Description
These Skinny Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins offer a delightful treat with less guilt. They use ripe bananas for natural sweetness and a touch of chocolate for indulgence.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ripe medium bananas, mashed
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar, brown sugar, egg, applesauce, buttermilk, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Add the mashed bananas to the wet ingredients and stir to combine.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Do not overmix; a few lumps are fine.
- Gently fold in the mini chocolate chips.
- Divide the batter evenly among the 12 muffin cups.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Let the muffins cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For extra flavor, sprinkle a few additional chocolate chips on top of each muffin before baking.
- Store leftover muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.
- If you don’t have buttermilk, you can make a substitute by adding 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or white vinegar to a liquid measuring cup, then filling the rest with regular milk until it reaches ½ cup. Let it sit for 5 minutes before using.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg