Nutella? ✔️
Banana Bread? ✔️
No eggs, dairy, or refined sugar? ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
There’s just something to be said for homemade banana bread Nutella muffins straight out of the oven on a cold November day.
The cold is perfect for comfort-food recipes like Healthy Mac and Cheese, homemade soup or chili, banana muffins with melty chocolate hazelnut filling… these things just wouldn’t be the same in Hawaii!
(Then again, Hawaii has coconut… and pineapple… and white sandy beaches… and no snow, like, ever. Okay, so maybe Hawaii wins.)
I’m not sure why it is, but I’ve been appreciating the cold more than usual this year. And it’s given me new baking inspiration; I find myself waking up every day with new ideas I’m excited to try. Some turn out really well. (Hi, apple sour cream coffee cake!) Others, not so well. (I’ll spare you the recipe for my pumpkin cheesecake muffins that exploded in the oven.)
These banana Nutella muffins are definitely on the side of baking successes. I could eat a hundred of these soft and homemade Nutella muffins and still crave more!
I ❤️ Banana Bread Nutella Muffins
I ❤️ Banana Bread Nutella Muffins
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Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed banana (240g)
- 2 tbsp milk of choice
- 2 tsp white or cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp vegetable or melted coconut oil (30g)
- 1 cup spelt, white, or Bob’s gf flour (130g)
- only if using gf flour, 1/4 tsp xanthan gum
- 1/2 tsp + 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/3 cup sugar of choice or xylitol (65g)
- 10-20 tsp Healthy Nutella or chocolate hazelnut spread of choice
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350 F, and line a muffin tin with 10 liners. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the first 5 ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine all remaining ingredients except nutella, and stir well. Pour wet into dry, and stir until just evenly mixed. Working quickly, fill each liner about a third of the way up with batter, then drop a tsp or two of nutella into the center of each muffin. Portion the remaining batter evenly among the muffin liners. Bake on the center rack 19-20 minutes or until muffins have domed and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Let sit 10 minutes before removing muffins from the tin. (If you want to peel off the liners without any sticking, it’s best to let the muffins sit a few hours.) Refrigerate or freeze leftovers for optimal freshness.
*Another option is to bake the banana muffins without filling; then you can either add the filling with a piping back inserted into the bottom of each muffin or you can cut a hole in the tops, fill the muffins, and then replace the tops.
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Margaret Ann @ MAK and Her Cheese says
YUMMMM! But I would probably take the lazy route and just slice the muffins at the end to add the chocolate spread…ha! Thanks for the recipe!
Melissa says
Yum! These look incredible! I’m a big fan of anything banana-flavored and the addition of nutella makes it even better!
Dani Mendocha | Styled Variety says
These muffins look AMAZING – and they’re healthy!! 🙂 Such a win-win in my book. I definitely am wishing for the cold; here in South Florida we are stuck in a rut of humid, 80 degree days. However, that won’t stop me from pretending it’s cool out and making a batch of these muffins!
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Sophia says
Hi, Katie.
I love th new website layout, however, the pop up ads on my iPad are unbearable.
First, when I get to the home screen, a huge, long ad pops up along the bottom, then when I click on the recipe, a small pop up ad (rectangular) follows me as I scroll down. I try to hit the “x” on these to make them go away but it doesn’t work. Thanks!
Chocolate Covered Katie says
Hi! How does it look now? Hopefully fixed?
My ad rep said she took the ad down… I am very very very sorry about the inconvenience, and please make sure to let me know if you see something like this again. Apparently the ad was displaying incorrectly, and it’s thanks to people like you that we’re able to fix it! Otherwise I never would have known!
Sumayya says
I’m like to make this but without gluten and without gf flour. Would this work with oat flour?
Chocolate Covered Katie says
I haven’t tried, but be sure to report back if you do! 🙂
Silvia says
Hey, I was just wondering if you tried these with oat flour in the end and if so, did they turn out yummy? Thanks! 🙂
Sumayya says
I didn’t have enough oat flour, and haven’t felt brave enough since – but if I do try this/other amendments I’ll let you know.
I’ll also keep a look out for other comments on adaptations that did/not work well.
Linda says
Looks yummy! Would it work with almond flour? Thx!
