Description
Make delicious and protein-rich chocolate muffins.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 medium extra-ripe bananas, coarsely chopped (about 1½ cups)
- ¾ cup 4% small-curd cottage cheese
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup packed dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup whole milk
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners and coat with cooking spray.
- Combine all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, cocoa, baking powder, espresso powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk well.
- Place chopped bananas, cottage cheese, eggs, oil, brown sugar, milk, melted butter, and vanilla in a blender. Process until smooth.
- Fold the banana mixture into the flour mixture until just combined. Fold in chopped walnuts.
- Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
- Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the centers comes out clean with a few moist crumbs, about 20 minutes.
- Cool in the pan for 5 minutes and transfer to a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Use ripe bananas for best results.
- Do not overmix the batter.
- Cool completely before storing.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 40mg