Skinny Chocolate Banana Muffins – Made with whole grains, flaxseed, Greek yogurt, and dark chocolate, you will love this healthier delicious treat.
So yes, I will admit that these Skinny Double Chocolate Banana Muffins are only another reason I am recently addicted to healthier muffin recipes. I
My kids loved this recipe, even my son, Madden, aka picky eater. He hates dark chocolate and I didn’t think he would notice but he did.
What can I substitute the dark chocolate chips for?
- Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
- Blueberries
- Any sort of dried fruit
- Butterscotch chips
- White Chocolate Chip
I honestly can’t figure out why I feel guilty headed to the gym when my family is awake. Literally, if I don’t make in the early morning or while the kids are all at school, I don’t go because I feel bad. Now you would think because all 5 of my kids are in school that I would have all this “time” to head the gym. Well, friends blogging is a full-time job, as is being a mom, wife, housekeeper, chauffeur and everything else that we do as women, spouses, and moms. So funny that I thought getting to the gym would be easier when all the kids were in school. Really I just need to find a routine that works for me. And I am still in the process of finding that. Frustrating for sure, but I will soon find a groove I am hoping.
If you are on the search for some delicious healthier muffin recipes don’t forget to check a few of these out – you will love them all.
Blueberry Banana Muffins, Healthy Banana Chocolate Chips Muffins Healthy Applesauce Muffins, Healthy Carrot Zucchini Muffins and Healthy Maple Oat Muffins.
How do you make Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins?
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 12 cup muffin tin with olive oil cooking spray & set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon, flax seed, and salt.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together bananas, milk, egg, yogurt (or sour cream), olive oil, honey, and vanilla extract. Whisk until well combined & then stir into flour mixture.
- Stir flour and yogurt mixture until well combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Divide batter evenly into a muffin tin & top with remaining chocolate chips, sprinkling a few onto each muffin batter. Place in preheated oven and bake for 22-24 minutes.
- Allow muffins to cool for 5-10 minutes in the muffin tin. Then remove and cool on a baking rack. Devour immediately or store in a sealed container once cooled
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Skinny Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon oil, I used olive oil coconut, canola, and vegetable oil also works
- 4 ripe bananas about 1 3/4 cups
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons flax seed optional
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips more to top muffins, if desired
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.Spray 12 cup muffin tin with olive oil cooking spray & set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon, flax seed, and salt.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together bananas, milk, egg, yogurt (or sour cream), olive oil, honey, and vanilla extract.Whisk until well combined & then stir into flour mixture.
- Stir flour and yogurt mixture until well combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Divide batter evenly into a muffin tin & top with remaining chocolate chips, sprinkling a few onto each muffin batter. Place in preheated oven and bake for 22-24 minutes.
- Allow muffins to cool for 5-10 minutes in the muffin tin. Then remove and cool on a baking rack. Devour immediately or store in a sealed container once cooled.
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Think you need to update the recipe! It references blueberries in the instructions! Also, is there supposed to be cocoa powder at any point? Your pictures look like the muffins would have cocoa powder and they are called “double chocolate “ but the ingredient list only has chocolate chips… help!
Nat this is fixed looks like another muffin recipe was there for the instructions – odd and thanks for letting me know it is updated. xo San
PS: is this your email above I want to send a little thank you for catching that.
When do you like to add bananas? I’m assuming with the wet ingredients? Just don’t see it in the instructions. Thanks!!
Exactly, they should be added with the rest of the wet ingredients. Thanks for mentioning this, it must have slipped out of the recipe at some point but I have it fixed now.
Excellent. Very satisfying and chocolatey!
Thank you!
Came out perfect! So tasty and will definitely make again!
I love this healthier take on such a delicious classic! I can’t wait to try these.
Chocolate and banana are so good together! This is a must make breakfast for sure!
Such a fantastic treat! You had me on this!
It looks delicious and I love the potato salad in it. But can one use something in place of fresh dill? I couldn’t give a damn what it is. Maybe just leave drift boss it out completely? As I eat this dish, my love for it grows because it looks so delicious.
You can easily leave that out. You could really just leave the dill out or use parsley – but really leave it out and add some seasonings, like extra pepper if you wish. Will be tasty either way.