Chocolate Covered Katie says
I can’t say because I haven’t tried, but be sure to report back if you try!
Sammi says
I love them too…. Make me some? 😉
Alyssa says
Hi Katie I am so excited to try these! Nutella and bananas are the most delicious combo!
I love that you have the nutritional information for all your recipes. Just curious, how do you calculate the nutrition facts? Do you use a certain website?
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Hi! I use caloriecount recipe calculator 🙂
Alexe @ Keys to the Cucina says
These look so decadent and yummy! Fabulous recipe 🙂
Trang Do says
Wow! My mouth is watering!! 🙂 Looks yummy!!!
Xoxo,
Love from http://www.trangscorner.com {a lifestyle, fashion, beauty, and food blog}
Cheryl says
These look TO DIE FOR!!! I have had a Nutella addiction since I was little, away at ‘brownie’ camp AND one of the leaders put a tub of chocolate spread on our breakfast table… it was literally THE only thing I ate for the next week!!! I will absolutely be trying these out (or getting my BF to 😉 he loves a good bake, I might not get the Nutella to last past the spoon!!)
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Sandra says
I’m very interested in your healthy nutella recipe. You mentioned the sugar/agave combination in the nutritional information. I can’t find the sugar/agave dosage in the recipe. Where can I find that info?
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Hi, sorry I’m not sure what you mean. The recipe has been analyzed with the healthy nutella included.
Leslie Paquette says
Hi Katie, I’m not sure if I’m only encountering this issue because I’m using an iPad, but ever since you upgraded the site, there is a huge add bar along the bottom of the screen that can’t be closed. That combined with the top banner means that only about a third of the screen shows the blogpost. It’s made the site rather user unfriendly 🙁 I can only see the blog posts well through my email and the find it really challenging if I’m looking up an older recipe. I can screen shot it and send you the pic if you need it. Thanks!!! Leslie
NYG@NaughtyYogaGirl.com says
Oooooh my goodness! I just found your blog and am loving it! I am a huuuuge chocolate lover so I can’t wait to get started going through your recipes … these muffins will definitely be first on my list! Thanks for sharing!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
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Cassie says
These look like the perfect dessert! I HAVE to learn how to make healthy nutella!
Candida says
Super yummy BUT I used a standard tin. They made nine little ones. They are gooey on the bottom. Like they didn’t cook throughout. AGAIN YUMMY!!!
Grey Parker says
Mmmm, I want to try them. The banana inside is great idea
Lou says
They are so delicious ! Thanks for this recipe !
Joyce Willis says
I didn’t have enough oat flour, and haven’t felt brave enough since – but if I do try this/other amendments I’ll let you know caringoflife.com
Milcah says
I can’t believe how easy it was to make at how delicious they are! I used Trader Joe’s Cookie and Cocoa Swirl instead, and it’s just as heavenly!
Tessa Wright says
My housemate, parents, and work friends voted that this was hands down one of the best recipes I’ve ever cooked. I didn’t make then with the Nutella, though I did stir through 1/2 a cup of pecans. Magical! Thank you.
Sara H says
Thanks for a great recipe! So quick and easy and I love how small the recipe is 🙂 I used whole wheat stone ground flour and some unsweetened applesauce in place of the oil. I also threw in a tbsp of flax and meal w chia seeds. They still turned out moist and delicious! They’re kind of serious trouble!!
May says
Do you think this will work as mini muffins??
Jason Sanford says
Sure, why not?
May says
I’ve never attempted to make stuffed mini muffins, I was worried they’d be too small to stuff. But I JUST did it, and other than the fact that I didn’t use enough bananas and therefore ran out of batter leaving 4 of the mini muffins naked on top (or with nutella frosting instead of nutella stuffing, how about that?)… SUCCESS 😀 Now if only I could stop eating them.
Al says
I came across this recipe the other day and I was stoked to try it. I didn’t have enough banana so I made up for the rest with pumpkin. I added chia seeds, ground flax, and cinnamon for some extra numnums and I switched out the oil for applesauce. They came out wonderfully! Thank you for the recipe.
Kbeauty Notes says
Omg this looks so yum! I’ll definitely try it out today. Hope it turns out like this 🙂
KAren Oliver says
Could I use chocolate hummus instead of Nutella?