Double Chocolate Buckwheat Banana Muffins

These nutrient packed muffins that taste like dessert are the BEST way to start your morning! The whole grains in these banana buckwheat muffins will keep you feeling full all morning long.

Why I Love This Recipe

This recipe is a favorite of mine because it's like two of my favorite things had a baby: buckwheat pancakes and banana bread. I love how buckwheat has such a hearty, homey taste and banana bread... well... who doesn't love that?!

We pretty much always have a batch of some sort of baked good on hand like these double chocolate buckwheat banana muffins, banana carrot muffins, blueberry protein muffins or whole wheat baked donuts (yep.. I frequently meal prep donuts on Sundays!)

Buckwheat is a whole gain which our bodies love. Whole grains provide our bodies with a slew of vitamins, minerals and nutrients while also helping prevent things like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes (that's just to name a few!) Buckwheat flour also has more fiber than regular flour, so this can help you to feel full for longer as well as keep your regular in the bathroom.. if you know what I'm saying!

Basically... these banana buckwheat muffins are the perfect morning solution! Delicious, chocolatey taste (honestly, they taste like a cupcake!) while giving your body loads of nutrition. The Registered Dietitian that I am obviously loves this!

Ingredients Needed

• Melted butter. Be sure that your melted butter is cooled to room temperature otherwise it will cook your eggs and cause your Instant Pot banana bread to not turn out!

How To Make This Recipe

First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a muffin tin with liners. I am OBSESSED with these silicone muffin liners! I use them over and over and since you get 45 for about $10 bucks I'll never have to buy them again (Yay saving money AND the environment!) Set your prepared pan aside.

In a medium sized bowl combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk it up and set aside.

In a large bowl mash up your bananas really well. I like to use a potato masher for this.

Once the bananas are all mashed up add in your melted butter, eggs, and vanilla. Mix it up really well. I like to use old school rotary beaters here, but a spatula will totally work as well. We always did this when making my grandma's banana bread recipe growing up so I use them for EVERY banana recipe I make basically! It's just a fun tradition.

Now, add your dry ingredients (the flour mixture) to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.

Next, add your chocolate chips and fold them in until they're evenly distributed.

Scoop your muffin batter into your prepared muffin tin. It's important to make sure your muffins are all the same size. I like to use an ice cream scoop for this, it works super well!

Feel free to add a few more chocolate chips on top!

Bake your muffins for ~27 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Allow them to cool, grab one and enjoy!

Recipe FAQs

Expert Tips

• Get creative and add nuts, shredded coconut, seeds, etc to these muffins!
• If you won't eat the muffins in 5-7 days then I recommend freezing them. Just throw them in a freezer bag. They'll keep for about 3 months.
• If your bananas aren't quite spotty you can follow these tips; 1-2 days until baking: pop them in a paper bag and store in a dark place. 20 minutes until baking: place in the oven at 300 (unpeeled) for 15-20 minutes. No time until baking: pop a peeled banana in the microwave for 30 seconds until softened. NOTE: Your muffins might not be as sweet if you quickly ripen your bananas using these tips. Throughout the ripening process bananas get sweeter.

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XOXO

-Colleen