Sharing one of our favorite chocolate banana muffins today! My Dulce de Leche Chocolate Banana Muffins are perfectly sweet, soft and so good for brunch!
Chocolate Banana Muffins
Had so much fun developing these sweet chocolate banana muffins. The boys and I munched on these all afternoon last week. When you’ve got some bananas ready for baking, I hope you’ll remember these bad boys. Grab your favorite mixing bowl and let’s make some muffins!
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Your ingredient line-up. Think my bananas were ready? Lol 🙂
How To Make Chocolate Banana Muffins
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a 12 cup muffin tin with liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add mashed bananas, dulce de leche, vanilla and egg. Mix to combine. Add flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt and chocolate chips. Mix to combine.
- Fill muffin liners 3/4 full with batter and bake for 18-22 minutes or until baked through. Let cool for 15 minutes and enjoy.
Cream your butter and sugar.
There we go!
Add your mashed bananas.
A splash of vanilla.
Your prepared dulce de leche and egg. 
Some flour and cocoa powder.
Mini chocolate chips!
For the love of this batter!
How perfectly adorable are these baking cups? Find similar ones at your favorite cooking store!
Fill your cups 3/4 full and bake!
Yum! Time to dig in.
- Make your muffins the night before so you can serve the day of serving.
- Serve your muffins with a nice fruit plate to make a light breakfast.
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container either room temperature or chilled in refrigerator.
Dulce de Leche Chocolate Banana Muffins
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup prepared dulce de leche
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 medium over ripe bananas
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a 12 cup muffin tin with liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add mashed bananas, dulce de leche, vanilla and egg. Mix to combine. Add flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt and chocolate chips. Mix to combine.
- Fill muffin liners 3/4 full with batter and bake for 18-22 minutes or until baked through. Let cool for 15 minutes and enjoy.
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I’m in the process of making these as mini muffins. Looks like they’ll be done at 15 mins. Also using homemade dulce (microwave version — messy but quick!). My neighbors are my testers but they already look like they’ll be a hit!
So glad to hear it Kristina!!
These look delicious! I’m wanting to bake my husband something, he’s returning from deployment next week. He loves banana bread and muffins and he likes caramel. I’m just wondering if these were really good or if I should make my banana muffins? I’ll be taking the extras to others in the command who may not have somebody there for them.. so I want to be sure these are delicious! Thanks for your time!
Wow!! Congratulations on your husbands return!!! I love these but it’s personal opinion so it’s tough for me to answer for you. I suggest giving a go at them this week so you can know for sure. Plus, if you make them next week, you’ll be a pro. 🙂
Those bright muffin liners are the cutest! And this recipe is a MUST!!!
i love that super overripe banana! it was wonderful to see you at todd/diane’s party – even though we didn’t get to talk i have always loved your site and admired what you do.
Thanks so much Lynn! Was nice meeting you too, hope we get a chance to chit chat more!
I tried this just now….Its delish!!! My little girl place some sprinkles on top and she just devoured it!! My muffins turned too dark maybe its the cocoa powder i used but it was yummy!!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Where did you buy that dulce de leche?
I just put a batch into he oven! I used Trader Joe’s Fleur de Del Caramel Sauce instead of your Dulce de Lecher. They sure do smell delightful!
Lovely little muffins! Those festive yellow liners are so cute, too!
Looks so sweet … Just want one for coffee.