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Quick Chocolate-Banana Muffins

Updated Jun 2, 2010
Bake-Off® Contest 37, 1996
Paula Blank
Broomall, Pennsylvania
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Quick Chocolate-Banana Muffins

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 40 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 14
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Ingredients

  • 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate
  • 1 cup buttermilk*
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 1 (14-oz.) pkg. banana quick bread mix
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 (6-oz.) pkg. (1 cup) semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 2 eggs, slightly beaten

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 400°F. Grease 14 muffin cups or line with paper baking cups.** In small saucepan over low heat, melt unsweetened chocolate, stirring constantly. Stir in 3 tablespoons of the buttermilk and 1 tablespoon of the oil; blend well.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, combine bread mix and cocoa; mix well. Add remaining buttermilk, remaining oil, chocolate mixture, chocolate chips and eggs. Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Spoon batter into greased muffin cups.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake at 400°F. for 18 to 22 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Immediately remove from muffin cups. Serve warm or cool.

Nutrition

270 Calories
13g Total Fat
4g Protein
33g Total Carbohydrate
19g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Muffin
Calories
270
Calories from Fat
120
Total Fat
13g
20%
Saturated Fat
5g
25%
Cholesterol
30mg
10%
Sodium
190mg
8%
Total Carbohydrate
33g
11%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
19g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 2 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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