Banana Chocolate Marble Muffins
ShareMoist banana muffins with swirls of rich chocolate throughout, a perfect breakfast on the go or snack!
Can we talk about a few things?
I bought new sneakers. Yay! Not that it was easy to find a reasonable pair because 9/10 sneakers are glow in the dark neon. Totally not okay. But, I’ve yet to try them out for real because I wanted to make sure my feet had healed totally first. Fingers crossed these do the trick! I’m kind of having a Goldilocks moment in my head – not too roomy, not too tight, just right…
Why do we have to wait till October 3 for the start of Scandal?! Torture. Maybe I’ll get some reading in between now and then. It was clearly a time sucker so far, and for good reason. I couldn’t stop myself. It was too good not to fly through. If you’ve seen it, you know what I mean. But now we have to wait.
Have you read any good books lately? I started Dan Brown’s latest book in May and haven’t finished it because… life! Traveling = the perfect time to read. Only on one leg of my trip, the only thing reading made me too was fall asleep. I swear it wasn’t the books fault at all. It’s good. Maybe I should cut this short and go read so I can move on to a new book. So send your recommendations my way! I’m sure I’ll get to one in the next few months ha ;)
I made these muffins for the Mr a few weeks back. It was a last minute request on his part that I make muffins for a ride he was going on. I really shouldn’t have stressed and tried whipping up something new but I just had that need. It was the perfect opportunity to create another new recipe. I’m always finding excuses for that.
I had bananas and chocolate, so recreating this amazing banana chocolate marble loaf seemed absolutely perfect. These aren’t your typical muffins, a little on the dense side but totally full of flavor and super moist. Plus, they puff up beautifully! Who could resist a perfectly domed muffin?
Whip up a batch of these to grab a tasty breakfast or snack on the go!
Banana Chocolate Marble Muffins
Ingredients
- 3/4 C light brown sugar
- 1/4 C unsalted butter softened
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 C all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 6 Tbsp sour cream
- 2 bananas mashed
- 3 oz bittersweet chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a muffin pan with liners.
- Cream butter and sugar together. Mix in egg and vanilla until just combined. Add dry ingredients, followed by sour cream and banana. Mix until smooth. Remove 1/2C banana batter, mixing with 3oz melted chocolate.
- To each muffin liner, add 1 medium scoop of banana batter, 1/2 small scoop chocolate batter, 1/2 scoop medium banana batter and finally 1/2 small scoop chocolate batter. Swirl gently with a toothpick. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
Want more breakfast recipes? Try these:
Crisp buttermilk waffles with roasted strawberries
Lemon blueberry muffins
Perfect breakfast potatoes
Brown sugar apple cinnamon bundt cake with caramel icing
Apple pie French toast casserole
Pumpkin apple muffins with snickerdoodle topping
Hash brown egg skillet
Apple coffee cake muffins
I’ve been reading the Green Mile lately. I’ve seen the movie but the book is a million times better, though very heavy. I definitely need something lighter next time around. And these muffins. A lighter book and these tasty muffins. And a glass of milk.
lol definitely a lighter book next time ;)
These look delicious! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you!
Ok, could you have made better muffins? These look like bakery muffins!
Aww thanks Carrian!
These muffins look so good! I love that pan as well… where did you get it?
I am obsessed with Scandal and can’t wait for the next season, the wait is killing me. And I hear ya on the neon running shoes. Most are so so bright, I feel like a weirdo when I go out for my runs, everything I own is super colorful and glow in the dark.
I’ve had it for a while. I believe I found it on ebay. Seriously – the neon trend has got to die! I just don’t get it. We’re not living in the 80s/early 90s!
These look so scrumptious! I love chocolate with banana and these fit the bill.
Thanks Norma!
These muffins are gorgeous Rachel! I love me some banana and chocolate together and anything swirled puts it over the top. Lovely pictures too!
Thanks Audra! It’s a great way to have chocolate for breakfast ;)
After seeing your instagram pic of the Scandal DVD I immediately added it to my Netflix Queue!! Can’t wait to watch it! And these muffins look absolutely sinful!
Yay! You’re going to love it!! Keep me posted.
