Cocoa-banana Bran Muffins

Submitted by Luv4food

"Got this one from Kellogg's about 8 years ago. If you prefer, you can use all mashed banana rather than one mashed and one sliced. I've also tried adding 1/2 cup of chocolate chips to make this a real treat"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 12 muffins

ingredients

• 2 medium ripe bananas
• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-bran cereal
• 1 cup skim milk
• 1 egg
• 1⁄4 cup melted margarine

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400F and lightly grease muffin tin.
2. Set aside.
3. Peel bananas; mash one and slice the other.
4. Set aside.
5. Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
6. Set aside.
7. In a large mixing bowl, combine cereal and milk.
8. Let stand 2-3 minutes or until cereal is softened.
9. Add egg, margarine and mashed bananas.
10. Mix well.
11. Mix in sliced banana.
12. Add the flour mixture, stirring just until combined.
13. Portion into muffin tins evenly.
14. Bake for 20-22 minutes, or until tops spring back when lightly touched.

Reviews

[KristenErinM]

these turned out ok. i liked the sliced banana in them. my only complaint is that the cooking time seems way off for me. i baked for 30 min. and the bottom half of the muffins are still a bit undercooked. thanks for posting.

 

[ReeLani]

MMM...tasty and healthy both. I made these with Splenda, and I diced rather than sliced the 2nd banana. Figured these to be 2.5 WW points, so a great treat! I shared them with a WW budy.