Vanilla Chia and Earl Grey Chocolate Banana Muffins.
Let’s make muffins… and then eat them warm… with a hefty drizzle of chocolate!
I mean, of course. But you guys knew I would have to add some chocolate. I can’t help it, even if it is January and everything is supposed to be all green and stuff.
I say January needs some chocolate too. Balance is key, and hey, dark chocolate has all kinds of heath benefits too. Yeah!
I made these muffins because, well, it was a cold and snowy day and I was brainstorming about all the things I wanted to be baking. Thing is, I really wanted January to be all about health. I am not gonna lie, December was heavy on the sweets and I wouldn’t change that for the world, but I feel like January is all about light and fresh…but still cozy of course. January is cold, cold, cold and we all need some cozy baked goods to get us through such a brutal month.
We do, we do.
So I think what I am trying to say, is that I have a few healthy treats to share this month and I am starting things off extra cozy with some warm chocolate banana muffins that are FULL of all things HEALTHY!
And really, I am being serious when I say these are totally worthy of a healthy breakfast…or snack…or after dinner treat.
First things first, these are lightly flavored with some Earl Grey tea. Normally, I am not a tea person at all. I actually cannot even handle drinking tea, it makes me gag. No idea why, but it always has. I wish I liked tea, but I just don’t.
However, last year I tried baking with tea and was so excited to find out that I loved the subtle flavors that the tea added. I think maybe the thing I disliked about drinking tea was the warm water, not the flavor. I feel like if I used milk instead of water I might like tea better. Maybe that would be gross though, what do you think?
Anyway, tea infused muffins are so my thing.
Especially tea infused muffins with chia seeds, oats, a little vanilla and some chocolate. So cozy and perfect for a cold winter’s day. Which we have been having a lot of around here. Not complaining though, I love it.
Winter white is so my favorite… for now. Check back in a few week. I’ll probably be singing a different tune.
The muffins are super easy to make AND guess what? Not one ingredient in these muffins will stain my pretty new marble counters! Yes, I have already stained them and am stressing. Hoping the marble installer will have some ideas for me. I love the marble, it is so pretty, but guys wow. You were not kidding when you all told me it is delicate and would take a little work. I would love to hear how those of you who have marble counters clean them and possibly remove stains (vinegar)? Because if you have any brilliant tips – I NEED them.
Even though the marble is a bit of a pain, I am still happy with my decision. The marble just feels more “me” than the granite. I guess I really just need to learn how to be a much, much, MUCH cleaner cook.
Honestly, I am not sure that is possible.
But back to these vanilla chia and Earl Grey chocolate banana muffins.
I really love them best warm, right out of the oven! You can obviously eat them at room temperature as well, or do what I did with the few (very few) leftovers I had, just warm them back up in the microwave. These are the kind of muffins that can be eaten at any point in the day. Bake them fresh for breakfast, enjoy as an afternoon snack or cozy up to one by the fire with a cold glass of milk before bed. So perfect, so good.
Oh, and I know that photo of the drippy chocolate looks sin worthy, but you guys, I promise these have loads of healthful ingredients going on in them. I swear. Just look at the ingredients list (be sure to skip over that tiny amount of brown sugar).
Did you look?
See, told you. Healthiness.
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Vanilla Chia and Earl Grey Chocolate Banana Muffins.
By halfbakedharvest
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana, chia, chocolate, muffins
Super delicious muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 3 tablespoons Earl Grey tea bags or 2 loose leaf Earl Grey Tea
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3 medium size ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 1/2 cups mashed)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 4 ounces dark chocolate melted
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 15-18 muffin tins with paper liners.
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In a small saucepan, bring the coconut milk to a gentle simmer. Add the tea bags (or loose leaf tea) and steep for about 10 minutes. Do not allow the milk to boil. Once the milk has steeped, stir in the coconut oil.
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While the milk is steeping, combine the oats, white whole wheat flour, brown sugar, chia seeds, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger in a large mixing bowl.
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In a smaller mixing bowl, mash the bananas (and mash them well!). Whisk in the egg and vanilla. Take the steeped milk, squeeze the milk from the tea bags and then discard the tea bags. Now add the steeped milk to the banana mixture.
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Fold the banana mixture into the flour mixture until just combined. If desired you can stir in a large handful of dark chocolate chips... I (of course) did!
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Divide the batter among 15-18 muffins cups. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Allow the muffins to cool slightly and then drizzle with melted chocolate.
Now that’s a special little muffin right there!
I look at my bowl of oatmeal and at your picture of these yummy muffins–I want a muffin! They look SO good.
I hope enjoyed them–lol.
Haha! Thank you so much, Nancy! Hope your oatmeal was still delicious!
Yes they look chocolaty enough for me to try and pretend they aren’t too healthy. Chia seeds and bananas are always a winner. Excuse me for being rude though, you have two lots of baking powder instead of one soda and one baking powder. Is it 2x powder and 3/4 soda?.
Thank you so much and the amounts of baking powder to soda are correct, but thanks for checking! I have been known to make mistakes!
