These Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins are the PERFECT way to use ripe bananas and don't use any refined flour, refined sugar or oil!
If you are looking for more muffin recipes, try checking out my Strawberry Muffins, Banana Nut Muffins, and Healthy Blender Chocolate Muffins.
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Way back when, in a land far, far away, I posted this Banana Nut Muffins recipe.
And it was truly amazing - it even became one of the most popular posts on this blog and has been pinned a TON of times on Pinterest, and shared all across them interwebs.
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I think the reason why my Easy Banana Nut Muffins recipe was so successful is because it is so super duper easy and virtually fail-proof. I mean - it's one bowl of stuff you mix together, and then bake. And the result is delicious.
So many times over the years, though, you guys have asked me to share a new recipe that included chocolate chips. Because Banana Ice Cream and Chocolate Covered Coconut Bites chips NEED to be in muffin form, peeps. It's like a rule, I'm told. 😉
So, I went to work on making a new and improved banana chocolate chip muffin recipe. To make the best banana chocolate chip muffins ever.
BUT...I needed to make a few tweaks in the old recipe.
First off: they needed to be healthier. Really, they needed to be clean. While the original Easy Banana Nut Muffins are extremely tasty, they are not clean as written. That's because, when I created that recipe, I hadn't yet fallen in LOVE with a clean eating lifestyle.
In fact, when I originally created the recipe, way back in 2009, I hadn't even ever heard of Clean Eating.
Ingredients For Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ripe Bananas: Naturally sweet and soft, ripe bananas add moisture, flavor, and sweetness to the muffins while reducing the need for added sugar. The riper, the better. They can also be frozen.
Egg: A beaten egg helps bind the ingredients together and gives the muffins structure as they bake.
Spelt Flour: A wholesome flour with a mild, nutty flavor. It keeps the muffins tender while offering more nutrients than all-purpose flour. You can also use oat flour.
Dark Chocolate Morsels: Chunks of 70% cacao chocolate add rich flavor and just the right amount of indulgence in each bite, but can be omitted or replaced with walnuts, if preferred.
Step By Step Instructions
Step 4: Pour the mix into the prepared muffin pan, approximately ⅔ of the way full. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean and tops are golden brown. Remove and let cool on cooling rack.
FAQs
How To Make These Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Vegan (Without Dairy or Eggs)
If you're looking to make these banana chocolate chip muffins vegan, meaning without any dairy or eggs, all you need to do is replace the one egg with a flax egg.
To make a flax egg, it's super easy. Just add one tablespoon ground flaxseed meal (I use this brand) with 3 tablespoons of water. Mix together with a spoon, and let sit for 5-10 minutes to set up and thicken. Then, add to the recipe as you would an egg. See? Super easy.
You can also add that flaxseed meal to other recipes, like this Kiwi & Kale Smoothie - FYI.
Are Chocolate Banana Muffins Healthy?
Not all chocolate banana muffins are healthy or created equal. That's why it's so helpful to make them yourself because you can completely control the ingredients. In these healthy banana chocolate chip muffins, the addition of the extra bananas removed the need to add any oil to the muffins, too. While I do use a tiny bit of coconut oil to grease the pan, you could always avoid this if you used cupcake liners since there's none that's needed for the recipe.
So: no refined flour, no added sweeteners, and no added oils.
This means we got ourselves some healthy muffins. Hooray!
