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dark chocolate walnut banana muffins

Dark Chocolate Walnut Banana Muffins

Course: Bites, Breakfast, Recipes, Vegetarian
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baking, breakfast, easy, gluten-free, muffins
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 7 muffins
Calories: 286kcal
Author: Luxe Wellness
These delicious muffins are super moist from the smashed banana and have a unique touch of sweetness and crunch from the dark chocolate and walnuts. They are gluten-free and optionally dairy-free (use vegan dark chocolate chips!)
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Equipment

  • Muffin tin

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 very ripe bananas
  • 75 milliliters canola oil or other neutral flavored vegetable oil
  • 1 large eggs
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla paste or pure vanilla extract
  • 125 grams gluten-free baking flour (about 1 2/3 cups) Like Blends by Orly Sydney Blend Flour or Better Batter
  • 50 grams caster sugar, or superfine sugar (about 1/2 cup) or 1/2 cup plus 2 tsp granulated sugar
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 75 grams dark chocolate chips like Guittard
  • 75 grams chopped toasted walnuts for topping

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 F. Line cupcake tin with muffin liners (you may want to double up as the chips melt)
  • Peel and mash bananas with a fork and set aside
  • Pour the oil into a large measuring cup and whisk in the egg
  • In a separate bowl, combine your flour, sugar, baking soda and baking powder; stir to combine
  • Slowly add the wet mixture to the flour mixture. Combine well
  • Add mashed banana
  • Fold in walnuts and dark chocolate chips. Batter will be thick
  • Divide between 6-7 muffin cups, filling 7/8th full
  • Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through
  • Cool on wire rack and enjoy! Store in airtight container for up to a week (or share with friends!)

Notes

  • Be sure if you are gluten-free that your baking soda, baking powder and chips are gluten-free
  • Make this recipe dairy-free by using vegan chocolate or other flavored chips
  • Leave your fresh bananas on the counter outside the fridge in order to ripen. You'll know they are ripe when they have brown spots all over the surface

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g