Name: Low Fat Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1¼ cups mashed ripe banana; ⅔ cup honey; 2 tablespoons plain nonfat yogurt; 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce; 2 large egg whites; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup whole wheat flour; ¾ cup whole grain oat flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ cup mini chocolate chips

I have a healthy muffin recipe to share with you for honey sweetened Low Fat Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins.

low fat banana chocolate chip muffin on a cutting board

This healthier recipe for low fat banana chocolate chip muffins incorporates honey, nonfat yogurt, applesauce, egg whites and whole grain flours. Instead of chocolate chips being mixed into the batter, they are sprinkled on top. This gives you the pleasure of having a little bit of chocolate with your muffin (but not too much!)

Review from a RecipeGirl reader:

“Unbelievable! I made these muffins last night and had one for breakfast too. This recipe is the best muffin recipe I’ve ever made- low fat or not!!! I didn’t expect this muffin to turn out this good and it did not disappoint! This is my new replacement for my banana chocolate chip coffee cake I get at the coffee shop I go to which has 350+ calories. Thanks so much for sharing this. Your recipe has motivated me to find more low fat recipes that actually taste good! Thanks again & keep them coming!”

ingredients displayed for making low fat banana chocolate chip muffins

Ingredients needed:

mashed ripe banana
honey
plain nonfat yogurt
unsweetened applesauce
egg whites
vanilla extract
whole wheat flour
whole grain oat flour (or just regular oats)
baking soda and salt
ground cinnamon
miniature chocolate chips

Note about the oat flour:

You may not wish to buy a big bag of oat flour for this recipe, but there’s an easy solution. You can just take regular oats and give them a whirl in the blender or food processor until they are finely ground (that turns them into oat flour!) Or you can simply use oats in place of the oat flour in these muffins, and that will work out just fine too.

four photos showing how to make low fat banana chocolate chip muffins

How to make Low Fat Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins:

The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray 12 cup muffin pan with nonstick spray.

Mix the first 6 ingredients (wet) together in a medium bowl.

In a separate bowl, whisk together remaining dry ingredients (except for chocolate chips). Add the dry ingredients to wet and mix just until blended together (don’t over-mix).

Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin tins. Sprinkle the top of each batter cup with the mini chocolate chips. Bake 15 to 18 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean.

banana chocolate chip muffins on cooling rack

Cool for 10 minutes in pan and then remove muffins to a rack to cool completely.

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These muffins have just 2 grams of fat per muffin. I’d say that’s pretty good considering that most muffin recipes are much like eating a piece of cake. There is no oil or butter in the recipe at all! This is a nice lower fat alternative for those who might be watching what they eat. And, if you happen to be following the Weight Watchers WW plan, you’ll find a link to the WW Points on the recipe card at the end of this post.

three banana chocolate chip muffins stacked

The recipe makes 12 muffins. They freeze well, so if you don’t trust your willpower then go ahead and wrap and freeze them individually. Or put them in an airtight container and take them out to defrost one at a time.

banana chocolate chip muffin with a bite taken out of it