Banana Chocolate Meal-in-a-Muffin

I searched everywhere for a hearty breakfast muffin and had to invent my own in order to make it tasty and whole-wheat without loads of sugar or exotic ingredients. 100% whole-wheat. Almost no fat and very little sugar. But chocolatey and delicious. This is a very dense muffin that literally could replace a meal (if nuts are added).

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 209 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ¼ cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
• 2 ½ cups whole wheat flour
• 4 bananas, mashed
• cooking spray
• ¼ cup chocolate chips

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.

Step 2

Mix mashed bananas and brown sugar together in a large bowl. Add eggs, olive oil, and vanilla extract; mix well.

Step 3

Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and cinnamon in a separate bowl. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture. Fold chocolate chips and walnuts into batter. Distribute batter into the muffin cups.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.