Whole Wheat Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

These easy Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Muffins are a healthy, lightly sweetened take on your traditional Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin recipe. The whole family will love them, I know mine does!

The muffins that make me feel like a kid again:

My mom was that mom. Growing up, she often made my sister and I banana chocolate chip muffins first thing in the morning. Like, before we even woke up. So when we headed downstairs before school, we were greeted with the nostalgic scent of freshly baked banana muffins. Some might say we were spoiled…I would agree.

To add to my recipe box of healthier muffin recipes like whole wheat pumpkin muffins and one-bowl healthy carrot muffins, I’ve adapted my mom’s recipe to develop my own tasty, healthier banana muffin recipe that taste even better than they make your kitchen smell.

So what makes them healthier?

To bump up the fibre and micronutrient content, I make these muffins with 100% whole wheat flour. To reduce added sugars, I also cut the sugar in half from the OG banana muffin recipe, and use local honey instead. Of course I couldn’t leave out the chocolate – even a healthy diet involves chocolate!

The result? Whole wheat banana muffins that make a nourishing mid-day snack or component of a balanced breakfast. Personally I love warming one up, adding a little pat of butter (or peanut butter!), and pairing it with a small latte or glass of milk.

The Steps are Easy:

Just mix the dry ingredients together in one bowl, and the wet ingredients together in another. Pour the wet ingredient mixture into the dry mixture, and stir to combine.

Note: Be careful not to over-mix the batter – this can result in drier, dense muffins. The batter should be just combined and it’s okay if it looks lumpy!

Then, fold in the chocolate and divide the batter into a muffin tin lined with muffin liners. This will work out to be approximately 1/4 cup batter per muffin. The last step is baking until a toothpick inserted into the muffins comes out clean (about 20-25 minutes).

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