Healthy Chocolate Banana Muffins (whole wheat)

A chocolate muffin sitting on top of an upside down muffin pan.

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Healthy Chocolate Banana Muffins (whole wheat)

Ok, these just might be the best double chocolate muffins on the entire planet. They will take your taste buds to chocolate heaven. And the best part is, they are made with healthy ingredients. This recipe is the perfect way to use up all your brown bananas.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: muffins

Calories: 202kcal

Author: Jessica and Merissa

Ingredients

½ cup mashed (½ cup mashed) overripe banana 1 medium banana
⅓ cup (60 g) coconut sugar
¼ cup (60 g) plain greek yogurt or plain whole milk yogurt
1 large (1 large) egg
2 tablespoons (30 g) avocado oil or olive oil
½ teaspoon (½ teaspoon) vanilla extract
1 cup (120 g) soft white wheat flour whole wheat pastry flour
¼ cup (24 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon (½ teaspoon) baking soda
¼ teaspoon (¼ teaspoon) sea salt
¼ cup (40 g) chocolate chips dark or semi sweet

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400℉ with the rack in the center position.
In a large mixing bowl add ½ cup mashed overripe banana (we mash it right in the bowl) ⅓ cup coconut sugar, ¼ cup plain greek yogurt, 1 large egg, 2 tablespoons avocado oil and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, mix well to combine.
Add 1 cup soft white wheat flour, ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda and ¼ teaspoon sea salt. Stir until well combined, the fold in ¼ cup chocolate chips.
Grease a standard size 6 cup muffin tin or line with paper liners. Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cups, place a few extra chocolate chips on top if desired. Bake at 400° F for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out with a few moist crumbs (be careful not to over bake or they will dry out). Transfer the muffins from the pan to a wire rack to cool, or eat warm.

Notes

You can use 1¼ (150 g) whole wheat pastry flour (soft white wheat).

These muffins are on the less sweet side. you can up the sugar to ½ cup if you want them sweeter.

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