Oh my gosh, SO SORRY! I just looked at the recipe to be sure and you where right! It is baking powder and soda. Thanks for helping me out!
For all the healthy goodness in these, I can overlook and welcome with open arms that melted chocolate! And marble. Wish I had some insight for you besides they are gorgeous!
Yeah! Thank you so much!
I’ve printed out this recipe as I think this is perfect for me. I do need to go get the tea first.
I’m not sure why you couldn’t steep some tea in milk. I think that sounds a bit delicious actually. I will let you know if I try it.
Have you posted pics of the new kitchen and I missed them?
Yes, please let me know!
Thanks so much, Brenda! Hope you love these muffins! No pics yet, soon hopefully!
your recipes are so original and divine, I adore your food photos and styling!
Thank you SO much! 🙂
Awesome! This is precisely what I was wishing for when I suggested less complex recipes with less weird ingredients a few posts ago! I am just dying to make these!
Thank you so much, Danielle! I hope you love these!
This is a brilliant recipe! I love the use of Earl Grey tea. Although I won’t drink it straight up, I think it does add something to these muffins. BTW, I see you don’t love tea, if you want to give it a try, you might like black tea with hot milk and a little hint of sugar.
Congrats on the counters. Marble is lovely, but I am sorry I have no great tips for you on keeping it stain-free. Happy New Year!
Thanks for the tips. Suzy!! 🙂
Happy New Year!
You totally killed it with these muffins! It’s snowing here and all I can think about is eating about 10 of these!
Oh a snowy day and these muffins is the perfect day!!
These are gorgeous. I could go for 4 of them right now!! And I love your new site!!
Thank you so much, Dorothy! Happy New Year!
Your first sentence… all I want to do today
haha! yeah! Thanks!
Damn MUST try this one! Looks decadent yet super healthy and packed with whole foods!
Thank you so much, Sophia!
I’ve never considered putting tea in muffins but it sounds amazing. Pure brilliance! And, as always, I am in awe of your photography. I think I could just sit and stare at these all day. Love that they’re healthy too! Pinned!
Thank you so much, Tori!
These muffins are gorgeous, please send some my way! 🙂
Thanks Laura!
Balance is definitely key! These muffins look delicious 🙂
Thank you!
Next level delicious right here. My stomach is growling beyond control!
and chocolate is ALWAYS a must!
Chocolate is always a must, yes!! Thanks so much!
These are gorgeous!! Love the addition of the chia seeds too!
Thank you so much, Laura!! 🙂
“Let’s make muffins… and then eat them warm… with a hefty drizzle of chocolate!”
You don’t have to tell me twice. I’m all over these!
🙂
Thanks Morgan!
Earl Grey is my favorite! I love tea in general, so it’s hard for me to understand you. 🙂 Instead of replacing water with milk, I suggest trying a touch of cream, or milk in your tea. It’s very Russian way of making tea, and English too. I personally love adding a tablespoon of sweetened condensed milk with earl grey tea.
Anyway, I also love baking with tea, and these muffins are right up my alley. Can’t wait to try them.
Oh I that sound good, I will so try that!
Thanks so much!
Wow. I don’t like bananas, or tea, and these totally make me want to shove these in my mouth IMMEADIATLY! You are so, so, so talented. I ADORE your photography. It’s better than a lot of food mag photography that I have seen! I could just stare and drool over your blog all. day. long.
Oh my gosh, wow! Thank you so much! Thrilled you like my photos!
I have never used tea in baking! I’m going to remedy that now. These look amazing! I agree with a healthy January that still includes chocolate.
Really? This was my first time, but I loved it!
Thanks so much!
LOVE marble. I have granite counters and a marble island. I wish I would have made it all marble. Yes – spills do leave marks for a bit but I have learned to just get over it 🙂 Embrace the natural/well loved look.
That is what is my dad keeps saying! 🙂
Ohhhhh I’m totally craving right now. These look stunning! Put these on my list 😉
Thank you so much!
These are making me excited! I love tea infused baked goods too.
You should try tea lattes… they concentrate the tea and the rest is milk. Order a London Fog.. they are delicious.
That sounds delish! I have to find one somewhere! 🙂
Thanks Hannah!
These look awesome! I’m not a big tea drinker either (the exception being when I’m sick), so I’m glad to hear that even non-tea drinkers like yourself will be excited about these muffins. Yum!
Thank you so much!
I can totally role with these and look past that chocolate (looks so decadent!)…That texture looks amazing!
Thanks Bri!
These look heavenly! I can not wait to try these Tieghan! Sorry to hear about the stain :/ hopefully someone has some helpful hints for you.
Thanks Kathy!
Now that’s my kind of muffin, Tieghan!
Thank you so much, Robyn!
Love this flavour combination!! So delicious!
Thanks Katrina!
I am so surprised you’re not a tea person but I’m so happy you made this recipe because they are right up my alley! I love all things tea, chocolate, and oats so combining them together is genius!
Thank you so much, Christina!
