Healthified Banana-Chocolate Chip Muffins

Here is another 5 star recipe for you!  I found this recipe on eatbetteramerica.com.  They have a lot of healthified recipes where they make a recipe much healthier but still very tasty.  I made these for my dad for Father’s Day. I tried one after they were baked I could not believe how amazingly good it was!  It had plenty of banana flavor but not too much.  It had just enough chocolate and the tops had a slight muffiny crunch to it. mmm!

Sunday night my dad called me just to tell me how much he loved these muffins and to thank me.  I hope you try these, they are so amazing!

Healthified Banana-Chocolate Chip Muffins
Recipe from Eat Better America

1 2/3 cups Whole Wheat Flour

2/3 cup sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon salt

1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (2 to 3 medium)

3 egg whites

¼ cup canola oil

¼ cup fat-free (skim) milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

1 tablespoon sugar

1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Heat oven to 375 F.  Spray bottoms only of 12 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray, or line with paper baking cups.

In large bowl, mix flour, 2/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ½ teaspoon cinnamon and salt.

In medium bowl, beat bananas, egg whites, oil, milk and vanilla with fork until smooth.  Stir into flour mixture just until flour is moistened.  Gently stir in chocolate chips. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.

In small bowl, mix topping ingredients.  Sprinkle evenly over batter in cups.

Bake 20-24 minutes or until light golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Immediately remove muffins from pan to cooling rack.