Banana Recipe ★ Almond Banana Chocolate Muffins

These quick banana muffins have chocolate chips and a crunchy topping of California Almonds.

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) box banana quick bread and muffin mix, such as the Pillsbury® brand
• 1 cup water
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• ¼ cup cinnamon-flavored applesauce
• 1 medium banana, diced
• 1 cup sliced California Almonds, divided
• ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Prepare a muffin tin with paper liners.
2. Prepare muffins according to package instructions using water, eggs and oil, but use only 1/4 cup oil instead of 1/2 cup, and add 1/4 cup applesauce. Stir in banana, 3/4 cup almonds and chocolate. Divide evenly among muffin cups and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup almonds.
3. Bake 15-20 minutes, until a tester comes out clean. Cool muffin tin on a rack for 10 minutes, then remove muffins and continue cooling on rack. Store air tight at room temperature for up to 4 days.

Nutrition Facts

• calories292.2
• carbohydrateContent37.4 g
• cholesterolContent31 mg
• fatContent13.7 g
• fiberContent2.9 g
• proteinContent5.6 g
• saturatedFatContent3.2 g
• sodiumContent161.2 mg
• sugarContent21 g