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Chocolate Banana Muffins
These moist and delicious, double chocolate banana muffins are made with ripe bananas, chocolate chips and cocoa powder.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 1705 kcal
Course:
Breakfast , Snacks , Brunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 ripe medium bananas (mashed)
- 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 1/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp butter (softened)
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 large egg whites
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp confectioners sugar (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F. Line a muffin tin with 12 liners.
- In a large mixing bowl cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer.
- Add egg whites, bananas, apple sauce, vanilla, and beat at medium speed until thick. Scrape down sides of the bowl.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt with a wire whisk.
- Add flour mixture to bananas, then blend at low speed until combined; do not over mix.
- Fold in chocolate chips and pour batter into muffin tins.
- Bake on the center rack for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- If making the glaze, combine confectioner's sugar and 1/4 to 1/2 tsp water to make a glaze. Drizzle over each muffin.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1muffin
Calories
170.5kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
2.5g
(5%)
Fat
5.5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3.5g
(18%)
Cholesterol
5mg
(2%)
Sodium
41.5mg
(2%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1705
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1muffin | |
| Calories | 170.5kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 2.5g | 5% |
| Fat | 5.5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3.5g | 18% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 41.5mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.