Healthy Low Fat Chocolate Chip Banana Zucchini Muffins 12 comments

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Healthier Chocolate Chip Banana Zucchini Muffins

I love finding new recipes that are lighter in calories, fat and sugar but still have great texture and taste. This recipe fits the bill at only 153 calories only 4.4g fat 27.2 sugars.

However, I wanted to add a crumb topping, just because I like the crumby texture, so that will add a little additional calories. But a girl just wants something bad sometimes, right?
Chocolate Chip Banana zucchini muffins

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Healthy Low Fat Chocolate Chip Banana Zucchini Muffins

Rating: 41

Yield: 12

Serving Size: Small

Calories per serving: 153

Fat per serving: 4.4

These are moist and so flavorful.

Ingredients

  • INGREDIENTS
  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour ( I didnt have what pastry flour so I used 1/2 white and 1/2 whole wheat)
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 small to medium ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1 teaspoon melted coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 cup shredded zucchini (about 2 small or 1 medium zucchini)
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/3 cup nonfat plain greek yogurt (I use store brand)
  • 1/2 cup mini or regular chocolate chips (I like mini)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners and generously spray inside of liners with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Squeeze shredded zucchini of excess water with a paper towel! This is an important step.
  3. In medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon; set aside.
  4. In bowl of an electric mixer, add mashed banana, oil, honey, vanilla and egg whites; mix until smooth. Add in zucchini, applesauce, and yogurt and beat again until well combined. Slowly mix in dry ingredients until [just combined].
  5. Remember not to over mix the batter -- we want moist muffins! Gently fold in 1/2 cup of chocolate chips.
  6. Evenly divide batter into muffin cups. The batter will probably reach the top of each muffin liner, but that's okay -- we're making big muffins! Alternatively you can reduce the size and bake 15 muffins.
  7. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.

Notes

Whole wheat pastry flour is a low-protein flour that is made from whole grains. Many cookbooks that focus on whole grains encourage bakers to use this type of flour because it is much softer and more finely-textured than regular whole wheat flour, and baked goods made with it will have a similar consistency to those made with regular white flour. A good substitution in this case is to mix half all purpose flour with half whole wheat flour in your recipe. http://bakingbites.com/

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Sorry I lost the photos with the Streusel Topping
Crumb Streusel Topping
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature

DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
Using a pastry blender or fork, cut in the butter until fine crumbs form.
Using hands, squeeze together most of the mixture to form large clumps.

I adapted this recipe from The Ambitious Kitchen

About Karren Haller

I am a +70 Blogger that loves connecting with other women through blogging. A new recipe always intrigues, finding a new craft, creating bracelets occasionally and gardening is a favorite and writing brand reviews is a favorite for my readers. But most of all the connection to other bloggers. Creativity, simple life and getting things done

12 thoughts on “Healthy Low Fat Chocolate Chip Banana Zucchini Muffins”

  • Mary Burris

    These sound absolutely wonderful! Kind of hungry now after seeing this.. Thanks for Hosting at the Oh My Heartsie Girl Wordless Wednesday! I look forward to seeing you again next week!
    Mary
    Jingle Jangle Jungle

  • Karren Haller Post author

    Thanks Mary for stopping by for a visit, I appreciate it. Hope you enjoy your day!

  • Christine Brown

    Hi Karren, This is something I’ve never tried; zucchini and banana together…Now that is a combination, especially chocolate chips! These look fantastic. The kids are going to love these! Thank you for hosting WW. It’s a pleasure cohosting with you! Have a wonderful week!
    xo Christine

  • Karren Haller Post author

    Hi Christine, you will have to let me know how they vote, we sure enjoyed them!
    Glad to have you as Co-Host this month as well, my pleasure!
    Enjoy the rest of your week!
    Karren
    xoxo

  • Pamela

    These muffins sound not only healthy but yummy as well. Love the combinations. Thanks for hosting WW. I’m proud to be a co-host. Have a great day!

  • Karren Haller Post author

    Well I hope these fit into your weekly recipes, they are delicious!!!
    Thanks for stopping by!
    Have a great weekend!
    Karrenxoxo

  • Karren Haller Post author

    Hi Pamela, actually they are really good! You are welcome for the WW and happy to have you Co-Hosting with us this month!
    Hope you enjoy your weekend, Karren xoxo

  • Karren Haller Post author

    Thanks Elaine for stopping by as well. It was fun to stop by our party too!!
    Hope you have a great week!

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