This recipe calls for cocoa powder to flavor the batter and white chocolate chips to mix in, but you can use your favorite kind of chips. The chia seeds add a little extra protein and fiber the recipe works well with whole wheat flour. These muffins would work equally well for snack, dessert or breakfast.
Two Chocolate Banana Muffins
Servings
12 Servings
Ingredients
- 3 medium-to-large very ripe bananas
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375°F. Spray muffin tins with non stick cooking spray.
- Mash bananas in the bottom of a large bowl. (You’ll have a little over 1 cup mashed banana total.) Add chia seeds.
- Whisk in coconut oil, then brown sugar, egg, and vanilla.
- Place baking soda, salt, cinnamon, flour and cocoa powder in a sifter or fine-mesh strainer and sift over wet ingredients.
- Stir dry and wet ingredients with a spatula until just combined. Stir in white chocolate chips.
- Pour into prepared muffin cups and bake for 20-22 minutes until a toothpick comes out dry.
- Cool in pan for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
- Adapted from Smitten Kitchen’s Double Chocolate Banana Bread.
Great tip Sarah and thanks for commenting, I do often soften the coconut oil to measure it.
I forgot to add that I used whole wheat pastry flour instead of regular whole wheat flour. It may make a difference in texture and/or density.
I just made these muffins, and they are moist and fluffy and delicious! I used regular semi-sweet mini chocolate chips instead of white chocolate chips (which I didn’t have). One note about the coconut oil: I measured it out in a solid measuring cup, then (following my 14-year-old’s recommendation), put it on a baking tray and put it in the oven for a few minutes while the oven was preheating. It softened/melted the coconut oil so that it could then be incorporated better into the rest of the ingredients. I don’t know if this was intended in the recipe, but my daughter insisted, and they came out great. Thanks for the recipe!
yes, sure.
Can I substitute whole wheat flour with plain flour?
Whisk in coconut oil and then whisk in the brown sugar, egg and vanilla.
Thanks so much!!
What is “then brown sugar, egg, and vanilla. ” What should it say, “add”?
yes, they should be fine with any oil.
I don’t use coconut oil. Can these be made with canola or another healthy oil?