3 Ingredient Banana Chocolate Muffins
This is one of those super easy recipes. No one else needs to know how little time and effort it takes. It's delicious, and quick, and you probably have all three ingredients at home already.

It is the PERFECT recipe to use up those old bananas! The mashed bananas go so well with the chocolate, making this a nice, flavorful muffin.
Another similar type of recipe is this three-ingredient apple spice muffins recipe. Move over pumpkin spice; apple spice is where it's at! Think of apple pie smell and flavor.
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Why I love this recipe!
You'll be pleasantly surprised at how good this tastes! It's so quick to make and is delicious.
This is also a frugal recipe since you just only need three ingredients. You don't need to purchase a bunch of ingredients just to make one recipe.
Bananas and chocolate just go together! And it's nice to have a use for bananas that are a little over-ripe.
Ingredients

- Chocolate cake mix - stock up when cake mixes are on sale
- 3 - 4 large, very ripe bananas. So nice that they don't go to waste!
- A couple of eggs
Substitutions
You can't go wrong with this recipe! If you don't have enough bananas, add an extra egg. If you don't have enough eggs, add an extra banana. With fewer eggs, the muffins will be a little more dense but still delicious!
Thought you had chocolate cake mix at home, and you don't? That's OK! Use what you have, and I'm sure you'll love it.
Let me know if you create a delicious muffin!
Instructions
Step 1
Mash bananas. Bananas that are a little overripe are best! I often make these muffins when my bananas don't get eaten as fast as I anticipated.
Step 2
Add cake mix. Just the cake mix. Do NOT add the other ingredients that are listed on the box. I get asked this often.
Step 3
Add eggs. I gently drop them into the mix and use a fork to beat them before incorporating them into the ingredients. Why dirty another dish?
Step 4
Mix, then place the batter in a muffin tin. I use muffin/cupcake liners to keep my muffin tins clean. Let's avoid doing any extra dishes if we can.
Helpful Hint
A huge tip that makes cleaning up a lot easier. I've started using scoops for a lot of my prep. work. For this recipe, I use a muffin dough sized scoop. It ensures each muffin gets the same amount of dough and doesn't dribble onto the pan (or the counter). I also use them when I make my favorite meatballs and cookies!
Step 5
Bake at 350 Fahrenheit for 16-18 minutes. It depends on how much batter is in each muffin well. And that depends on how much banana you use.
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Storage
Muffins can be refrigerated for 4-5 days. They should be in a sealed container or wrapped.
These muffins freeze well. I recommend individually wrapping and eating within a month.
FAQ
A reader's comment shared she used a yellow cake mix and some cocoa!
Yes, swirling a little peanut butter in the batter would be delicious! But then it's a four ingredient recipe.
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Banana Chocolate muffins
Ingredients
- 1 box Chocolate cake mix
- 3-4 medium bananas mashed.
- 2 large Eggs
Instructions
- Mash bananas
- Add cake mix
- Add eggs. I just gently drop them into the mix and use a fork to beat them before incorporating into the rest of the mix ingredients. Why dirty another dish!
- Bake at 350 Fahrenheit for 16-18 minutes. Check with a toothpick to see if done.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
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Susan Moncrieff
Yes you can. I would add a little water (try 1/4 cup) so the batter isn’t too dry.
Claudia
I only had a yellow cake mix so I added Dutch cocoa to the mix and it came out relish.
Thanks for the recipe.
Elizabeth
Wow!! So easy and so delicious! I had three bananas to use up and came across this wonderful recipe. The only thing I did different was I added one tablespoon of oil to the batter. After putting in muffin liners I added some chocolate chips and walnuts to the top. These were so moist and good. I will definitely be making these again!!
Shannon Hill
Made them!!! So yummy!!! My toddler loves them! Will definitely be making them again in the near future! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Jenn
Made these in a greased mini muffin tin! My kids are nuts for mini muffins. Made about 4 dozen.
momcrieff
There is sugar in the boxed cake mix. If your daughter is fructose intolerant, this may not be a good choice for her : (.
Alexis
I wish I could post a picture! These came out perfectly, not too banana-y or chocolatey. Juat for the heck of it I used my silicone doughnut tray at 13 minutes. First Pinterest success (: thank you!
momcrieff
I'm so glad these worked for you! My family loves them!