Chocolate Banana Muffins

Name: Chocolate Banana Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups flour; 1 cup sugar; 1/4 cup cocoa powder; 1 t baking soda; 1/4 t baking powder; 1/2 t salt; 3/4 cup mashed banana (about 2 over ripe bananas); 1/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce; 1 T butter; 1 large egg; 1 cup miniature chocolate chips

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As usual, I bought a bunch of bananas and only ate two of them.

I’m so picky when it comes to bananas, they have to be at the perfect ripeness for me, so i only get about two days out of them. Honestly, I know I can purchase just two, but a whole bunch is so enticing. Of course, I always have in the back of my mind that I can make banana bread or something out of them…

Well, this time I was more in the mood for something chocolatey and the chocolate chips weren’t going to be enough!

When I looked up the recipe I normally use I was a little turned off by the vegetable oil.

I’ve been trying to maintain a low fat diet and with the oil, I was looking at about 16 grams of fat PER MUFFIN.

Of course not all of the fat is from the vegetable oil, but I knew I could do something to cut at least that part out, so I substituted unsweetened apple sauce.

With just that substitution, I was able to cut the fat down to 7 grams and the calories went from 403 to 247! (see nutritional facts below)

I was a little nervous about how the apple sauce/banana/chocolate flavors would taste together, but I’m SO happy with how they turned out!

My taste tester (Jay) liked them, too… even after I told him they were the healthy version!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1t baking soda

1/4t baking powder

1/2t salt

3/4 cup mashed banana (about 2 over ripe bananas)

1/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce

1T butter

1 large egg

1 cup miniature chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven 350 degrees.

Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.

Combine banana, apple sauce, butter, and egg in a medium bowl, then mix into dry ingredients.

Mix in chocolate chips.Add liners to 12-muffin tin, or spray with cooking spray

Pour muffin mix into each cup about 3/4 full.

Bake for 15-20 minutes.Let cool for 10 minutes in muffin tin, then move to cooling rack to continue cooling.

A Tip for You

If you decide to cut this recipe down, or you have a larger muffin pan, I suggest filling empty cups 1/2 way with water. This helps keep moisture in the oven and prevents muffins from burning.

Chocolate Banana Muffins

Breakfast or dessert, you're covered with this recipe.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Cooling time 20

Total Time 50

Servings: 12

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 t baking soda
1/4 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
3/4 cup mashed banana about 2 over ripe bananas
1/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1 T butter
1 large egg
1 cup miniature chocolate chips

Method

Preheat oven 350 degrees.
Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Combine banana, apple sauce, butter, and egg in a medium bowl, then mix into dry ingredients.
Mix in chocolate chips.
Add liners to 12-muffin tin, or spray with cooking spray.
Pour muffin mix into each cup about 3/4 full.
Bake for 15-20 minutes.
Let cool for 10 minutes in muffin tin, then move to cooling rack to continue cooling.

Notes

If you decide to cut this recipe down, or you have a larger muffin pan, I suggest filling empty cups 1/2 way with water. This helps keep moisture in the oven and prevents muffins from burning.