Totally Decadent Banana-Chocolate Chip Muffins (Light)

Submitted by Redsie

"From Cooking Light Message Boards. For Double Chocolate-Banana Muffins: add 1/2 cup cocoa to dry ingredients."

 

• Ready In: 32mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 12 muffins
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 3 bananas, mashed
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1⁄4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup nonfat plain yogurt
• 2 eggs
• 1⁄3 cup wheat germ
• 3⁄4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 ounces miniature chocolate chips

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Spray muffin tins with butter spray.
3. Combine bananas, oil, applesauce, sugar, yogurt, and eggs; mix well.
4. In a large bowl, combine wheat germ, flours, baking powder and baking soda. Add banana mixture; stir until just mixed together. Stir in chocolate chips.
5. Bake 18 to 22 minutes.

Reviews

[ladypit]

Yum. We really enjoyed these. I only had 2 bananas (but they were big), and used fat free vanilla yogurt. I used egg whites, all white whole wheat, 1/4 cup splenda and the rest sugar, and oat bran for the wheat germ. I also added the optional cocoa powder. Whew. But all basic subs. that should have been fine. And they were! These were moist but not too moist with a great flavor. Super easy to put together. Thanks Redsie. You have somne great low fat recipes!

 

[KelBel]

This was simple to make and delicious. I used three frozen bananas and walnut oil. Also made them in 4 mini loaf pans. Also added vanilla extract because I alway add it to baked goods.