Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

I made these muffins this morning and posted this picture on Facebook. A couple of people commented that they would like the recipe so I am posting it here on my blog. These have been a staple for Tom for breakfast for many years now. He also likes “Breakfast Brownies” which are chocolate zucchini muffins. I believe I have those posted on my blog somewhere, but I’ll re-post for your convenience.

I love to bake and I began making muffins instead of loaves of bread due to the built-in portion control they offer. It was just too easy to cut 1/3 of the loaf and justify in my mind that I had a “slice”of banana bread. HA! Please be sure to review the nutritional data, the information is calculated per muffin. These are made with whole wheat flour and oats which add fiber. Taking in fiber when carbohydrates are ingested slows down the impact on blood sugar levels. This leads to more stable blood sugar without spikes in insulin production. Our bodies then have more time to burn the carbohydrates before they are stored as fat. This is a good thing. If you have a muffin and one egg with coffee for breakfast, your day will be off to a great start!

Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

Ingredients:

• 3 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 cup Oats
• 1 TBSP. baking powder
• 1 TBSP. baking soda
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 cup Splenda/Stevia
• 1 cup no sugar added applesauce
• 2 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 4 very ripe bananas, mashed
• 4 egg whites or 1/2 cup egg substitute
• 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips (may be omitted, nutritional info. below)
• Cooking spray

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray muffin tins with cooking spray.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt then set aside
3. Mix together Splenda, applesauce, milk, and egg whites until smooth
4. Add in bananas
5. Add dry ingredients into banana mixture and stir just until combined
6. Stir in chocolate chips
7. distribute batter into 24 muffin cups
8. Bake for 25-30 minutes

Nutrition Facts
Servings 24.0
Amount Per Serving
calories 159
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4 g	6 %
Saturated Fat 2 g	9 %
Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg	0 %
Sodium 25 mg	1 %
Potassium 170 mg	5 %
Total Carbohydrate 29 g	10 %
Dietary Fiber 4 g	14 %
Sugars 9 g
Protein 4 g	8 %
Vitamin A	1 %
Vitamin C	6 %
Calcium	4 %
Iron	6 %

 

Nutrition Facts (without chocolate chips)
Servings 24.0
Amount Per Serving
calories 112
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 1 g	2 %
Saturated Fat 0 g	1 %
Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg	0 %
Sodium 25 mg	1 %
Potassium 170 mg	5 %
Total Carbohydrate 23 g	8 %
Dietary Fiber 4 g	14 %
Sugars 4 g
Protein 4 g	8 %
Vitamin A	1 %
Vitamin C	6 %
Calcium	4 %
Iron	6 %
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.