Craving a sweet treat but short on time and ingredients? Look no further than these incredibly easy 3-Ingredient Banana Chocolate Muffins! This recipe utilizes the magic of a chocolate cake mix, transforming it with the natural sweetness and moisture of ripe bananas and eggs. In just minutes, you'll be whipping up a batch of delicious muffins perfect for breakfast on the go, after-school snacks, or a delightful anytime treat.
It is the PERFECT recipe to use up those old bananas! The mashed bananas go so well with the chocolate, making this a flavorful muffin.
Another similar type of recipe is this three-ingredient apple spice muffins recipe. Or this three ingredient chocolate cherry muffin. If you are looking for some easy dessert ideas, take a look at my top 15 recipes using cake mix. I know you'll find a recipe you love in that post!
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 an inexpensive recipe since you only need three ingredients. You don't need to purchase a bunch of ingredients to make one recipe.
Bananas and chocolate 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. With fewer eggs, the muffins will be a little more dense but still delicious!
Did you think you had chocolate cake mix at home, but you don't? That's OK! Use what you have, and I'm sure you'll love it.
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.
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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.
Banana Chocolate Muffins - 3 Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 box Chocolate cake mix
- 3-4 medium bananas mashed.
- 2 large Eggs
Instructions
- Mash bananas, leaving it a little chunky.
- Add cake mix, stir until well mixed.
- 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!
Notes
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.
Nutrition (I am not a nutritionist. These are estimates only)
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momcrieff
Yes, it should. I would just follow the baking time the box states if made in a loaf pan.
momcrieff
Hi! The recipe states 3 to 4 bananas. You needed just a couple more bananas. However, I think it should have turned out OK with you adding some water.
Tracy
I made these tonight and calculated mine to come out to about 100 calories per muffin-I made 21 muffins and used unsweetened applesauce instead of oil. Tested pretty good not baked assuming the same for baked!
Kamsmom
Thank you for sharing! I added a little milk and they were great. I definitely want to add cinnamon and almonds next time!
Karen Balamane
I am swirling in peanut butter to the first batch and coconut to the second. I always add coconut to my banana bread muffins. There are so many possibilities!
Anonymous
I used Ghirardelli dark chocolate cake mix..there are mini dark chocolate chips already in the mix. Also I added an extra egg for protein. They took 20 min. to bake in my oven. Yummy!!
Anonymous
Delish! I mixed. Nutella and Peanut Butter and used as icing... Yummy...
Anonymous
I just put these in the oven. I used a spice cake mix along with the two eggs. Can't wait to try them.
momcrieff
I hope you enjoyed them! It's such an easy way to use up old bananas.
Elisa Lecher
I got up early and was dreaming about the pumpkin muffins that I had made years before but couldn't quite remember the recipe .. So i looked it up... your site came up and I i started making ALL the recipes!! Sooo good!! Thank you!! I can whip up three recipes in the time it usually takes to make one!!✨
Katie
Added two spoons of PB and half a cup of applesauce. Needed a crunch - next time adding nuts! Quick and cost effective!
Kristal
Made these.. it was perfect. I added a extra egg. I was short a banana. Plus I added chocolate chips in middle. It was so yummy
Gina
I made this today!! Only thing I added was abt a 1/2 cup of natural peanut butter & a splash of water. I baked in a loaf pan at 350 for 40 min, tested it, then abt another 5 min. It was awesome!! Ate some while still warm and could taste all the flavors!
Kris
I loved these! I didn't quite have enough bananas so I threw in a 1/2cup of unsweetened applesauce! And of course some chocolate chips... perfect! Thanks
momcrieff
Absolutely! I have made it with yellow cake mix. It can taste a little bland but if you add a little cinnamon, that takes care of that!
Pooky
So I just made this but with brownie mix because I didn't have cake mix. I used my mini muffin tin added 3 dark chocolate chips to each cup and wow! They are amazing! Thanks for this great recipe!
Anonymous
Super yummy way to use up my brown bananas! I added chopped walnuts for a little crunch. Can't wait to have these with my morning coffee!
Danica
I just input the recipe to weight watcher.com with their new smart points system and a 3/4 filled large muffin pan is about 5 points per muffin and that's pretty darn good if I say so. I credited you in the recipe description. 🙂
momcrieff
Yes you can do this in a loaf pan. I haven't so am not exactly sure what the length of time would be in the oven. It will be much longer than muffins though (that's why I like making the muffins).
Anonymous
This was fantastic!! I added "Enjoy Life" chocolate chips to my muffins.
Tom Racite
How many muffins does it yield?
momcrieff
It makes 12 good sized muffins.