Banana chocolate-chip mini muffins

Banana–chocolate chip mini muffins

3
Points®
Total Time
1 hr 5 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
24
Difficulty
Moderate
Naturally sweet banana lets us use less added sugar and keeps these muffins moist while oats add fiber and texture.

Ingredients

Cooking spray

5 spray(s)

Plain low fat yogurt

cup(s)

1% low fat milk

cup(s)

Egg

1 large egg(s)

Uncooked quick oats

½ cup(s)

Packed brown sugar

cup(s)

Banana

1 large, ripe, mashed

Vanilla extract

1½ tsp

All-purpose flour

½ cup(s)

Whole wheat flour

cup(s)

Baking powder

1¼ tsp

Baking soda

½ tsp

Table salt

½ tsp

Mini chocolate chips

½ cup(s), divided

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray 24-cup mini-muffin pan with nonstick spray.
  2. Whisk together yogurt, milk, and egg in large bowl. Add oats, brown sugar, banana, and vanilla, whisking to combine; let stand 5 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, whisk together all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl. Add flour mixture and all but 1 tablespoon chocolate chips to yogurt mixture, stirring until moistened.
  4. Spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin cups; sprinkle evenly with reserved chocolate chips.
  5. Bake until golden brown on top and toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean, 15–17 minutes. Let cool in pan on wire rack 5 minutes; run knife around inside of cups to loosen muffins from pan. Remove from pan and cool completely on rack. Store in airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days or freeze up to 3 months.
  6. Serving size: 1 muffin

Notes

You can freeze any extra muffins for a couple of months, then thaw and reheat for 3 to 5 minutes.