These muffins look AMAZING!! I love all of these flavor combinations. Ahhh I will have to try them!
Thank you so much, Jenna!
I made these and the recipe is awesome!! :–) I used chai instead of earl grey and added chocolate, ofc. loving that batter is super simple to make, so no annoying whipping with eggs and butter.
Thank you! So happy you loved these!
This recipe looks amazing!! Are the measurements for the baking powder and baking soda listed in the recipe correct? Thank you!
Thank you so much, Stephanie! And yup, they are corret! 🙂
Delicious, so gunna make these! I make a foe “pumpkin tea”: red roobious tea, orange peels, cinnamon chips, nutmeg, & little cloves. Steep then add honey & splash of cream, heavenly. The marks on your marble are troublesome now cause it’s new, understandable, but see it as adding character & it’ll work out right.
Thanks Sarah! That tea sounds awesome!
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ahhh these look amazing!! Love the new site design too 🙂
Thanks so much, Trish!
Tea infused muffins are new to me but I love the sound of them! Major dark chocolate fan here. Thanks for this lovely recipe!
Thank you so much! Hope you love these!
Ooo these sound like perfect run fuel to me, I’m going to make them for my girl friends after our next race 🙂
I just saw these muffins in Tastespotting and I had to check it out. It looks so delicious and tasty! And better, it’s healthy. Pinned!
I just saw these and I must make them! I think I have all the ingredients. Also thinking about getting marble countertops (kitchen being remodelled a the moment) but have already put in marble flooring so it may be a step too far! Love the look of them though.
Would it work to substitute the coconut milk for almond milk? I have no idea how they compare :/
Hi! That will work great! Hope you love these!
So I’m normally pretty intimidated by your recipies because I’m not the best cook and sometimes don’t know what things are, plus I’m a big fan of like three steps. BUT I bit the bullet today and made these muffins and WOW were they a hit! And I didn’t even screw them up! (I don’t think I’ve ever used coconut milk before). Thanks for the great, yummy muffins!!! P.s. As always, your photography is gorgeous!! 🙂
HAha! So happy you loved these muffins. Thank you so much, jenna!
ughhh these look amazingggg
the problem is that i really dont like bananas which would be a problem when eating these, would there be anything that i could substitute for the bananas?
thanks! i love your blog so much!
HI! I would try using equal amounts of apple sauce. Does that work?
These look amazing! Quick questions: how long do they last? I don’t know if my boyfriend would eat them, and it would take me a while to eat that much (though I suppose I could halve the recipe). Any idea how they would hold up in the freezer?
Thanks Jamie!!!
They will last 3-4 days and yeah, they freeze great! Hope you love these!!
These look amazingly good! I’ve wanted to print a few of your recipes, but there’s no print function. 🙁 Have you considered adding this to your blog? 🙂
I found it! 😀
Can I just say? I’m a HUGE fan of your blog. I live in Jamaica and end up reading the Huffpost and Saveur to troll for really good food blogs and this is absolutely one of my favourites !
I’m making these muffins as I type, and Jamaicans are true tea lovers so I know they won’t last long in my house 🙂
My daughter loves muffins! I bake muffins every single Sunday. I will try these muffins this week and I am sure that they will be delicious! Thank you a lot for the recipe!
So I FINALLY got around to making these tonight, and HOLY MOLY THEY ARE DELICIOUS. Thanks so much for an awesome recipe! I am super excited about breakfasts the rest of the week!!
They only took 15 min in my oven (and probably should have only been in there 13-14. I think I need to get my oven tested – it runs really hot!)
BTW, checking your website has literally become one of my morning routines – I just love seeing all the exiting things you come up with. I wish I could cook everything on the site! (Maybe someday, but you churn out an insane number of recipes!)
As I am typing this, I eating one of these very very delicious cupcakes! They are so fluffy, which you wouldn’t expect with the oats ands bananas in. Truly recommended. I even made mine with gluten free flour, so that my dad can enjoy tm too and honestly, I can’t tell they are gluten free! The only downside to these is that the cupcake cases do not peal away from the cake very easily – didn’t stop me scraping the case clean though!! Thanks for the recipe
Oh my God, i love these muffins. Chia along with oatmeal plus banana? I’m willing to die for it. I’m a pretty mad banana lover, you can tell. Definitely going to make it. I love you!!!
Haha! Thanks so much! Hope you love them! 🙂
Made the avocado brownies the other day. Marvelous. Do you mean coconut milk in a can or the kind you drink in a box?
HI! Either will work great, I love canned coconut milk OR Almond Breeze coconut milk. Let me know if you have other questions. Thanks!
what would u suggest we change if we wanted to make this in a loaf pan?
Hi, just wondering about the banana measurement, should it read 3 bananas to equal 1 1/2 cups mashed?
HI! It is 3 bananas which should equal about 1 1/2 cups of mashed banana. Sorry for the confusion. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
These muffins look amazing! Just wondering if I can replace the coconut milk with anything else?
Hey Priscilla,
You can use another milk that you enjoy! I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan