Chocolate Banana Muffins

Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups  mashed bananas  (about 3 medium bananas)
  • 1/3 cup  vegetable oil 
  • 1  egg  (room temperature)
  • 1/3 cup  white granulated sugar 
  • 1 1/2 cups  all purpose flour 
  • 1/3 cup  cocoa 
  • 1 teaspoon  baking soda 
  • 1 teaspoon  white vinegar / lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon  baking powder 
  • 1 teaspoon  vanilla extract 
  • 1 cup  chocolate chips 

Ingredients
  1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees C.
  2. Line a 12-count muffin pan with cupcake liners. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, combine mashed bananas, vegetable oil and egg.
  4. In a separate large bowl, sift together flour, cocoa and baking powder. Whisk in sugar.
  5. Add flour mixture to banana mixture and using a spatula gently stir to combine. Don't over-mix.
  6. Add baking soda to a small bowl with the vinegar. Mix to combine.
  7. Add vinegar mixture and vanilla extract to the batter, stir to combine.
  8. Stir in chocolate chips.
  9. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin pan, filling them 2/3 from the top.
  10. Optional: Sprinkle each muffin tin with sugar and a few more chocolate chips.
  11. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Start checking after 15-20 minutes of baking. A toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin should come out clean, or with just some melted chocolate, but not raw batter.
  12. Serve the muffins warm or room temperature.

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