Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

I made these tonight and they were so delicious and pretty good for you too.  By substituting unsweetened applesauce for the oil and by using non-fat vanilla yogurt, I made these muffins nutritious and delicious.  A great way to start the school or work day and get your chocolate fix in too.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup non fat vanilla yogurt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (approx 2-3 bananas)
• 1 cup Hershey's Special Dark Choc Chips or (semisweet chocolate chips)

DIRECTIONS:

1.  Pre-heat oven to 350.
2.  Mix together the dry ingredients in one bowl (flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda)
3.  Mix together the wet ingredients in another bowl (egg, applesauce, yogurt, vanilla)
4.  Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix with an electric mixer until blended.
5.  Mix in the bananas.
6.  Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
7.  Spray muffin tins with cooking spray and fill 2/3 full with batter (just shy of 1/4 cup).
8.  Bake for 18-22 minutes until toothpick in center comes out clean.
9.  Cool in pan for about 5 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack.

Makes about 20 standard size muffins at approx. 125 calories each.