Banana Chocolate Chip Sourdough Mini Muffins

Doug bought ripe bananas. From Costco. A couple of days passed.

In Florida, ripe bananas quickly become too ripe. I made Banana Chocolate Chip Sourdough Mini Muffins and Chocolate Banana Chocolate Chip Sourdough Mini Muffins - and the bananas are gone.

Here are the no-cocoa powder added version:



Here is the cocoa powder added version:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sourdough starter (or 4 ounces water and 4 ounces flour + 1/2 teaspoon of yeast)
• 1 to 1.5 cups of very ripe bananas, mashed (2 to 3 bananas from Costco)
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted (or vegetable oil)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 medium egg
   
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• (Optional - 1/4 cup cocoa powder)
    
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, + more for the tops 

Instructions:

1. (If you don't have sourdough starter, mix 4 ounces water and 4 ounces flour with 1/2 teaspoon of yeast in a larger mixing bowl or stand mixer. Let proof for 5 to 10 minutes while you measure out rest of ingredients. I did this step for the Chocolate Banana Chocolate Chip Sourdough Mini Muffins.)
   
2. Preheat the oven to 350°F. 
3. Spray the wells of two 24 cup mini muffin pans with cooking spray.
4. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the mashed bananas, sourdough starter, oil, vanilla, and egg until the mixture is smooth.
5. In a a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
   (Whisk in cocoa powder as well for the more chocolate version.)
6. Add the dry ingredients to the banana mixture, and stir together until the dry ingredients are all mixed in. 
7. Fold in the chocolate chips.
8. Place 1 small cookie scoop of batter in each mini muffin cup.
   (Use 3 scoops if making full size muffins, about 1/4 a cup.)
9. Bake the mini muffins for 9 fto 10 minutes, or the regular sized muffins for 18 - 20 minutes. They should be done when a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean (or with just a few wet crumbs).
10. Cool the mini muffins in the pan 2 or 3 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
    (Cool the regular size muffins for 5 or 6 minutes.)

Carole's Notes:

I rarely will eat baked bananas, or banana bread, but the chocolate chips make these did make them pretty tasty. I will be bringing them in for social hour.

The recipe is lightly adapted from https://www.foodfanatic.com/2013/02/banana-muffins-with-chocolate-chips-and-sourdough/