Are you ready for muffin Monday? Just kidding, I don't have a muffin Monday but it sounds like a fun idea. I do have a killer muffin recipe for you to start the week out. Remember back a few posts when I was raving about my new favorite baking friend the BANANA and how I am so amazed at how it can stand in the place of butter and oil in baked goods? Well, I have another recipe for you where this works beautifully. I whipped these up this afternoon hoping for the same great result and was not disappointed. If you are at all a fan of chocolate you are gonna love these muffins. They are bursting with chocolaty goodness. Honestly, the banana flavor isn't that powerful in these. I think the chocolate overpowers it but you won't miss it. When I tried mine it was fresh from the oven and still warm which is how I would recommend eating them. Now I have three favorite muffin recipes on my blog all different from each other but equally yummy. The recipe comes from Handle the Heat. I adapted her recipe slightly by adding 1/2 tsp of cinnamon. I love the flavors of chocolate and cinnamon together. Just leave it out if you aren't a fan. I hope you enjoy and have a great Monday.


Chocolate Banana Muffins
slightly adapted from Handle the Heat

• 3 large bananas
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup white whole-wheat flour (or whole wheat pastry flour or whole wheat flour)
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Enjoy with a big glass of moo juice!


*Recipe Note* She used half whole wheat and half white flour. I just used all (1 cup) of white whole wheat flour and the results where great.

This post is linked up with Sweet as Sugar Cookies