Recipe of the Month: Banana Chocolate Chip Mini-Muffins (V)

 makes 36 mini-muffins

Ingredients:

• 3 very/overly medium ripe bananas (the riper, the sweeter)
• 1/4 cup/4oz/1 small travel cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/4 cup oil (a neutral like grapeseed, canola, etc)
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 tbsp molasses
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1.5 tbsp pumpkin pie seasoning (you could use any other warm spice, like cardamom, garam masala, cinnamon, nutmeg, etc.)
• 5oz (about half a bag) mini-chocolate chips

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix together wet ingredients together in a bowl on low speed: bananas, applesauce, oil, sugars, and molasses.
• In another bowl, mix dry ingredients together: flour, salt, baking soda, and seasoning.
• Slowly add dry into wet, mixing well to incorporate.  Add in the chocolate chips, scraping the sides if needed.
• Grease mini-muffin tins with spray oil (as needed/required) and spoon 1 tablespoon of batter into each.
• Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick is cleanly inserted.

Nutritional Information*:

• Calories: 76 calories
• Fat: 2.5 grams
• Carbs: 13 grams
• Protein: 1 gram

*per mini-muffin