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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

By
Mairlyn Smith
Photography by
Chris Freeland (photo: Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins)
Each muffin in this recipe from The Ultimate Healthy Eating Plan: That Still Leaves Room For Chocolate (Whitecap, 2002), by Liz Pearson and Mairlyn Smith, contains 1 tbsp (15 mL) flaxseed. Experts recommend consuming 1 to 2 tbsp of ground flaxseed daily.

Ingredients

1 cup  (250 mL)  whole wheat flour
3/4 cups  (175 mL)  each wheat bran and ground flaxseed
1/4 cup  (50 mL)  mini chocolate chips
1 tbsp  (15 mL)  baking powder
1 tsp  (5 mL)  baking soda
1 tsp  (5 mL)  ground cinnamon
1-1/2 cups  (375 mL)  mashed banana, approx. 4 very ripe bananas
3/4 cups  (175 mL)  dark brown sugar
3/4 cups  (175 mL)  buttermilk
1 egg, beaten

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 400F (200C). Line a muffin tin with 12 paper liners. Mix whole wheat flour with wheat bran, ground flaxseed, mini chocolate chips, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon in a large bowl. Set aside.

Blend the mashed banana, dark brown sugar, buttermilk, and egg together in a medium bowl. Make a well in the flour mixture and pour in the banana mixture. Blend until just combined. Spoon equal amounts of the batter into the paper lined muffin tins.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until muffins bounce back when pressed lightly with your finger. Remove from tin and cool on a wire rack. Store tightly covered for up to 4 days or wrap individually and freeze for up to 1 month.

Makes 12 servings.

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Serving(s)
12
Nutritional Information
Per muffin: about
Calories 203
Fat (total) 6 g
Carbohydrate 37 g
Protein 5 g
Fibre 5 g
Sodium 197 mg
Folate Good source
Iron Good source

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The Ultimate Healthy Eating Plan: That Still Leaves Room For Chocolate (Whitecap, 2002), by Liz Pearson and Mairlyn Smith

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