Healthy Banana Nut Dark Chocolate Muffins
Healthy banana nut muffins naturally sweetened with maple syrup, apple sauce and overly ripe bananas plus lots of rich dark chocolate.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 2 large very ripe bananas (about 1 1/2 cups mashed)
- 1 large egg
- 2/3 cup of apple sauce
- 1/3 cup of honey or maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons of a neutral oil
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 1 1/3 cups of all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup of walnuts, roughly chopped
- 2/3 cup of dark chocolate chunks
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees
- In a large bowl, mash 2 large very ripe bananas until smooth
- Add 1 large egg, 2/3 cup of apple sauce, 1/3 cup of honey or maple syrup, 3 tablespoons of a neutral oil and a teaspoon of vanilla extract and mix until fully combined
- Add 1 1/3 cups of all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda, 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 cup of roughly chopped walnuts and mix until just combined
- Fold in 2/3 cup of dark chocolate chunks until evenly distributed
- Line a standard sized muffin tin and divide the batter between the cavities filling them close to full
- Bake the muffins in a 375 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick come out of the center of a muffin clean
- Transfer the muffins onto a cooling rack to cool
- Store leftovers at room temperature in an airtight container