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
- Preheat oven to 175 degrees C.
- Line a 12-count muffin pan with cupcake liners. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine mashed bananas, vegetable oil and egg.
- In a separate large bowl, sift together flour, cocoa and baking powder. Whisk in sugar.
- Add flour mixture to banana mixture and using a spatula gently stir to combine. Don't over-mix.
- Add baking soda to a small bowl with the vinegar. Mix to combine.
- Add vinegar mixture and vanilla extract to the batter, stir to combine.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Spoon batter into the prepared muffin pan, filling them 2/3 from the top.
- Optional: Sprinkle each muffin tin with sugar and a few more chocolate chips.
- 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.
- Serve the muffins warm or room temperature.
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