Fluffy chocolate chip Greek Yogurt Banana Muffins made extra moist and packed with a protein boost from greek yogurt!
After enjoying this recipe, head over to my Gluten Free Brownies, Gluten Free Banana Bread, and 4 ingredient Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies next.
I was ***this close*** (imagine my index finger and thumb pinched with a teeny tiny sliver of air between them, thanks) to posting another soup recipe today. We’ve been having a lot of soup lately because it is more than a little chilly around here. And by chilly I mean freakishly cold. I know, I know, it’s all relative. You North Dakota folks are rolling your eyes at me. I can tell you’d be those out-of-towners walking around in flip flops and short sleeves if you were visiting my neck of the woods.
But then you Floridians would be wearing three parkas stacked on top of your long johns.
Like I said. It’s all relative.
Anyway, back to the soup. I almost posted another soup recipe but decided to give you a teeny tiny soup break and share a really really yummy muffin recipe today instead. And I know this is a little contradictory but just hang in here for a minute… I actually don’t like bananas. Read: I HATE bananas. My mother in law made a strawberry “fluff” jello stuff as a side for our lasagna and I could smell the banana chunks from a mile away. Uck – please, keep it away.
So I don’t like fresh bananas. Or banana flavored candy. Or bananas in my smoothies. But… I have found that I can tolerate them in baked goods as long as they are loaded with chocolate chips. My mother in law actually makes killer chocolate chip banana cookies which were the first banana-including food I ever tried and enjoyed. Speaking of which, would you like that recipe? Because I might be able to sweet talk that one out of her if you’re a banana chocolate chip fan??
Yes. You want it. I knew you would. Alright quit begging! I’m on it.
In the meantime, please take 30 minutes of your day to put those browning bananas on your countertop to excellent use – aka: greek yogurt banana muffins. Why the greek yogurt? I’m glad you asked! Greek yogurt makes them extra super moist – a must. (There’s nothing worse than a dried out muffin, am I right??) The greek yogurt also adds a nice protein boost which turns a treat into a more-than-acceptable breakfast option.
Here, I saved this one for you…
What people are saying about these Greek Yogurt Banana Muffins
“Wooooow… I can’t believe I’ve just eaten them all! I’ve tried many recipes but THIS ONE… wins all the trophies!!! I made half [with] chocolate chips, half [with] blueberries. Thanks a lot for sharing! I will have to invite some friends if not… I will eat them all today!” – Lucia
“Made these this morning! I’m typically leery about homemade muffins because a lot of them have a grainy texture, but these were moist and spongy. They were good! Next time, I am going to try to add cinnamon and nuts instead of chocolate chips! The chocolate chips were delicious, but I loveeee nuts in my banana muffins!” – Taylor
“I stumbled across this recipe during the week and pinned it for later use… then last night found myself baking these. Let me just say, they turned out amazing! So fluffy and not at all dry – love them! I have even frozen some to use as work snacks for during the week. Thank you for sharing xo” – Katie
“Made this morning and it came out great!! I didn’t have a muffin tin on hand, so I made a banana bread using the same recipe. I had to keep it in the oven for a bit longer but it was so worth it. I kept everything in the recipe except the chocolate chips, had to keep it a little healthier… I have a wedding dress to fit into!! Thanks for the recipe!!” – Devynne
Greek Yogurt Banana Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons butter - softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 3 medium bananas - mashed (about 1 cup)
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup chocolate chips - (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Line muffin tins (regular size, not jumbo, not mini) with baking cups/cupcake wrappers.
- In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In a larger bowl cream together butter and sugars. Add mashed bananas, greek yogurt, eggs, and vanilla, and mix well. Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and mix until combined. Stir in chocolate chips if desired.
- Pour about 1/4 cup of batter into each muffin cup. Bake for 15-20 minutes until tops are lightly golden. Allow to cool for a few minutes in the muffin tins before removing and allowing to cool completely. Serve warm or at room temperature, store in airtight container.
Notes
Nutrition
*Recipe slightly adapted from Kraft.
These are really fantastic!!! Thank you so much for this recipe!
I really loved these muffins. It was my first time trying the recipe, and I followed it precisely. It was the best banana muffin I have ever made. Thank you for the recipe.
Just did a 4 muffins version of this and omitted the egg because I didn’t have any. They are so much seriously fluffy! me and my boyfriend just have one each and will keep the others for breakfast to see how it goes. (This is my first time making any time of muffin or cupcake thing and I’m really excited!)
I made these tonight and they were delicious! I also made some mini muffins in my mini muffin tin and they turned out just fine! I baked the mini ones for about 10 minutes and the regular ones for about 20 mins! 🙂 I will for sure be making these again!
Made these this afternoon (but with vanilla greek yogurt, not plain). AH-MAY-ZING. Son’s picky friend was over, she asked for seconds. Also bought your miracle dough e-book last night, I look forward to trying it out. Thank you for sharing your lovely recipes! (Big thumbs up from husband on these muffins, too, and he’s usually not a breakfast-y type person). <3
(Ooh, hey, if I wanted to add rolled oats and nuts, do you have a ratio recommendation?)
Hi Jennifer! So glad you liked this! I would try 1 cup rolled oats and maybe 1/3-1/2 cup chopped nuts?
To all those who wonder about whole wheat in this recipe — it works great! It’s third or fourth time I bake muffins using this recipe (I have it bookmarked for a long time now 🙂 ) and this time I’ve tried replacing regular flour with whole wheat. I also went a step further and replaced eggs with cornstarch mixture, since I baked them for my vegetarrian friend, and I gotta tell you, the result was amazing! The difference, off course, was noticeable — they didn’t have this spongy texture that comes with regular flour — but still rather soft texture with just the right amount of moisture.
Hey I just wanted to say i LOVE this recipe!!! Very moist and delicious 🙂
Why no jumbo or mini muffin pans? I wanted to make them mini…
Just made these with my kids. We sprinkled some mini chocolate chips on top. They are awesome!
It’s the third tie that I try this recipe. We loooooooooove it!!
Oh my god this recipe just came up on my Pinterest and I made it on a whim. They taste amazing!! Like little banana breads! They are dense and delicious! I substitute 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour and then the rest used plain flour. They tasted great! Definitely going in my recipie book!
Will these taste the same if I use whole wheat flour? I don’t have white flour 😕🙊🍰
They won’t taste exactly the same and the texture will likely be more dense but they may still be delicious!
15-20 mins leaves these muffins very raw in the middle…. Im making these now & just added another 15mins.. I sure hope they turn out as expected
Hi Stacey, I’m really sorry you ran into that problem, haven’t had this issue before and I haven’t had any readers report back with it either…
Did you use regular muffin tins or large or jumbo? That would affect how much baking time is required. These should be made in a regular size muffin tin
Any suggestions on how to cut the sugar?
These turned out SUPER delicious! Didn’t have the greek yogurt so used half sour cream, half normal vanilla yogurt. Also only used nuts. I haven’t had too much luck with muffin recipes, always something wrong with them but these were perfect. Thanks!