Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Muffin Recipe

5 from 2 votes

Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Muffin Recipe

Sweetened with bananas, honey and applesauce, these moist and tender muffins are great for a quick grab-and-go breakfast or after school snack.

Prep Time20

Cook Time20

Total Time40

Course: Breakfast or Brunch, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: banana, chocolate chip, healthy, muffin

Servings: muffins

Calories: 202kcal

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

2 eggs
½ cup honey
2 ripe bananas mashed with a fork
½ cup melted coconut oil
½ cup (4 ounces) unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 tablespoons ground flaxseed meal
2 tablespoons brewer’s yeast
½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
½ cup dark chocolate chips plus extra for muffin tops

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners. Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, honey, mashed bananas, melted coconut oil, applesauce, and vanilla until blended.
In a large mixing bowl combine the pastry flour, pats, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, baking powder, flaxseed meal and brewer’s yeast. Whisk until combined.
Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and stir with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until combined. Add the chopped nuts and ½ cup chocolate chips. Fold together with a spatula until combined.
Fill the muffins to the top of each liner then top with a few chocolate chips or extra whole lots for a garnish.
Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in the pan for 5 minutes then remove to a wire rack to cool.

Notes

These muffins freeze beautifully!
All-purpose flour may be substituted for the whole wheat pastry flour, although the texture may be a little different.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. When multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.

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