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    Home » Easy Recipes

    Banana chocolate muffins - 3 ingredients.

    Published: May 26, 2023 by Susan Moncrieff · This post may contain affiliate links · 31 Comments

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    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, quick and you probably have all three ingredients at home already.

    3 ingredient chocolate banana muffins this to Pinterest

    It is the PERFECT recipe to use up those old bananas! The mashed bananas just go so well with the chocolate and make this a nice flavorful muffin.

    Another similar type recipe is this three ingredient apple spice muffins recipe. Move over pumpkin spice, apple spice is where it's at! Think apple pie smell and flavor.

    Table of contents

    • 3 Ingredient Banana Chocolate Muffins
    • Ingredients
    • Substitutions
    • Instructions
    • Helpful Hint
    • Other Easy Delicious Muffins
    • Storage
    • FAQ

    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

    labeled ingredients including chocolate cake mix, bananas and eggs
    Three ingredient banana chocolate muffins.
    • 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 less 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 didn'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 just gently drop them on the mix and use a fork to beat them before incorporating them into the rest of the mix ingredients. Why dirty another dish!

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    Step 4
    Mix then place batter in a 12 well muffin tin.  I use muffin/cupcake liners to keep my muffin tins clean.  Lets 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 makes sure each muffin well gets the same amount of dough and it 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.

    banana chocolate muffins in the muffin tin
    Fresh out of the oven. Oh, that chocolate and banana smell - so yummy!

    Other Easy Delicious Muffins

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      3 ingredient blueberry yogurt muffins
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      2 Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins
    • a dozen apple spice muffins in a muffin tin
      3 ingredient apple muffins
    • a blueberry muffin sitting in front of a muffin pan full of muffins
      Cake Mix Blueberry Muffins

    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

    What if I don't have chocolate cake mix?

    A reader's comment shared she used yellow cake mix and some cocoa!

    Any flavor boosting ideas?

    Yes, swirling a little peanut butter in the batter would be delicious! But then it's a 4 ingredient recipe.

    Chocolate banana muffins. Because chocolate and bananas taste so good together! Only thee ingredients and less than 20 minutes to make!

    Banana Chocolate muffins

    These chocolate muffins are a delicious way to use up those old bananas sitting on your counter. Simple, quick and a great portable snack!
    5 from 12 votes
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    Course: baked goods
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 18 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12 muffins
    Calories: 192cal
    Author: Susan Moncrieff

    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

    Calories: 192cal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 309mg | Potassium: 236mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 65IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 2mg

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    1. momcrieff

      January 23, 2019 at 8:55 pm

      Yes, it should. I would just follow the baking time the box states if made in a loaf pan.

      Reply
    2. momcrieff

      January 23, 2019 at 8:51 pm

      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.

      Reply
    3. Tracy

      January 08, 2019 at 6:23 pm

      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!

      Reply
    4. Kamsmom

      March 14, 2018 at 5:56 pm

      Thank you for sharing! I added a little milk and they were great. I definitely want to add cinnamon and almonds next time!

      Reply
    5. Karen Balamane

      April 12, 2017 at 3:51 pm

      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!

      Reply
    6. Anonymous

      April 05, 2017 at 2:36 pm

      5 stars
      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!!

      Reply
    7. Anonymous

      March 14, 2017 at 12:10 pm

      5 stars
      Delish! I mixed. Nutella and Peanut Butter and used as icing... Yummy...

      Reply
    8. Anonymous

      January 28, 2017 at 6:52 pm

      5 stars
      I just put these in the oven. I used a spice cake mix along with the two eggs. Can't wait to try them.

      Reply
      • momcrieff

        January 29, 2017 at 8:15 pm

        I hope you enjoyed them! It's such an easy way to use up old bananas.

        Reply
    9. Elisa Lecher

      October 28, 2016 at 9:54 am

      5 stars
      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!!✨

      Reply
    10. Katie

      August 28, 2016 at 10:49 pm

      Added two spoons of PB and half a cup of applesauce. Needed a crunch - next time adding nuts! Quick and cost effective!

      Reply
    11. Kristal

      July 07, 2016 at 7:58 pm

      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

      Reply
    12. Gina

      July 03, 2016 at 11:19 am

      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!

      Reply
    13. Kris

      June 15, 2016 at 7:40 pm

      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

      Reply
    14. momcrieff

      May 14, 2016 at 8:35 am

      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!

      Reply
    15. Pooky

      March 04, 2016 at 9:46 am

      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!

      Reply
    16. Anonymous

      February 28, 2016 at 5:54 pm

      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!

      Reply
    17. Danica

      February 09, 2016 at 9:39 pm

      5 stars
      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. 🙂

      Reply
    18. momcrieff

      January 15, 2016 at 9:09 am

      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).

      Reply
    19. Anonymous

      July 02, 2015 at 11:33 pm

      5 stars
      This was fantastic!! I added "Enjoy Life" chocolate chips to my muffins.

      Reply
    20. Tom Racite

      November 24, 2013 at 4:29 pm

      How many muffins does it yield?

      Reply
      • momcrieff

        November 24, 2013 at 4:47 pm

        It makes 12 good sized muffins.

        Reply
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