A Perfect After School Snack- Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

I don’t know about you, but my kids always come home from school STARVING! I won’t mention that might be because sometimes their lunch wasn’t touched…oh my…that’s a rant for another day. They immediately start looking in the fridge or pantry, searching for anything they can devour. There’s no lingering…just grabbing…if there is a batch of banana chocolate chip muffins sitting on the counter. 🙂

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

I’ve been making this recipe for YEARS. It’s definitely the go-to, especially when I have bananas that need to be used up…or if I have bought a discount bag of banana’s…just for this purpose. It’s also been a favorite of many of the kids friends who have hung out here over the years. I mean it’s got chocolate chips…it’s hard to go wrong.

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

You fill the muffin tins about 3/4 of the way

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

With an apple or a fruit smoothie, this is a perfect after school snack. Just enough to hold them over. There is a 20-30 minute window before the kids will start asking “What’s for dinner???” Oh my…it never ends…but banana chocolate chip muffins helps fill the gap. 😉 Some of their other favorite things to snack on are English Muffin Mini Pizzas and M&M Cookies. Yum!

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
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Serves: 12
 
Simple but delicious muffin recipe for breakfast or an afternoon snack
Ingredients
  • 1¾ cups flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup chocolate chips
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup canola oil
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 3 medium bananas- mashed
Instructions
  1. Measure first 5 ingredients in bowl
  2. Mix together and make a well in the center
  3. Beat egg in a small bowl until frothy
  4. Mix in oil, milk and mashed bananas
  5. Pour into dry ingredients
  6. Stir only until moistened
  7. Batter will be a little lumpy
  8. Fill greased muffin tins ¾ full
  9. Bake at 400F for 20-25 minutes

 

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Do you have a go-to afternoon snack? Does it have chocolate in it? 😉 Let me know what your kids like munching on when they get home from school or what your favorite muffin is?

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Jennifer Naugler is the owner of Simple Local Life Media. When she's not working, she enjoys cooking, gardening, visiting farm markets and thrift stores and spending time with her family. Coffee is life.