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Banana Chocolate-Chip Muffins

Banana Chocolate-Chip Muffins
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Finally, a muffin that deserves its crown. Peel away fat and calories with this healthified take on a classic quick bread.
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Baking a better muffin required us to carefully sift through the ingredients. We used whole wheat flour, and added more banana for more natural sweetness. 

Muffin:
all-purpose flour > whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt > 1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup mashed bananas > 1 cup mashed bananas
2 eggs > 3 egg whites
1/2 cup vegetable oil > 1/4 cup canola oil
Added 1/4 cup fat-free (skim) milk
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips > 1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips 

Topping:
1/4 cup sugar > 1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup butter > no butter

Nutritional Highlights

Calories
340  (before)

210  (after)
Total Fat
18 g (before)

6 g (after)
Saturated Fat
7 g (before)

1 g (after)
Dietary Fiber
2 g (before)

3 g (after)
Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:40 min
makes:12 muffins
Muffins
1 2/3 cups Gold Medal® whole wheat flour
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (2 to 3 medium)
3 egg whites
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup fat-free (skim) milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips 
Topping
1 tablespoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1  Heat oven to 375°F. Spray bottoms only of 12 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray, or line with paper baking cups.
2  In large bowl, mix flour, 2/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and salt.
3  In medium bowl, beat bananas, egg whites, oil, milk and vanilla with fork until smooth. Stir into flour mixture just until flour is moistened. Gently stir in chocolate chips. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
4  In small bowl, mix topping ingredients. Sprinkle evenly over batter in cups.
5  Bake 20 to 24 minutes or until light golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately remove muffins from pan to cooling rack.

Nutritional Information

1 muffin : Calories 210 (Calories from Fat 60); Total Fat 6g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 160mg; Total Carbohydrate 33g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 18g); Protein 3g % Daily Value Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 6% Exchanges 1 Starch, 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate, 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices 2
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