Author Notes
Bursting with mint and hazelnut flavor, these low calorie Mint Chocolate Hazelnut Muffins are dairy and oil free. Made with applesauce, bananas and whole wheat flour this every day muffin is about to be your new favorite. —Megan Olson
Ingredients
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1/3 cup
unsweetened applesauce
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3/4 cup
Truvia baking blend
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1
egg white
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3
very ripe bananas
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1 teaspoon
baking powder
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1 teaspoon
baking soda
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1 1/2 cups
Gluten Free baking flour
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1/2 teaspoon
mint extract
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1/2 cup
mint chocolate chips
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1/4 cup
toasted hazelnuts
Directions
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Preheat oven 375 degrees F
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Toast hazelnuts on medium heat in a small pan on the stovetop ~5-7 minutes or when you just smell the nuts
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Remove nuts from heat, allow to cool then chop nuts finely
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Meanwhile mash bananas, add sugar, egg, mint extract & applesauce in a large mixing bowl
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Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients then fold chocolate chips & hazelnuts into the batter
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Place muffin liners in a muffin tin & fill liners ½ way full of batter
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Bake 15-18 minutes at 375 degrees F
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