{Muffin Monday} Banana with Chocolate & Peanut Butter Chips

I made these to go in a Welcome, Baby Boy! Meal that I put together for a friend who just delivered this week.

 

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In case you’re here for ideas, here’s what else I put in the goody bag, incidentally, vegetarian:

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  • loaf of pane rustico
  • 2 fuji apples
  • 2 mozzarella string cheese sticks
  • French sparkling lemonade
  • steamed broccoli with grated parmesan
  • black beans+cherry tomato+spices+sweet onion+corn salad
  • truffles: dark chocolate mocha & dark chocolate, peanut butter, salted caramel
  • homemade basil pesto pasta

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  • plate of these muffins

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  • and this homemade, DIY card

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I wanted these to walk the line between moist banana bread, and have the sweet cake taste that makes these a treat. Yum!

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 large brown egg
  • 4 tablespoons flax seed
  • 1/2 cup applesauce
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3 ripe bananas
  • 1.5 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter chips *new at Trader Joe’s!*

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I put the extra batter in this for a GIANT muffin/cake (compared to the regular size muffin, that is.
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DIY heat embossed (purple & clear glitter) notecard with washi tape seal
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I had to sample it to determine if it was wonderful.

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Doesn’t that look just dreamy?

 


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