Double Chocolate Muffins

What's better than a chocolate chip muffin?  A double chocolate muffin of course!  At least, that's true for a chocoholic such as myself!   

These are super tasty and super easy to make!  So they're the perfect treat to make when you're craving something sweet! 

Recipe

Ingredients

​1  1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
3/4 cup cane sugar
1 tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup vegan chocolate chips
1 cup oat milk*
1/2 cup mashed banana*
1/2 tsp vanilla extract*
1/3 cup melted vegan butter*

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.  Grease a 12-muffin muffin pan with some additional oil or add cupcake liners.  
2. In a mixing bowl, use a fork to whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
3. In a larger mixing bowl, mix together the "milk", mashed banana, vanilla extract, and melted "butter".
4. Pour the dry mixture into the wet mixture and stir until there are no streaks of flour left.
   
5. Mix in 3/4 of the chocolate chips.
6. Pour the batter evenly in the muffin pan, sprinkle with the remaining chocolate chips, and place in the oven to bake for about 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. 
7. Allow to cool for at least five minutes before removing from the pan and serving.  ​Enjoy!

Notes

*Oat milk is my personal choice, but any plant-based milk should work, so feel free to use your favorite!
*A browned banana is sweeter and works best in this recipe, but still make sure that there are no chunks left.  And if you don't want to use banana, 1/2 cup of applesauce will work just as well!
*Using mint extract instead is another great option!
*Options that I like include Miyoko's, Violife, and Full Circle Farm's vegan butter.  Melted coconut oil or olive oil also work if that's what you'd prefer!

The first batch of these muffins that my family made...