Skinny Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe - 115 cals, GF, Vegan (2024)

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At only 130 calories, these are muffins you don’t have to feel bad about! These Skinny Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins are naturally gluten free, vegan, ultra moist, and completely delicious! Nobody will ever guess these are healthy!

Mind. Blown. That’s how I feel about thisSkinny Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe.

I’m seriously in love with these muffins, you guys. Not only are they only 115 calories – yes, you read that right, but they’re completely gluten free, vegan, and oh yeah, FREAKING TASTY <– most importantly.

A few weeks ago, I had been reeeeeally craving a chocolate chip muffin, and as much as I love my jumbo chocolate chip muffins, um, it’s summer, and those muffins aren’t the most “summer diet” friendly if you know what I mean. I’ll save those for cozy winter mornings.

But you know when a craving hits, it needs to happen ASAP or I can get a liiiitle bit hangry. Who’s with me?! 😉

I had some bananas laying around and was going to make my Vegan Banana Muffins, but wanted something even lower in calories and even healthier, so I could eat one, or two, or even three without feeling guilty!

The result? The BESTSkinny Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins.

E.V.E.R.

Here are some things you need to know about today’s muffin recipe.

#1 – It’s a healthier, lightened up version of my Vegan Banana Muffins. While those muffins are pretty darn healthy and only ring in at about 200 calories – which is amazing for a muffin – like I said, I wanted to make an even healthier version of those.

#2 – Because they’re much lower in fat and calories, they’re not quite as fluffy as the muffins above. But honestly, I actually really love the texture of these muffins. The key to making thesegreat, dense, moist muffins is not over baking them, so they come out of the oven slightlygooey and totally delish. That being said, if you’re looking for a truly light and fluffy muffin, I’d suggest making these Vegan Banana Muffins. I love them both equally, for me, it’s just about the kind of muffin mood I’m in. 😉

#3 – They’re COMPLETELY gluten free and vegan. No flour (just homemade oat “flour”), no eggs, no dairy, etc.

#4 – They’re reeeeally easy and delicious.Ready to see how easy?

First you’re going to combine almond milk and vinegar and let that sit for about 10 minutes. It’s acting like buttermilk in today’s recipe. Set this aside while you whisk together your dry ingredients:

• Oat flour (I made homemade oat flour by pulsing old fashioned oats in my food processor until it resembled flour <– easy peasy)
• Old fashioned oatmeal
• Baking powder
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Cinnamon

Now set this aside while you whisk together your wet ingredients. Today, we’re using just a teeny bit of coconut oil, applesauce, vanilla, brown sugar, and mashed ripe bananas. Ripe bananas are naturally really sweet, so you truly only need a little brown sugar.

Then you’re going to stir everything together, fold in some chocolate chips and let the batter sit for 10 minutes while you preheat your oven. Why? I’ve found that the muffins rise significantly better when the batter has a chance to sit. Kind of like pancake batter.

Then you’ll bake the Skinny Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins, let ’em cool for a few minutes, and then eat all the muffins. And guess what? There’s nothing to feel guilty about. 😉 It’s literally the best 100+ calories I’ve ever had.

A warm, perfectly sweet, banana muffin full of good for you ingredients like oatmeal, applesauce, and of course, bananas. They’re a little dense, totally delicious, and completely healthy.

I’m. In. Love.

– Jennifer