Chocolate Banana Bread Muffins

This recipe makes 10 muffins (or if you like, one loaf of banana bread).

Nikki’s Healthy Chocolate Banana Bread Muffins

Ingredients:

3/4 cups 12 grain whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup Splenda brown sugar
1 egg
1/8 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 bananas, mashed
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1/4 cup dark chocolate chips (optional)
1/4 cup white chocolate chips (optional)

Crumble topping (optional) :

2 tbsp 12 grain whole wheat flour
2 tbsp flaked or rolled oats
1 tbsp splenda brown sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg

-Combind all crumble ingredients in a bowl, and set aside.

Method:

Line muffin tin with paper cups.
Preheat oven to 350.
Combine all dry ingredients (and chocolate chips)  in large bowl, sift together and set aside. In another bowl, combind melted butter with eggs and vanilla an stir until mixed well.
Mash the bananas in a seperate bowl, and add to the egg mixture. Stir well.
Add egg mixture to dry ingredients, and mix well.
Fill lined muffin tins 3/4 of the way full. (use a spoon and press the batter down to make sure they are flat on the top.)
Sprinkle 1-2 tsp of crumble mix over each muffin.
Bake in centre of oven for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick poked in the centre of a muffin comes out clean (check after 20 minutes, then every 5 minutes after until they are done).
Optional: you can drizzle melted dark chocolate over each muffin for garnish before serving.


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