- What if I can’t find the chocolate Kodiak Cake mix? You can use the regular Kodiak cake mix, and these will come out great, they just won’t be as chocolate-y.
- How do you store these? Pop these in an air tight container or a large freezer bag and store them in the fridge for up to a week. They also store well in the freezer.
- How do you serve these? For breakfast, have a couple of these with some eggs and other protein on the side, or some fruit and yogurt. If you want a yummy sweet snack, these are great to just eat as is, or with a little nut butter smeared on top. To serve these for dessert, I have seen some people top these with whipped cream or even low calorie ice cream!
Easy Chocolate Banana Muffins
Equipment
- muffin pan
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 4 bananas overripe
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup Dark Chocolate Kodiak Cakes pancake mix
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder unsweetened
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Spray a 12-opening muffin pan with cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, mash the four overripe bananas with a fork. You can use an electric mixer to get the lumps out, if desired.
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract, and whisk together.
- Add the pancake mix, the baking powder and the cocoa powder and stir to combine.
- Fill each muffin opening with 1/4 cup of the batter.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
Notes
- Blue and purple plans:
- 1 point per muffin
- Green plan:
- 1 point for 1 muffin
- 3 points for 2 muffins
- 4 points for 3 muffins
Nutrition
My favorite recipe of Steph’s that I have been making for years! I purposely keep 4 bananas to the side to ripen to make these. They make a great breakfast, snack or dessert! My significant other is always asking me to make them as well!
So delicious!! Made a double batch last night with 1.5 cups of unsweetened applesauce instead of the bananas. We all loved them. Such a great snack that satisfies the sweet tooth!
These are really delicious muffins. Easy to make and freeze well for a grab-and-go snack. I’ll bring one in my lunch bag and it’s thawed within a couple of hours.
I always have extra bananas on hand to make these muffins weekly! Awesome for breakfast or used as a base for a low point sweet treat. Love your recipes, Steph!
These muffins are so good! They’ve become a staple for me in my journey and are the first thing I think of when I have some bananas to use up! Definitely a must!
These are good! My 4 year old LOVED them, that should tell you enough! I would highly recommend making a batch to eat as a treat or snack! Thank you for a great recipe!
These are amazing!! Super delicious and soft
These are AMAZING! Out of all the baking recipes I make this is always the one everyone says is their favorite! Make them now, you won’t regret it!
Thanks for your recipe, I I’m in love with your wed site. You make everything so easy step by step! Can’t wait for more😊
I almost always have these in my fridge for a nice afternoon snack with a cup of coffee. They are so good!!
Love these!
So good! Kids even like them!
If I could give these more starts I would! They are so easy and so delicious! Sometimes I use different extracts to switch it up a bit! Love love love these!
These taste so amazing and the consistency is great. They are healthy but taste like a “normal” muffin, which takes away a lot of the guilt! I added some Lily’s Dark Chocolate baking chips, 4 points worth, changing the points of 2 muffins just a little bit. I will probably be making these weekly to satisfy my sweet tooth!
These muffins are SO good and a steal for 1 WW point! Serisously – feels like I’m cheating!
These look amazing! Kodiak isn’t gluten free though, any tips for making them GF?!
I saw gluten-free at my supermarket, and I live in a very small town. Here is a link on their website!
https://shop.kodiakcakes.com/collections/gluten-free
These are delicious and easy to make. I like to put Lily’s chocolate chips on top. The muffins are good for breakfast, snack, or dessert.
Loved them!!
Love these! So easy and hits the sweet spot without the calories or points!
This is a go to for me and I have them on regular rotation!! So good, so low point and turns out delicious every time! I recommend adding just a few lily’s chocolate chip on top prior to baking.
Delicious! Definitely a keeper !
Hey Steph – Thank-you for this recipe! I was wondering…. would this recipe work if I used 2 bananas & ¾ cup of applesauce?? I like the banana taste, but for me it was a little “too” banana’y….. so I was thinking maybe I could split it???
Thanks in Advance!!!
Yes! Totally
Yay!!! Thanks for the quick response…. I’m making these tomorrow!! Thank you 😊
I make these all the time and they are delicious! Even my picky 2 year old loves them – she always asks me to make “cocoa muffins”!
Super easy to throw together and taste amazing!
Absolutely love this recipe! I have to contain myself to just eat one!
These are absolutely delicious and so easy to make!
I’ve made 1 point weight watcher muffins before and they turn out dense and mushy. These are so fluffy- delicious! Very easy to make and still good later in the week
This was my first time making these muffins, they are delicious!
This is my favorite muffin recipe. It’s easy, tasty and perfect when you are in the mood for a sweet breakfast or dessert.
Wow this is what’s been missing in my life! Love chocolate and need it in my life – so easy and only 1 point. Win, win, win. New weekly staple in my house.
My kids (teens) love these & so do I! Since finding this recipe on your insta, I have made these at least a dozen times. They always turn out perfectly, and my kids beg for me to make them again!! Thank you!!!❤️❤️
I made these for my sister and immediately texted her to tell her they are absolutely delicious – and proceeded to eat a second one. And they were so easy to whip up. Loved them.
I’d love to make these but I can’t find kodiak cakes anywhere in Ontario?! Anyone know a good substitute?
These are amazing and so easy to make!!
Love love love these!
These are delicious and come together so quickly. I love that they are low points on WW. My kids love them for breakfast and feel like they are getting a chocolatey treat. I love them for a quick snack at work or a chocolate treat after dinner.
I made these the other day and they are a hit with my whole family. Try them warmed up with 1 point of melted peanut butter on top, so delicious! These are going to be made frequently. Thank you for sharing!
These are the absolute BEST! But so are all of your recipes!❤️
The muffins were good but mine came out Sooo dry! I am not sure why?!
I used regular Kodiak mix since I couldn’t find the dark chocolate one. Maybe I overbaked it?
Made this easy chocolate banana muffin recipe it’s easy and delish!!!!
The are the perfect chocolate treat!
Wow!! So easy to make a delicious! I can’t eat bananas and they were amazing with the apple sauce substitute!
I just made these tonight. Easy, tasty, and surprisingly filling for such a low point treat!
Just made these muffins… DELICIOUS!! Thank you, Steph
I’ve been dying to try these but needed to wait till I had ripe bananas…. these did not disappoint! Not only did I love them but my husband and teenagers do too. Now my only problem is – I need more ripe bananas!!!
The perfect amount of sweet. Great for breakfast or with an afternoon cup of tea. They also freeze really well!
My first SweetSavory&Steph recipe and it did not disappoint. I made a batch yesterday and these muffins are so delicious and decadent. The recipe was very easy to follow and will definitely make these again. So happy to have discovered your blog.
Yummy These are delicious I love all your recipes thank you for sharing them ❤
Dark chocolate kodiak is hard to find in Canada so I made my own take on this! Used buttermilk mix instead of dark chocolate, added 1.5tsp of cinnamon and then added in frozen blueberries. Winner!!
These are delicious! Also used the Kodiak Peanut Butter mix and they turned out great. They were ready in 15 minutes (no need for 25 min. in oven) Thanks for another great recipe Steph!
Thanks for recipes
Loved these! So easy to make and provide a nice little sweet treat. I used the applesauce instead of bananas because I didn’t have any. Next time I might use slightly less applesauce, but overall they were delicious.
SO GOOD and SO EASY!! Such a great snack that feels like an indulgence but isn’t!
Nice snack or dessert especially since it’s only 1pt on WW blue. Definitely give it a try.
This recipe is the REAL DEAL! Sometimes these type of muffins can come of dry or tasteless. NOT THESE! these came out fantastic and I’ll be making these a regular in my breakfast rotation!
These are a must bake!! Ingredients are easy to find and keep in your pantry. My entire family loves them. Made a batch as the recipe states, they did not last 24 hours. New batch is in the oven with a PB2 swirl in half of them.
Super easy to make and SO delicious! Even my fiancé loves them!
These are fantastic!!!!! I love all your recipes
I made these last weekend so I had something sweet for the week…… So delicious and satisfying for only 1 point!! Definitely will make again.