Chocolate, Chocolate Chip and Banana Mini Muffins

This morning as my coffee was brewing my daughter thought she smelled chocolate muffins…she was mistaken, but it made me think that I could make some for her, even if I wasn’t already. So, I decided to create a recipe that would use the yogurt that was in my fridge. I also wanted to utilize the bananas that were rapidly ripening…well, not just because they were rapidly ripening, but because they help to reduce the added sugar as well. I then decided on the mini chips because they pack a chocolate punch with just a few…and because they are small, they distribute nicely. I added about 3 ounces into the batter and put the rest on the top just before baking. I also used whole wheat flour for half of the added flour to up the fiber content.

Even with all of these nutritional additions, my daughter and little son and I really enjoyed these muffins for breakfast, right out of the oven. They were moist and had a great texture and a wonderful chocolate flavor mixed with banana. And, because we made mini-muffins, there were a lot of them…we have plenty for future days…and I am thankful! 🙂

Here are the ingredients:

5 tablespoons Cocoa Powder
1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 cup All Purpose Flour
1/2 cup Sugar
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 eggs
6 ounces of Mini Chocolate Chips
4 ounces of “Honey Yogurt”
1/2 cup Milk
2 large Mashed Bananas

Instructions:

Sift the dry ingredients together.

Add in the wet ingredients and mix together just until combined.

Line your mini-muffin pans with the cutest liners you can find…or any liners… 🙂

Fill each liner with 1 full teaspoon of batter (pushed off of the small spoon with another spoon) and top with a few mini chocolate chips.

Bake at 350 degrees for 14 minutes.

This recipe makes 72 mini muffins.

Blessings!

P.S. Here is the Nutritional Information for these muffins…they has some great numbers!

Amount Per Serving (24 servings) Spark People Recipe Calculator (http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp)

Calories 121.1

Total Fat 3.5 g

Saturated Fat 1.9 g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3 g

Monounsaturated Fat 1.0 g

Cholesterol 17.1 mg

Sodium 52.8 mg

Potassium 156.0 mg

Total Carbohydrate 22.2 g

Dietary Fiber 2.0 g

Sugars 11.2 g

Protein 2.8 g

Vitamin A 1.2 %

Vitamin B-12 1.0 %

Vitamin B-6 7.0 %

Vitamin C 2.9 %

Vitamin D 1.3 %

Vitamin E 1.0 %

Calcium 4.3 %

Copper 6.9 %

Folate 2.5 %

Iron 4.4 %

Magnesium 6.9 %

Manganese 17.7 %

Niacin 2.7 %

Pantothenic Acid 1.5 %

Phosphorus 6.5 %

Riboflavin 3.8 %

Selenium 8.8 %

Thiamin 2.9 %

Zinc 3.2 %