Healthier Banana Split Muffins

These healthier muffins sub applesauce for butter or oil, but still taste like banana splits with chocolate chips and dried cherries.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 272 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1 cup dried cherries
• cooking spray
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips
• 3 ripe bananas, diced
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.75 cup white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a muffin tin with cooking spray.

Step 2

Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.

Step 3

Mix applesauce and egg together in another bowl. Add applesauce mixture to the flour mixture. Stir in bananas, chocolate chips, and dried cherries.

Step 4

Spoon batter into the prepared muffin tin, filling each cup almost to the top.

Step 5

Bake muffins in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.