We’ve had an over abundance of bananas lately from our trees and I needed to find some ways to use them so that they wouldn’t go to waste. I froze a few gallon sized Ziploc bags full for smoothies, but there’s still so many left over, and more will be ready soon.
We decided to make a healthier version of our usual banana bread. The recipe we normally use calls for vegetable oil and a packet of instant pudding. While it’s the best banana bread I’ve ever had, I wanted something healthier. I couldn’t find the perfect recipe online, so I found a base recipe and changed it up a bit by substituting the not-so-healthy ingredients. The finished product was delicious. We ate the entire batch in just two days!
Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
2 c. Whole Wheat Flour
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1/4. c Applesauce
1/8 c. Greek Yogurt
1/2. c. Brown Sugar
1/3 c. Egg Whites (or 2 eggs)
1 Tbs. Vanilla Extract
2 1/3 c. Mashed Bananas
1 c. Chocolate Chips
Makes about 45 Mini Muffins
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix all wet ingredients before adding flour & baking soda. Mix together, then fold in chocolate chips. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
I love the ingredients and how easy these are to whip up. My kids love there bananans. And this is whole wheat! Yummy snack that I can feel good about giving them.
I’m sure your kids will love these. Whenever we make a batch, it doesn’t last long. The kids, myself, and hubby all enjoy these muffins a lot.
Wow! its a beautiful recipe!I want to make this one!
These look soooo delicious!
these sound like delicious AND healthy muffins!
These look like a yummy alternative to traditional banana bread. I’ve been on a banana bread making spree lately, so this may be the next recipe I try.
I like eating healthier too and the Muffins look so delicious. I bet they are moist and I would like to make these for a healthy snack.
These look so yummy and healthy! Anything that has chocolate and bananas together has got to be good.
I love the ingredients you used for this recipe! They look delicious!
These look simple enough for me to handle, LOL. Thanks for sharing!
They look so GOOD!! Our family loves bananas & chocolate chips. They’ll never guess how healthy the muffins are for them: wheat flour & Greek yogurt, etc. – slick!
I think these would be a hit in our house. We love bananas and well chocolate goes without saying. Te
these would be perfect to pack in school lunches. Thanks for the recipe!
My kids aren’t really banana fans but they like banana bread. This would be a way for them to eat bananas….and for me to eat chocolate. 🙂
You have banana trees? That is awesome! These look really great and I love that they are whole wheat!
Yes, we do! It’s great being able to get pick a whole bunch. At times we have so much we have to freeze them.
That’s awesome that you have a banana tree. I love muffins but have never made them home made. These look so yummy, the kids would love them.
These muffins look delicious, I can’t wait to try this. Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe.