Banana Chocolate Chip Protein Muffins
on Sep 19, 2023, Updated Aug 09, 2024
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Busy mornings during the school year call for a quick protein packed muffin, these Banana Chocolate Chip Protein Muffin has all the components for a great start to the day.
Welp it’s official, we cannot continue without taking about my DEEP obsession with the mini muffin pan!! I have used it weekly and I just cannot be stopped. Not sure about other peoples littles but for some weird reason my kids are unable to finish a regular size muffin, but if you give them a few mini muffins they miraculously disappear. I’m not sure if it’s the size being soo small that it becomes like a tiny treat or if they are just different which makes it fun. Either way I’m just ecstatic that they will finish a few of these Banana Chocolate Chip Protein Muffins, and not leave a half eaten regular size muffin on the table.
The best thing about these Banana Chocolate Chip Protein Muffins is that are made with simple clean ingredients you know and love. A banana, any milk your family likes, protein powder (we love Flav City in our house) flour of any kind, some mini chocolate chips. Simply yet effective way to get protein, carbs and some sweetness into the kiddos.
As with most of the muffins and loaf recipes on the blog these can be interchangeable. What to make the Banana Chocolate Chip Protein Muffins into a loaf, no worries just pour into a load pan bake at 350 degrees for 40- 50 minutes. Check with a pick to make sure it’s baked all the way through, let it cool and slice when ready. On the flip side you can switch any loaf recipe into fun tiny muffins. 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes should be perfect.
How ever you bake these muffins just be sure to let us know in the comments or on the socials. Tag @littlebitsof_realfood so we can see what you have been up to in the kitchen!
Table of Contents
Everyone loves a muffins recipe or loaf recipe that you can turn into a muffin, here are a few more:
Gluten Free Pumpkin Crunch Muffins
Banana Chocolate Spinach Muffins
or for another protein packed breakfast: 2 Ingredient Protein Crepes
Banana Chocolate Chip Protein Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- ½ cup vanilla protein powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 1 mashed banana
- ¼ cup melted refined coconut oil
- ⅓ cup milk, any milk works
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a bowl combine all of the ingredients and stir to combine.
- Spray a silicone muffin pan with oil and fill each cup about ¾ of the way.
- Bake mini muffins for 15-17 minutes and regular muffins for 25-30 minutes.
I made these with chocolate peanut butter protein powder and white mini chocolate chips and it’s fantastic. Little one and husband gobbled them up! Only thing I hesitated on was the TBSP of Vanilla – was that a typo / should it be a TSP? Thanks!
I love this substitute soo much!!
Delicious and picky eater approved!
Yes, those are the best reviews!!
These were a huge hit with my extremely picky little eaters! They were gone in less than 24 hours.
Love when you get to impress a picky eater!!
Should these have eggs?
Nope!! The banana does the same thing as the egg.
Just made these this morning w/chocolate protein & added spinach, so good! I did 1/2 the maple syrup. Will definitely make again
Love those additions!
YUMMMM!!! I had to improvise because I didn’t have everything on hand. I substituted the banana with cinnamon applesauce and substituted chocolate chips with caramel chips. Great fall flavors! Bonus that it’s simple so my 5 year old could make them!!
Love when the tiny humans get involved!!
The best for muffins for toddlers (and the whole family to be honest!). We’ve made this recipe more than 5 times in the past month and they are always gone within a day or two. Easy to make and fun to get my toddler involved in baking them!
Love that your whole family is obsessed!! That’s our favorite!