Moist Dark Chocolate Banana Muffins.
These delightful little Chocolate Banana Muffins will make you feel like you're eating dessert for breakfast. In reality, they are quite good for you.
They are low-sugar, low-fat, high fiber and high in protein. But, they taste like birthday cake.... supremely moist and chocolaty. Mmmmmm....
I let my kids eat these for breakfast last week and it was like I was letting them do something scandalous, even though I was sneaking things like flax and oats into their diet. Sneaky, sneaky.
You could make them even healthier by leaving out the frosting. But, there's only a teaspoon or so on each muffin, and it really does take these over the top.
Chocolate Banana Muffins
Healthy Chocolate Banana Muffins that taste like birthday cake even though they are low sugar, low fat, high in fiber and high in protein.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup oat flour
- ¼ cup ground flax meal
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup Stevia
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 medium, very ripe bananas, peeled and cut into chunks
- 3 tablespoon butter, melted
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup plain unsweetened greek yogurt
- 3 large eggs
- 5 oz semi-sweet or bitter-sweet chocolate, melted and cooled to room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
GLAZE:
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 and line 2 muffin tins with 21 paper liners or spray with non-stick baking spray.
- In a medium size bowl, combine all the dry ingredients and mix with a wire whisk to combine.
- In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the bananas, butter, applesauce, yogurt and eggs. Beat on medium speed until fairly smooth (there will still be some chunks of banana) and well combined, about 2 minutes. Add the chocolate and vanilla and beat to combine.
- Add the dry ingredients to the batter and mix on low speed just to combine.
- Fill muffin cups ¾ full. Bake for 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of one muffin comes out mostly clean. Remove to a wire rack to cool.
MAKE THE GLAZE
- Stir the cocoa powder and powdered sugar in a medium bowl to combine. Add the milk and vanilla and stir with a wire whisk until smooth.
- When the muffins are completely cool, drizzle each with a teaspoon or so of the glaze.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 21 Serving Size: 1 muffinAmount Per Serving: Calories: 89Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 159mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 1gSugar: 8gProtein: 2g
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Diane says
I really want to try these, but 21 muffins are too many for us. Can I safely halve the recipe? How to halve 3 eggs? Also, I have regular size muffin pans (12 per pan) and larger size (6 per pan). Are yours the larger size? Thank you.
Rebecca Blackwell says
Hi Diane! Yes! You can cut this recipe in half. For the eggs, use one whole egg plus one egg yolk. The muffins you see in the photo are regular-size muffins from a 12-cup muffin tin. But, you can make these any size you like. If you cut the recipe in half and use a regular-size muffin tin, you'll end up with 10 or 11 muffins. If you use your jumbo muffin tin, you should get 6 larger muffins from a half recipe. I hope that helps, but please let me know if you have any other questions! And, I'd love to hear what you think of these muffins after you bake them! xo
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
Wish I had one of these chocolate and banana muffins to devour right now, they look SO good.. especially with all that chocolate glaze going on!
Rebecca Blackwell says
Thanks Thalia! Whip up a batch - they're worth it! 🙂
Thao @ In Good Flavor says
When I do eat breakfast, I flip flop between two extremes...either pancakes and lots of bacon or something light and healthy. These muffins would a perfect breakfast item for me. They look delicious and I love that it has all the hidden ingredients.
Rebecca Blackwell says
Thao - we would get along well. 🙂 If you make these, let me know how you like them. They disappeared quickly at my house!