Foods for You: Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Posted by Kylie | Labels: Muffins

It's hard to blend something healthy like bananas into something sinful like chocolate, but this muffin makes everything exceptional. With the right amount of bananas to subtly add enriching flavors to the chocolate is unbelievable. I'm not always a fan of banana flavored foods, but this muffin had made me rethink about.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4-5 ripe bananas
1 egg
1 stick butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup milk
1 cup chocolate chips, additional for sprinkles

Steps:

1. Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together until they are mix.

2. In a separate bowl, using a wooden spatula or a potato masher, mash the bananas until they are no more thick clumps.

3. Add the egg, butter, vanilla, and milk to the bananas and stir until well combined.

4. Add in the dry ingredients to the banana mixture, and stir.

5. Add the chocolate chips.

6. Preheat the oven at 350 F.

7. Using an ice cream scooper, scoop each muffin about 3/4 full. Then sprinkle some additional chocolate chips on the top. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until when inserted with a toothpick, it comes out clean.

Tips and notes:

*It is optional to add that many bananas, but this will allow the muffins to not taste so bland.

*Banana can be substituted with other fruits of your choice, such as strawberry or blueberries.