Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

These are great breakfast muffins with a lot of banana flavor. Be sure to make these muffins with very ripe bananas or they just won't be sweet enough. Oh and these little muffins are really quite healthy too - the applesauce and bananas replace the fat that is normally used in muffins. My kids love these.

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

2 cups flour (can use a mix of white whole wheat and all purpose)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup applesauce
4 large very ripe bananas (or 5 smaller ones)
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350. Line muffin tins with 15 muffin paper cups.

In a large bowl whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mash the bananas in a separate bowl, mix in applesauce.  Add banana mixture to the flour mixture. Stir until combined. Add chocolate chips and combine again. Fill muffin paper cups almost to the top (they don't rise very much). Bake for 20 minutes rotating pans once during cooking. Let muffins cool in the pans for 5-10 minutes then serve.