Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Easy to make, Moist Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins made with applesauce and brown sugar are the perfect solution to your chocolate muffin craving.
Servings: 6 large muffins
Ingredients
- 2 mashed ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup (125 g) unsweetened apple sauce
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) light or dark brown sugar gently packed
- 1 1/2 Cups Plus 2 Tbsp (222 g) all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup ( 150 grams) semi-sweet or dark chocolate chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 375 F (190 C). Place 6 large or 12 small muffin wrappers in muffin tray.
- In bowl of stand mixer with whisk attachment or large bowl and electric hand mixer, whip together mashed bananas, brown sugar, applesauce, eggs, vanilla and almond extract. (Medium-High Speed)
- Using a separate bowl hand whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, and baking powder.
- Spoon flour mixture into banana plum mixture continuing on medium high speed until well blended. (scrape sides and bottom of bowl as needed.)
- Remove bowl from mixer and fold half of the chocolate chips into the batter.
- Spoon the batter into muffin wrappers. (3/4 full)
- Top each muffin with extra chocolate chips.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes and golden brown or until toothpick in center comes out clean.
- (you may get some melted chocolate on your toothpick and that's ok) (if you press your finger tips on muffin top and it springs back, they should be baked)
- Place muffin tray on cooling rack for 5 minutes.
- Remove muffins from tray and eat warm!
Nutrition
Calories: 91kcal