Most Requested Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large, very ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2. Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line with paper liners.
3. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
4. In a separate bowl, mash the bananas and mix in the oil, eggs, and vanilla extract.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
6. Fold in the chocolate chips.
7. Fill the muffin cups about 3/4 full.
8. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
9. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Interesting Facts

• Bananas are one of the most popular fruits in the world.
• Chocolate chips were invented in the 1930s.
• Muffins are a type of quick bread, meaning they are made with baking soda or baking powder instead of yeast.