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Three Healthy Chocolate Chip muffins in front of a basket of muffins.
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Healthy Chocolate Chip Muffins

Healthy Chocolate Chip Muffins are the best thing to happen to breakfast at our house! More nutrients and less calories than Costco's popular muffins. And so easy to make!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Breakfast, Healthy Chocolate Chip Muffins, muffins
Servings: 24
Calories: 228kcal
Author: Emily Walker

Ingredients

  • 5 bananas (very ripe)
  • 1 cup applesauce
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ¾ cups sugar
  • ½ cup cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 ¼ cups rolled oats
  • 2 cups flour
  • 12 ounces semi sweet or dark chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350℉. In a large mixing bowl combine the bananas, applesauce, eggs, and sugar with a hand mixer until the bananas are blended in well.
    Mixing bowl with wet ingredients combined to make Healthy Chocolate Chip Muffins.
  • Mix in the cocoa, baking powder, and baking soda.
    Glass bowl with chocolate muffin batter base. Whisk on the side.
  • Measure the oats into a blender or food processor and pulse a few times until the oats become finer pieces.
    Blender with ground oatmeal for Healthy Chocolate Chip Muffins.
  • Add the blended oats and flour to the mix and blend until everything is thoroughly mixed. Then stir in the chocolate chips (I like to reserve about 1/2 cup to sprinkle on the top of each muffin just before baking).
    Wooden spoon mixing chocolate chip muffin batter in a glass bowl.
  • Use a 1/4 up measuring cup and measure it (slightly heaping) into regular-size muffin tins that have been lined with cooking spray or baking liners. This makes 2 dozen muffins.
    Healthy Chocolate Chip Muffins unbaked in liners in the cupcake pan.
  • Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, they are ready when a toothpick in the center comes out without batter.
    Baked Healthy Chocolate Chip Muffins in a cupcake baking pan.
  • Cool for 5 to 10 minutes before removing from the baking tin, then cool completely on the counter or a cooling rack. They can be refrigerated or frozen to last longer.
    Cooling Healthy Chocolate Chip Muffins on a cooling rack.

Nutrition

Calories: 228kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 99mg | Potassium: 243mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 46IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 2mg