Name: Chocolate Fudge Banana Muffin Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 18 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 3 large bananas; ⅔ cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg; ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce; ½ cup whole-wheat flour; ½ cup all-purpose flour; ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder; ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp Baking Soda; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

How To Make Chocolate Fudge Banana Muffins

Who says you can’t enjoy desserts while on a diet? This banana muffin use half whole-wheat flour with unsweetened cocoa powder for a healthier choice.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 18 minutes

Total: 33 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

3large bananas
⅔cupgranulated sugar
1large egg
⅓cupunsweetened applesauce
½cupwhole-wheat flour,spoon & leveled
½cupall-purpose flour,spoon & leveled
½cupunsweetened cocoa powder
½tspsalt
1tspbaking soda
1tspbaking powder
1cupsemi-sweet chocolate chips,plus more for topping

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with baking cups.
Set aside. In a large bowl mash the bananas with a fork. Mash them very well – no big lumps. Stir in the sugar, egg, and applesauce.
Sift the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder into the wet ingredients. Lightly mix to combine.
Fold in chocolate chips. The batter will be a little chunky. Do not overmix.
Divide the batter between the 12 muffin cups – fill them all the way to the top.
Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Allow muffins to cool for 3 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Muffins stay fresh in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.