Name: Chunky Monkey Cupcakes Recipe
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp Baking Soda; 1 tsp kosher salt; 3 Bananas; 2 tbsp milk; ¼ tsp vanilla extract; ½ cup butter; 1 cup white sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 cup Walnuts; 1 cup dark chocolate chunks; For Dark Chocolate Frosting:; 1 cup cream; 1 cup dark chocolate chips; 12 banana chips

How To Make Chunky Monkey Cupcakes

Banana cupcakes are upgraded in this chunkey monkey cupcakes recipe! Chocolate banana goodies are frosted with dark chocolate for a sweet decadent dessert.

Preparation: 35 minutes

Cooking: 25 minutes

Total: 1 hour

Serves:

Ingredients

2cupsall purpose flour
1tspbaking powder
1tspbaking soda
1tspkosher salt
3bananas,ripe
2tbspmilk
¼tspvanilla extract
½cupbutter,softened
1cupwhite sugar
2large eggs
1cupwalnuts,chopped
1cupdark chocolate chunks

For Dark Chocolate Frosting:

1cupcream,very hot but not boiling
1cupdark chocolate chips
12banana chips,dried

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners.
Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
Mash bananas with milk and vanilla extract until smooth.
Mix butter and sugar together with a spatula until creamy. Whisk in eggs, 1 at a time, then whisk in the banana mixture. Add walnuts, chocolate, and the flour mixture. Mix batter with a spatula until no dry spots remain.
Fill muffin cups to the top with batter, then distribute excess batter as needed. Tap pan against the counter to expel any air bubbles.
Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes until tops are lightly browned. Let cupcakes cool to room temperature for at least 20 minutes.

Dark Chocolate Frosting:

Pour hot cream over chocolate chips in a bowl. Let sit for a few minutes, then whisk, increasing speed gradually, until color is uniform.
Spread ganache over the cooled cupcakes and garnish with banana chips. Refrigerate to firm up the frosting, if desired.
Serve and enjoy.