Banana Split Breakfast Muffins

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1/4 cup fat free greek yogurt, plain
• 1/4 cup nonfat milk
• 1 large egg
• 1 banana, very ripe, mashed (about 1/3c)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (not artifical)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375. coat a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
• 2 measure 1/2 cup of the walnuts into a food processor and grind to a fine meal. place the ground walnuts, flour, chocolate chips, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl and stir until thoroughly combined.
• 3 combine the brown sugar, oil, yogurt, milk, egg, banana, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl and stir until smooth. add the banana mixture to the flour mixture and stir until thoroughly combined. stir in the remaining 1 cup walnuts and mix well (the batter will be thick).
• 4 fill the muffin cups three-fourths full and bake for 13 to 15 minutes, or until the tops spring back lightly when touched. remove the muffins from the pan and let cool on a rack.