Those are seriously some gorgeous muffins!
Thanks Jocelyn!
These are beauties, they baked up so perfectly and swirly. I also love that muffin tin, so gorgeous.
Thanks Cathy! :)
I could eat the entire pan with no shame… These are gorgeous!
Ha! I promise I won’t tell :)
I love this idea for banana chocolate muffins! They look so moist and delicious!!!
Thanks Robyn! Way better than a bowl of cereal ;)
Umm…..These look professionally made!! Gorgeous and I mean chocolate and banana together is ALWAYS and huger WINNER!!
Thanks Tieghan! Totally agree – they were meant to be together.
I love swirly muffins, and the fact that they’re healthy with bananas and chocolate makes them perfect!
Right? The bananas totally make them healthy ;) And if you use dark chocolate – even better!
LOVE the marbling effect!! i love neon colored sneakers – don’t hate ;) when you come visit me, we can go on walks and i can be bright and you can be meh..hahaha jk :) sorta..and maybe we can bake these?!
Hahaha I don’t think we’d be going for walks so I have a feeling I’ll be able to avoid the neon shoes ;)
My mouth is literally drooling at the sight of these!! Pinned for later! YUMMY!
Thanks Jess!
I so needed one (fine, three) of these today!! Heavenly!
Thanks girl! :)
2 frozen banana’s with a purpose not
I meant to say, 2 frozen banana’s with a purpose NOW, these look sooo good
Lol the oops and correction totally made me laugh so they both had to stay. Thanks Tracy! :)
October 3rd?!! Ugh! I’m having Scandal withdrawal. I need something to hold me over til then. Love bananas and chocolate together…can’t wait to try these muffins!
Right?! It’s going to be torturous waiting nearly TWO months. Ugh.
Ahhh, these look so yummy! I think I just figured out a way to make my sister, who is not such a fan of banana muffins, go crazy for them. ;) haha!
Pinning this!
Enjoy!! :)
I don’t do much reading unless I’m traveling – I just can’t seem to prioritize it at home. Too many other distractions! If you haven’t read The Fault in our Stars I highly recommend it!
I love swirly desserts, especially when chocolate is involved – these look awesome!
These look too good for words! I also love your muffin tin. My muffin tins are blah,,,I need to get on that!
Here’s to new sneakers! The non-neon variety! I always get the same style but it’s a complete toss-up to whether I will actually like the color. This year it’s icky.
I love bananas and chocolate! I could eat this whole batch, for serious!
Best flavor combination out there!
My husband was pretty perturbed about all the neon shoes too. I personally don’t mind a little neon… but a whole shoe?? Anywho… these muffins are pretty darn spectacular Rachel!
I swear they’re like glow in the dark neon too. Imagine if you had to run under black lights? Not that that alone wouldn’t be weird but seriously lol
Shoes are so hard to find!! And this Scandal thing. Ahh I need to hop on this train soon. I was just thinking about Downton Abbey the other day and how mad I am at them. The new season comes here in January but I may hold off and watch the whole season later. You know how I am about that kind of stuff ;)
Ugh I somehow keep forgetting DA doesn’t come back till winter. Booo but I guess something to look forward to.
Yumm…I’m thinking these will be for breakfast tomorrow!
Crazy neon sneakers anyways! Lol! Love these gorgeous cupcakes!!
I meant muffins! ;)
Hubby just finished that Dan Brown book, he said it was good.
Love the muffins, the marble look is just perfect. I love muffins, and always have bananas in my freezer – these will happen soon!
Thanks Erin! I’m still working my way through, just trying to find the time to read. :)
Beautiful! These look flawless, I love banana muffins :)
Wow! I just made them and they are SO GOOD!
10x very much! :-)
Sabrina, Israel
So glad to hear it! :)
I brought this recipe over to my Plan to Eat ages ago, & I keep eyeing it. So glad I finally made it. We all loved it- even my husband said 2 days later (unprompted) this needs to be a “5 star”… Thank you!!
I will suggest to anyone who cares to not melt the chocolate very first—- I think by the time I got to the marbling it had cooled off too much- thick. not too pretty. But still so tasty!
So glad everyone enjoyed it!