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Double Chocolate Banana Muffins

These muffins are secretly not that bad for you — banana does most of the sweetening work, and the cocoa powder and mini chips take care of the chocolate fix kids are looking for. Make a batch Sunday night and tuck one in the lunchbox all week. They freeze perfectly too.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 ripe bananas mashed
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin tin with paper liners.
  2. Mash bananas in a large bowl until smooth, then stir in oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
  3. Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined — do not overmix.
  4. Fold in mini chocolate chips and divide batter evenly among the 12 muffin cups.
  5. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, then cool before packing.