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Freshly baked sourdough chocolate chip banana muffins on a cooling rack made from sour dough discard. 2026

Sourdough Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins


  • Total Time: 28 minutes
  • Yield: 12 muffins 1x

Description

Soft, tangy muffins studded with chocolate chips and ripe bananas, using sourdough discard for flavor and zero waste baking.


Ingredients

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  • 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1 cup unfed sourdough discard
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 4 tbsp melted butter
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

  • Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 12 cup muffin tin with liners or grease cups.

    2. Mash bananas in a large bowl until mostly smooth.

    3. Whisk in melted butter, brown sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and sourdough discard until creamy.

    4. In another bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.

    5. Gently fold dry ingredients into wet until just combined, avoiding overmixing.

    6. Fold in chocolate chips, reserving a few to sprinkle on top.

    7. Fill muffin cups three quarters full with batter.

    8. Bake for 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

    9. Cool in tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Cook Time: 18 minutes
    • Category: breakfast
    • Method: baking
    • Cuisine: american

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 muffin

    Keywords: sourdough muffins, banana muffins, chocolate chip muffins, sourdough discard, easy sourdough, breakfast muffins, no waste baking, quick muffins