Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Today I noticed how many overripe bananas were sitting on my counter top, just waiting to get thrown away.  Throwing them a way seemed like a big huge waste though...

So I decided to figure out a way to make them edible!  I didn't freeze my overripe bananas, which is necessary for my Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Whip, which is delicious.  I also wan't in the mood for my Breakfast Bars or my Banana Oat Cookies, so I decided to try something new!

My original thought was to make banana bread, but then, I had a great idea.  What about banana bread muffins...with CHOCOLATE CHIPS.  Now THAT sounds like something I want to eat.

Ingredients:

• 2 ripe bananas
• 1/3 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup sugar (I use raw turbinado sugar)
• 1 egg white
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• pinch of salt
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup old-fashioned oats
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• Mash the bananas in a bowl.
• Stir everything into the batter, one ingredient at a time.
• Line a muffin tin with muffin holders, and fill 3/4 of the way with batter.
• Bake for 20 mins.

How easy was that?  It's the perfect simple breakfast for everyone!