Chocolate Banana Cupcakes

Here is a tasty treat for the chocoholics! You can use 1 cup all purpose flour and ¾ cup whole wheat flour for more fibre. Enjoy!

Recipe by Anne Lindsay, Anne Lindsay’s New Cooking  www.annelindsay.com

Makes 12 servings

What you need:

¾ cup mashed ripe banana (~2 small)
¾ cup buttermilk
¾ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup corn syrup
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
2 tsp. pure vanilla
1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
½ cup chocolate chips
1 tbsp. icing sugar

How you prepare:

1. In bowl, mix bananas, buttermilk, brown sugar, corn syrup, oil, and vanilla.
2. Mix together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; sprinkle over banana mixture and stir just until moistened.
3. Spray muffin pans with non-stick cooking spray; spoon in batter, filling two-thirds full.
   Sprinkle chocolate chips over top. Bake in 400F oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Let cool in pans on rack. Sift icing sugar on top.

Per serving

Calories 232
Carbohydrates 43 g
Protein 3 g
Fat 6 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g

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