So this week I have a lot of overripe bananas sitting on my counter. I already made some banana oatmeal cookies and was considering making them again when I decided that I needed something chocolate. I am something of a choco-holic, it's in my genes (I have an uncle who is an orthopedic surgeon who has a drawer in his desk at work that is filled purely with chocolate contraband). I decided what better way to add chocolate, and in a semi-healthy way, then adding to a muffin. Not sure if I can honestly call this breakfast food, but I'll take it! So here is the concoction I came up.
Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Muffins
1 1/3 c. Flour
1/3 c. Cocoa
1 c. Sugar
1 c. Oats
2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 - 3/4 c. Chocolate Chips
1 egg
1/3 c. oil
1 c. mashed bananas
3/4 c. milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Preheat oven to 400 degrees (F). Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl until well sifted. In a small bowl mix together egg, bananas, oil, milk, and vanilla. Add to dry mix. Stir well. Fold in chocolate chips. Spoon into prepared muffin pan (I recommend liners as these are soft muffins). Bake for 15-18 minutes.
Now, the chocolate chips are what really provide the sweetness to the muffin. The bread of the muffin isn't very sweet at all. If you are looking for an all around sweet muffin, add an extra 1/2 c. sugar to the mix. You can also substitute applesauce for the oil if you want to make it healthier. Just make sure you are using natural applesauce so you aren't adding more sugar.
Please let me know what you think! I would love what you like, what you added, and what you changed!
