Whole Wheat Chocolate Avocado Banana Muffins

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Moist, sweet, and delicious, these Whole Wheat Chocolate Avocado Banana Muffins are healthier and loaded with the goodness of fruits. These muffins are butter-less, oil-free, and dairy-free, and are perfect for breakfast or a snack. 

The delicious taste of ripe bananas, along with some melting chocolate chips makes this a perfect dessert or an after-school treat for your kids. 

Air Fryer Whole Wheat Chocolate Avocado Banana Muffins

I do bake these muffins in an oven and now I have started baking this in an air-fryer. When I make a small batch I make it an air-fryer. 

These chocolate avocado banana muffins are not overly sweet. They are just perfect to satisfy your sweet tooth. As I am using whole wheat flour, the sweetness is a bit less too. I have found that using whole wheat flour instead of plain flour or maida reduces the sweetness of the final recipe.

Toddler and kid-friendly muffins

These muffins are even toddler and kid-friendly. If you like to skip the chocolate chips or cocoa powder for your toddler, feel free to skip it.

Ingredients used in Whole Wheat Chocolate Avocado Banana Muffins

Substitute avocado for butter?

Did you know that avocado puree can be replaced with butter? So if you are looking for a good dairy-free or a fat-free alternative avocado is a good substitute. 

But as the avocado will not melt or it is not available in liquid form, we need to increase the wet ingredients in our recipe.

In today’s recipe, we are using eggs, mashed banana puree, and butter as the wet ingredients. There is no oil, butter, milk, or water in this recipe. 

Sweeteners in Chocolate Avocado Banana Muffins

The sweetener in Whole Wheat Chocolate Avocado Banana Muffins

I am using banana as the natural sweetener in this avocado banana muffin. So be sure to use ripe bananas. The riper they are sweeter they are.

I like to use bananas as a natural sweetener in many of my recipes such as this Gluten-Free & Vegan Ragi Banana Cake and recently I tried this quick and easy 3 Ingredient Banana Coconut Walnut Cookies and they were a guilt-free treat for us.

Another ingredient I have used is jaggery or cane sugar. Earlier I used to use honey as a sweetener in this recipe, but I no longer bake or warm honey. 

Replacement for Jaggery

One can use muscovado sugar, demerara sugar, granulated white sugar, or even try molasses. 

Flour

I am using whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose or plain flour or maida. One can replace it with all-purpose or plain flour or maida. 

Cocoa Powder

Cocoa powder is added to make chocolate muffins. If you do not want the chocolate flavor, simply replace the cocoa powder with whole wheat flour or maida.

Eggs

I am using eggs in this recipe as the wet ingredient. One can replace the eggs with vegan chia egg or flax egg to make it vegan. I have not used it yet, but I am sure it will work. In my next try, I will try this and update it here.

To make a flax egg

Replace 1 egg with 1 tablespoon of flax seeds or chia seeds. Soak these seeds in 3 tablespoons of water. 

Chocolate chips

I have added a little chocolate chip to add a bite to the muffins. One can skip it completely or replace it with nuts.

Ways to enjoy Whole Wheat Chocolate Avocado Banana Muffins

• Simply enjoy as is 
• Serve it as an after-school snack or your kid’s lunch-box
• Take it to your picnics
• Serve it slightly warm with some melted chocolate
• Serve it as a brownie. Warm the muffin, add chocolate, and top it with some fresh cream or ice cream.

Shelf life of these muffins

They would stay good for 3-4 days at room temperature. If you are in a warm and humid environment it is best to refrigerate it as it has banana and avocado in it. 

Can we freeze these muffins?

Yes, these muffins will freeze well. Simply freeze them in a zip lock or an air-tight container. They should keep for 4-6 months. When required simply microwave it.

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Updates

This post was first published on 14th December 2018. Today I have slightly tweaked the recipe, added an air-fryer option, and updated the contents and pics.

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