Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

By ezunich

This recipe originally came from Guideposts magazine. I first got to try the result at my mother's house this summer and loved it! Unfortunately, when I got home, I couldn't seem to find the recipe anywhere online. My mom sent me the recipe so now I can make them anytime I want to (and that's pretty often!) Normally I don't re-post recipes that are not personal, but this is an exception as I don't want to lose it and I think others may be having trouble finding it as well!

Please note that I have not tried to make this myself yet, so I'm taking these instructions on faith. I will update them if I think they need changing once I've tried this on my own.

A couple of quick notes: If you have large muffin pans, this will make 12 large muffins plus 6 smaller (regular) muffins. The listed yield is for regular muffins only. You can also easily do this in a loaf pan if preferred. The recipe also states that you can cut the sugar and chocolate chips in half if you find the recipe too sweet - it will not cause problems.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3 -4 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 2 cups milk chocolate chips or 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 45mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2 Set out your muffin pans. Grease them or place muffin papers inside depending on your preference. 3 In a small bowl, mix together the sour cream and baking soda. Set aside. 4 In another bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and eggs. 5 Add the sour cream and baking soda mixture to the creamed ingredients and mix well. 6 Add in the remaining ingredients and mix until well combined. 7 Fill each muffin cup about halfway full. 8 Bake for 18-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Check at 18 minutes and keep checking every 3 minutes to ensure that they do not burn.