Ever crave a sweet treat but don’t want to end up with a dozen muffins. Say hello to my small batch hazelnut chocolate swirled banana muffins! These muffins are light, fluffy, and we’re swirling them a luscious chocolate hazelnut spread. Trust me, they’re super easy to make and totally delicious!

Why You’ll Love these Banana Chocolate Hazelnut Swirled Muffins?

• Moist and delicious: The texture of these muffins is what you want in a muffin! The sweet banana and rich chocolate hazelnut combo is perfection!
• Small batch: This recipe makes the perfect amount of muffins for a few days. It also yields just enough for a small family or a cozy brunch with friends.
• Chocolate Hazelnut Swirl: I mean, who doesn’t love it?
• Use up ripe bananas: This recipe only requires 1 bananas. It is a great way to use up that last ripe banana that is sitting in your fruit basket!
• Quick and Easy: With basic ingredients, and minimal effort, these muffins come together easily.

Why Small Batch?

Honestly, sometimes I just want a couple of muffins without the hassel of a big batch. You just want a little something sweet without wanting a dozen muffins sitting around. These small muffins are perfect because they give you just enough to satisfy your craving without making a large batch.

What You’ll Need

To make these chocolate hazelnut swirled banana muffins you will need a handful of ingredients you may already have on hand!

Ingredients:

• all purpose flour
• baking powder
• salt
• ground cinnamon
• vegetable oil
• granulated sugar
• light brown sugar
• large egg
• vanilla
• over ripe banana
• buttermilk
• Chocolate hazelnut spread

Tips for the Perfect Muffins

• Use overripe bananas: For this recipe, overripe bananas are perfect because they add to the sweetness of the muffin. Simply mash up real well using a fork before using it in the recipe.
• Don’t Overmix: Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients just until combined.
• Swirls of Chocolate Hazelnut Spread: For beautiful swirls, drop spoonfuls of the chocolate hazelnut spread on top and use a toothpick or butter knife to create a swirl pattern.
• Don’t add extra chocolate hazelnut spread: As much as you may be tempted to add more when swirling them into the batter, I only recommend using the 1/3 cup of the spread and dividing equally among the 6 muffins. You can always spread more on the muffins once they are baked, but swirling in any extra can cause the muffins to overfill.
• Use Tulip Style Baking Cups/Liners: I highly recommend using these style baking liners because it helps hold up more of the batter, and gives it that nice bakery style look.

These small batch chocolate hazelnut swirled muffins are sure to become a favorite! They literally taste incredible! They’re soft, and light – and all that you want in a muffin!

I’d love to see you recreate this recipe! Be sure to tag me in your recreation of these muffins @Sufratee on Instagram. Let me know in the comments what you think about this recipe!