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Chocolate Banana Muffins

Breakfast or dessert, you're covered with this recipe.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Cooling time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
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
 

  1. Preheat oven 350 degrees.
  2. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
  3. Combine banana, apple sauce, butter, and egg in a medium bowl, then mix into dry ingredients.
  4. Mix in chocolate chips.
  5. Add liners to 12-muffin tin, or spray with cooking spray.
  6. Pour muffin mix into each cup about 3/4 full.
  7. Bake for 15-20 minutes.
  8. 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.