Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Oat Muffins

School Lunch Ideas and - Lunch

Moist muffins with just the right combination of banana and chocolate chips. A healthy alternative to most banana chocolate chip muffins, this one uses oats and substitutes apple sauce instead of cooking oil!

Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Oat Muffins

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Additional: 15 mins

Total: 45 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 1 dozen muffins

Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Oat Muffins

Ingredients

1 ½ cups whole wheat flour

1 cup rolled oats

½ cup white sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 large eggs

½ cup unsweetened applesauce

¼ cup skim milk

1 cup mashed banana

Red, White, and Blueberry Fruit Salad

Lunch

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.

Step 2

Stir whole wheat flour rolled oats sugar baking powder baking soda and chocolate chips together in a bowl. Make a well in the center. Whisk eggs in a separate bowl until frothy; mix applesauce skim milk and banana into eggs. Pour moist ingredients into well made in dry ingredients; stir just to moisten. Batter will be lumpy. Fill prepared muffin cups about 3/4 full.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of several muffins comes out clean 16 to 18 minutes. Cool in pan for 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling on wire racks.

Nutritional Information

Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Oat Muffins

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 177.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 4.7g 9%

Carbohydrates: 34.2g 11%

Dietary Fiber: 3.5g 14%

Sugars: 15.9g

Fat: 3.7g 6%

Saturated Fat: 1.6g 8%

Cholesterol: 31.1mg 10%

Vitamin A Iu: 67.3IU 1%

Niacin Equivalents: 2.3mg 18%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 1.8mg 3%

Folate: 17.7mcg 4%

Calcium: 68mg 7%

Iron: 1.4mg 8%

Magnesium: 45.2mg 16%

Potassium: 204.9mg 6%

Sodium: 202.3mg 8%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 14%

Calories From Fat: 33.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.