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Make these once, and you’ll never go back to a loaf pan. Plain or with chocolate chips, these banana muffins with Greek yogurt are irresistible.
Banana Muffins with Greek Yogurt
This recipe is everything I love about my Greek yogurt banana bread and the sweet combo of my banana bread with chocolate chips, but with the convenience of a grab-and-go muffin.
Their crumbly and moist texture with that sweet banana flavor is what keeps my kids coming back for more. They store well and freeze beautifully, which means that I nearly always make a double batch.
Ingredients
These muffins are made with what you’d expect from a classic muffin and banana bread; all-purpose flour is the base, baking soda and salt make up the rest of the dry ingredients. Ripe bananas, any fat % of Greek yogurt works for this recipe (also plain or vanilla, that’s up to you). Butter, eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract make up the rest of the wet ingredients.
If you’re looking for a healthier recipe that also uses Greek yogurt, check out these banana oat muffins.
How to Make Greek Yogurt Banana Muffins
These muffins come together by simply combining ingredients in two bowls. Check the following tips to learn about the process:
- Mash the bananas
You can mash the bananas with a fork or place them in a zip bag, mash them, and squeeze the banana paste through. I prefer this last method since it yields a smoother paste. - Make the batter
Combine the banana with the yogurt, butter, eggs, sugar, and vanilla. In another bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and salt. Add this dry mix to the wet ingredients, and add the chocolate chips, if using. - Bake
Fill the muffin cavities no more than ¾, and bake 20 to 22 minutes at 350F. Allow them to cool down for 10 minutes before removing from the pan.
Storing Leftovers
Doubling the recipe and freezing muffin leftovers is one of my tricks to have breakfast ready on busy school mornings. Once cooled down, freeze for an hour, remove from the tin, and save them in a zip bag for up to 2 months. To enjoy, microwave frozen for 30 seconds to one minute to have a convenient breakfast in a blink!
While you can also freeze muffin batter, I prefer the method above so I don’t have to worry about baking first thing in the morning.
Greek Yogurt Banana Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 large ripe bananas, about 1 ½ cups mashed
- ½ cup Greek yogurt, vanilla or plain
- ½ cup butter, melted
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup chocolate chips, optional
Instructions
Prep:
- Preheat the oven to 350F with the top oven rack in the middle position. Grease a 12-muffin pan.
Make the batter:
- In a large bowl, mash the bananas until they are a smooth paste. For a better texture, place the bananas in a zip bag, mash them up with your hands, cut the ends, and squeeze the banana paste through. Add the Greek yogurt, melted butter, and eggs. Whisk to combine. Add the sugar and vanilla, and mix.
- In another bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients bowl until just combined. Add ½ cup of the chocolate chips into the bowl and fold to combine.
- Scoop the batter into the greased muffin pan, filling each muffin cavity no more than ¾ of the way full. Top each muffin with a few chocolate chips.
Bake:
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 22 minutes, until the tops are golden and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Remove the muffin pan from the oven and let it cool down for 10 minutes. Then, take the muffins out of the pan and enjoy.
Store:
- Leftover muffins can be kept in the fridge for up to 3 days and frozen for up to 3 months.
Jena says
These had the perfect texture and tasted great. My kids were impressed with these banana muffins with greek yogurt. they ate them all
Krista says
These greek yogurt banana muffins were a hit at my house!
Lily says
Loved these super moist greek yogurt muffins!
Jenna says
These banana muffins with Greek yogurt turned out perfect.
Carly says
My kids love banana muffins so I’ll make this recipe asap. I tried other muffin recipes you shared and all of them were amazing!