Easy and Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 17
- Total Time: 32 minutes
- Yield: 12 muffins
Ingredients
- 3 medium bananas, mashed
- 3/4 cup whole milk plain Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup Lily’s dark chocolate chips *plus 1/4 cup to sprinkle on top of muffins
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a 12-cup muffin pan with liners. Lightly spray the liners with non-stick baking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl mix together mashed bananas, Greek yogurt, maple syrup, eggs, vanilla.
- Add oats to a food processor or blender and pulse a few times until you get the consistency or oat flour. You can pulse it less if you like a little more texture.
- Add ground oats to wet ingredients along with baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and mix until combined then fold in 3/4 cup chocolate chips.
- Divide mixture evenly between muffin cups then top each with additional chocolate chips
- Bake on center rack for 16-19 minutes until baked through.
Notes
These can be frozen and then thaw at room temperature. Cool completely before storing in a freezer safe container or bag. Use within 3 month.