Happy Monday, y’all!
These banana chocolate chip muffins filled our house with all sorts of delicious smells over the weekend! We had a bunch of bananas that were browning faster than we could eat them, and while we’ll normally dice ’em up and freeze ’em for smoothies, this time around I got a hankering for some freshly baked banana muffins.
And then things got really crazy when I threw in chocolate chips.
Crazy, I tell you!
To make these “lighter,” I used unsweetened applesauce in place of butter/oil and whole-wheat flour to replace all-purpose flour. And the batter only took a few minutes to come together – mash the bananas and combine with a beaten egg and applesauce, add dry ingredients until just mixed, then gently fold in the chocolate chips. (It’s important to not over-mix the batter, so that the muffins will be light and fluffy, versus dense and heavy.) I popped them in the oven for 20 minutes at 375 degrees, and they came out perfect – piping hot, moist, with gooey bits of chocolate chips!
- 4 over-ripe medium bananas, mashed
- 1 egg, beaten
- 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cup wheat flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Combine the bananas, egg, and applesauce in a medium size bowl. Add dry ingredients and combine until just mixed. Fold in chocolate chips. Do not overmix. Scoop batter into lightly greased full size muffin tins and bake for 20 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
These look fabulous, Jasmine! 🙂 Yummmm!
Thank you so much, Anna!
Great recipe!!! I want to try it!! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Love, thp
Thank you!!
Love me some banana and chocolate!! Looks yummy Jasmine!
Thank you, Sadie!!
I was actually in a similar situation re: too many bananas browning faster than I could eat them! But instead I made a banana loaf, much easier to carry around one loaf to gobble down than dainty muffins haha. I’d love to try your recipe though; I haven’t made banana muffins with applesauce before!
I was considering a loaf, too!! I bet your recipe tastes wonderful 🙂
Loved your recipe! Going to try it soon!
Thank you, Vajeea!! 😀
i like the delicious and healthy twists that you put on this recipe! Sounds totally delicious!
Thank you, Lynn!! 😀 I hope you’re having a wonderful day!
Wow This so great!!! I will try this. I am not good in baking, and not really know a lot. Will it work if I use cupcake’s tin for muffin?
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Yes, a cupcake tin will definitely work!! Thank you!! 🙂
a perfect lunchbox treat 🙂
Yes! 🙂
First of all, I had to come back to get another look at these amazing muffins! I am so excited to try them! 🙂
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Hope you’re having a beautiful week, dear friend!
Thank you so much, Anna! I remember seeing your posts and your quote!!
Jasmine, I can just imagine that gorgeous muffin smell roaming around your kitchen. Yum ! I really could do with a few now 🙂
🙂 Thank you, Lynne!!
Banana and chocolate! The best combo in my book!
Yes! Agreed!
So easy to make, delicious and healthy the way I love ♥
Thank you Xo
Super easy!! Thanks, Sonia!! 🙂