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Double Chocolate Banana Blender Muffins {Gluten-Free}

A simple and flavorful recipe that's sure to be a favorite.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 12 muffins
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 ripe medium-size bananas
  • ½ cup Sour Cream or Greek yogurt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup honey or (71 g) granulated sugar
  • ½ cup natural, unsweetened cocoa powder (see note)
  • 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (see note)
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ to 1 to 1 cup chocolate chips + more for sprinkling

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper liners and lightly coat the liners with nonstick cooking spray (or omit the liners and grease the muffin tin).
  2. Add the bananas, sour cream or yogurt, eggs, vanilla, honey, cocoa powder, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt to a blender. Process until well-blended, scraping down the sides of the blender if needed.
  3. Add the chocolate chips to the blender and stir with a spoon or spatula.
  4. Portion the batter evenly into the muffin cups, about 2/3 to 3/4 full. Sprinkle a few chocolate chips on top of each muffin (optional).
  5. Bake for 15-18 minutes until the muffins spring back to the touch and are baked through (don't over bake or they might be dry!).

Notes

  • Gluten-Free: keep in mind you need certified GF oats to make these muffins 100% gluten-free (not all oats are gluten-free).
  • Cocoa Powder: the full amount (1/2 cup) cocoa powder makes for a very chocolatey muffin. If you want to dial that down just a bit, use 1/3 cup cocoa powder instead.
  • Sweetness: these muffins are just very lightly sweet (the ripeness of your bananas will help the sweetness factor along, too) which is how I like them for breakfast fare but if you like your quick breads a tad sweeter, increase the sugar/honey as needed.
  • Oats: I have not subbed quick oats in this recipe but you could certainly experiment.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Muffin Calories 160kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 27g (9%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 5g (8%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Cholesterol 34mg (11%) Sodium 169mg (7%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 13g (26%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12muffins

Amount Per Serving

Calories

% Daily Value*

Serving 1 Muffin
Calories 160kcal 8%
Carbohydrates 27g 9%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 5g 8%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 34mg 11%
Sodium 169mg 7%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 13g 26%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.