Light Chocolate Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe
A delicious and decadent way to use up ripe bananas, these light chocolate banana chocolate chip muffins are sure to brighten your morning.
Servings: 12
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mashed bananas (about 2 bananas)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Place paper liners in a 12 cup standard muffin pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well blended.
- In another bowl, whisk together the mashed bananas, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and oil until well blended.
- Add the banana mixture to the flour mixture and stir together just until blended. Gently stir in the chocolate chips.
- Divide the batter evenly between the lined muffin cups.
- Bake in the center of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Take the pan from the oven and set the pan on a wire rack. Let the muffins cool in the pan for 2 or 3 minutes and then take them out and place them directly on the wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Serving size: 1 muffin
WW Points: 10
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(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 9 SmartPoints (Green plan) 9 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 9 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 5 PointsPlus (Old plan) These muffins turned out moist and delicious. The banana flavor really comes through. I think they would be great as cupcakes spread with a thin layer of frosting or sprinkled with confectioner's sugar. Next time I want to experiment with adding 1 to 2 teaspoons of coffee powder. You can lower the calories and points even further in these muffins by substituting the granulated sugar and brown sugar with your favorite zero calorie sweeteners (I like Truvia Baking Blend and Truvia Sweet Complete Brown.) Lily's Chocolate also makes a variety of no sugar dded baking chips, including milk chocolate, dark chocolate, chocolate salted caramel, chocolate cinnamon, chocolate espresso, white chocolate and peanut butter.
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 9 SmartPoints (Green plan) 9 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 9 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 5 PointsPlus (Old plan) These muffins turned out moist and delicious. The banana flavor really comes through. I think they would be great as cupcakes spread with a thin layer of frosting or sprinkled with confectioner's sugar. Next time I want to experiment with adding 1 to 2 teaspoons of coffee powder. You can lower the calories and points even further in these muffins by substituting the granulated sugar and brown sugar with your favorite zero calorie sweeteners (I like Truvia Baking Blend and Truvia Sweet Complete Brown.) Lily's Chocolate also makes a variety of no sugar dded baking chips, including milk chocolate, dark chocolate, chocolate salted caramel, chocolate cinnamon, chocolate espresso, white chocolate and peanut butter.
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 30.6g | Protein: 3.4g | Fat: 6.2g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 194mg | Potassium: 191mg | Fiber: 1.8g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 62IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg