Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Muffins
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Ingredients
  • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar, divided
  • ½ cup creamy peanut butter
  • ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 banana, mashed
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 cup all purpose flour (alternatively, you could use ½ cup whole wheat flour and ½ cup all purpose flour)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅓ cup cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Meanwhile, line a muffin tin with paper baking cups.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, mix ½ cup of the brown sugar with the peanut butter, applesauce, mashed banana and egg white. In a separate mixing bowl, combine the flour(s), baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder. Add the mixed dry ingredients with the peanut butter mixture and stir to combine. Add the chocolate chips until fully mixed. Add the remaining ½ of brown sugar and stir once or twice.
  3. Use a spoon to pour the batter in 12 muffin cups (the batter may be a bit thicker than a regular muffin recipe.) Bake for 18-20 minutes or until tops of the muffins are set and a toothpick comes out clean.
  4. Remove from oven and allow the muffins to cool in the muffin tin for a few minutes. Remove muffins from tin and cool on a wire rack.
Recipe by 2 Sisters 2 Cities at https://www.2sisters2cities.com/2013/04/chocolate-peanut-butter-banana-muffins/