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    Home » Recipes » Kid-Friendly

    Best Ever Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

    May 24, 2020 · 2 Comments

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    I realize that the title of Best Ever Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins is a bit presumptuous but hey, I am NOT steering you wrong on this one my friend????‍♀️

    These bad boys really are super yummy.

    Plus, these Best Ever Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins are a perfect snack to have mid-afternoon or you could have a couple with some hard boiled eggs for a quick breakfast.

    Three Best Ever Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins on a white plate with chocolate chips and bananas in the background

    Overall, muffins are a great way to pack some nutrition into a small package.

    Well, I should say they can be a great way to pack some nutrition in. Because a lot of the time, muffins will pack in a lot of fat, calories and empty sugars. Booooo????

    That's the thing about muffins. They have this "healthy halo" that's bit misguided. Or downright wrong.

    But not here! With these Best Ever Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins, you get some protein, fibre and healthy carbs without the disappointing load of calories and extra sugar that comes with store-bought ones.

    Because if you're looking to be your healthiest self, manage your cravings and have the energy you need to work-kids-hubby-friends-and-life like you mean it, we've gotta get you a healthier than traditional option.

    And let's not forget the chocolate. Because you can be healthy and have chocolate.

    Life's too short, right?

    These Best Ever Banana Muffins pack the nutrition in little package thanks to a few healthier swaps for ingredients:

    • 2% Greek Yogurt
    • Applesauce instead of oil
    • Plus, they have no added sugar

    And the best part? Cameron loves them. Like had four of them on Saturday when I made a batch(!)

    Cameron also loves stealing chocolate chips while I'm taking the picture. Why not? ????

    Best Ever Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins on a white countertop with a child's hand stealing a chocolate chip

    The recipe isn't fancy or complicated, as usual, but I do have a tip you may find helpful when it comes to getting the right amount of flour in your baked goods recipes.

    I learned this tip for measuring flour last Christmas while doing Christmas Cookie Baking at Jeanette's Cakes.

    (By the way, it was so fun baking a bunch of different cookies. We had 7 cookie making stations set up, complete with a pastel-coloured mixers, music and bubbly.???? If you're looking for a fun activity to do for a holiday get-together, I highly recommend a cookie baking extravaganza like the one we did.)

    So Jeanette was the one who taught us this tip. At first, it seems pretty  straight forward, right? If you need a cup of flour, you take your dry measuring cup, scoop into the bag of flour and away you go.

    Well, apparently not so! I learned that when you do that, it can compress the flour in the measuring cup, giving you more flour than you need for the recipe and potentially making your baked good less-than-amazing.

    Who knew!

    So what to do?

    Instead of scooping the flour with the measuring cup, take a spoon (or smaller measuring cup) and spoon the flour into the measuring cup until you have what you need.

    Then, use the back of a knife (or other straight edge) and level off the cup.

    Close up shot of Best Ever Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins cut in half
    It's a mini-extra step but lemme tell you, it has helped me get better results with muffins and other baked goods in general.

    I hope you love these muffins!

    If you make them and love them, please rate them and comment below. I really do love hearing from you ????

    ~April

    PS. Looking for some more healthy recipes?

    Check these out:

    Healthy Banana Bread with White Beans. SO GOOD????

    Healthy Gluten-Free Granola

    Healthy Cranberry Oatmeal Muffins

    Puffed Quinoa Bars with Almond Butter

    Healthy 5 Ingredient Berry Frozen Yogurt ????

    Three Best Ever Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins on a white plate with chocolate chips and bananas in the background

    Best Ever Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

    These really ARE the Best Ever Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins. Healthy and filling; moist and delicious - you'll never need another banana muffin recipe!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Breakfast, Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: banana muffin, healthy snack, muffin
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 18 minutes
    Total Time: 28 minutes
    Servings: 12 muffins
    Author: April

    Ingredients

    • 1 ¼ cup all-purpose, gluten-free flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 egg
    • ½ cup apple sauce, unsweetened
    • ¼ cup Greek yogurt, 2%
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 cup mashed ripe/over-ripe bananas About 2 medium-large bananas
    • ¼ cup dark chocolate chips

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with silicone baking cups (or paper if you don't have the silicone ones.)
    • In a medium bowl, mix flours, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.
    • In a large mixing bowl, blend the egg, applesauce, Greek yogurt and vanilla together with a wire whisk or fork. Blend in bananas.
    • Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, add chocolate chips and mix until just combined.
    • Scoop approximately 2 tablespoon of batter into each muffin cup.
    • Bake in the pre-heated oven for approximately 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick into the centre of a muffin comes out clean and the tops of the muffins are springy to the touch.

     

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    1. Juanita says

      May 30, 2020 at 7:03 am

      5 stars
      Really tasty muffin!!

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      • April says

        May 30, 2020 at 8:33 am

        Thanks for trying them out and commenting Juanita! So glad you liked 'em????

        Reply

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