Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins with Self Rising Flour

Name: Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins with Self Rising Flour
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 17 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour; 1 tsp cinnamon; 3 large bananas (mashed); 3/4 granulated sugar or (1/2 cup sugar + 1/4 cup applesauce if you want to reduce the sugar)*; 1 large egg (beaten); 1 tsp vanilla; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted; 1/2 cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet or dark); 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Published OnAugust 30, 2017July 26, 2024 Updated onJuly 26, 2024

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These Cinnamon Sugar Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins with Self Rising Flour are the best banana muffins ever! These easy chocolate chip banana muffins take only 12-15 minutes to bake and are great for breakfast or dessert!

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Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins with Self Rising Flour

Today I’m so excited to share my delicious homemade recipe for Cinnamon Sugar Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins with Self Rising Flour – an easy and delicious banana muffin recipe so good you’ll actually be excited to wake up!

These Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins are made easy with self rising flour and feature delicious cinnamon and sugar, chocolate chips, and of course bananas.

These banana muffins have the most perfect flavor combination that will have you going back for seconds (or thirds).

Scroll to the bottom of this post to grab the full printable recipe and watch the video for my easy banana chocolate chip muffin recipe over here. Don’t forget to subscribe to my YT channel for weekly recipe videos!

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Cinnamon Sugar Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins with Self Rising Flour

True story: whenever I’ve had a rough day or week, the one sure fire cure to get me out of a slump is to grab my baker’s mitts and whip up a delicious treat in the kitchen.

Baking has always been my favorite stress reliever, and it sure doesn’t hurt to make something that literally fills the whole house with the most delicious aroma (like these yummy muffins).

So of course when I let the bananas go bad again for the 900th time yesterday, I figured why not take advantage and make some delicious and easy banana muffins?

But not just any plain ol’ banana muffins.

Nope, these chocolate chip banana muffins have all the right flavors in all the right places.

Bananas? Check.
Cinnamon Sugar deliciousness? Check.
Chocolate Chips because everything in life is better with chocolate in it? Double-Check.

Introducing (drum roll please)….Cinnamon Sugar Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins.

The most epic banana muffins you’ll ever eat!

The best part? They bake up in just 15 minutes or less!

Cinnamon Sugar Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins (Self Rising Flour Muffins)

I get asked the questions all the time:

Can you use self rising flour in muffins?
Does self rising flour make better muffins?

And the answer to both questions is yes!

These chocolate chip banana muffins have truly one of the best flavors I’ve ever tasted in a muffin and are SO easy to make thanks to self rising flour.

Self rising flour makes life easier by combining all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt in one, with no measuring out individual ingredients.

I’m a huge fan and use self rising flour in my Mom’s Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies, 3-Ingredient Biscuits, 2-Ingredient Pizza Dough, Easy Banana Bread, and of course these yummy Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins.

In case you don’t already have them in your kitchen, here’s a list of must-have tools to make these cinnamon sugar banana muffins with self rising flour, as well as a full list of all the ingredients you’ll need.

Recommended Tools for Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

Banana Muffins Ingredients

Bananas – The riper, the better, as it will lend a sweeter flavor
Self Rising Flour – Makes life easy with no measuring out separate ingredients
Granulated Sugar – I love to use coconut sugar but feel free to use regular if you prefer
Unsweetened Applesauce – I love using applesauce to add moisture in muffins and the natural sweetness helps reduce the amount of sugar needed
Cinnamon and Vanilla – Adds SO much flavor and perfectly compliments bananas
Egg – Gives the muffins structure
Unsalted Butter – Adds flavor, moisture, and helps give these muffins the perfect soft and fluffy texture
Chocolate Chips – The perfect add-in for these banana muffins! I love using semi-sweet but feel free to use milk or dark.
Cinnamon + Sugar – The key ingredient that makes these banana muffins spectacular!

Tips for Making The Best Cinnamon Sugar Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins with Self Rising Flour

What Is The Secret to Making Moist Muffins?

There are three keys to making moist, delicious banana muffins!

Use moisture adding ingredients such as butter and oil. In the case of these muffins we use melted butter and applesauce which make them nice and moist.
Don’t overmix your batter. With muffins you don’t want to overmix the batter, so stir until JUST combined. It’s actually okay to still see a tiny little bit of flour once mixed.
Don’t overbake your muffins. Just like with cookies, you want to take your muffins out when they are right on the verge of being done, as they will continue to cook for a few minutes while cooling in the pan. (see below)

How Do I Know When Banana Muffins Are Done?

I use two fool-proof methods for checking to see if my banana muffins are done.

Toothpick Method– Insert a toothpick into the center of a muffin and if it comes out clean, then your muffins are done.
Press Method – If you don’t have a toothpick, you can also gently press on the top of your muffins. If they bounce back up quickly, then they are done. If they don’t, then they still need a few more minutes.

What Are Your Best Tips For Making the Perfect Banana Muffins?

In addition to my tips above, here are a few of my best tips for making the absolute most delicious, best chocolate chip banana muffins.

Use extra ripe bananas – You know those times when you think the bananas are too far gone and just need to be thrown away? Don’t. Use them to make these banana muffins instead. The riper the bananas, the sweeter the baked goods. It’s so weird how it works, but it just does.

Use a cookie scoop – In my early days of baking I would try to pour in my muffin batter and it would make SUCH a mess and took forever. Do yourself a favor and grab these affordable cookie scoops that make scooping out an even amount of batter a total breeze.

Always add extra chocolate chips on top – By now you probably realize that unlike my healthy banana muffins, these banana muffins are more of an indulgent dessert-like muffin, so add some extra chocolate chips on top before baking them. It makes them pretty and extra yummy!