Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 bananas (overripe and mashed)
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed, 100 grams)
• 1/2 cup sour cream (full fat)
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 eggs (at room temperature)
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (or more)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350F. Line and grease a 12-cavity muffin pan, plus a 6-cavity pan if you have one.TIP - If you are working in batches, you can place the mixture in the fridge but once the first batch of muffins is cooling, pull the dough out to bring them back to room temperature.

2. 2

   Whisk together in a large bowl: all-purpose flour, baking powder, sea salt, and ground cinnamon. Set aside.

3. 3

   Add mashed bananas, buttermilk, brown sugar, sour cream, and vanilla to the bowl of a stand mixer and blend.

4. 4

   Add in eggs and mix until combined (about 30 seconds).

5. 5

   Slowly add in dry ingredients to incorporate.

6. 6

   Fold in 1 ½ cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips until they are distributed throughout.

7. 7

   Divide evenly into 18 muffins and bake for 15-18 minutes, and then cool on a wire rack for about 10-15 minutes before taking the muffins out of the tin.