Whole Wheat Chocolate Banana Bread/Muffins

Original recipe makes a 9x5" loaf, or you can make 6 jumbo muffins and 4 mini loaves. Try adding M&Ms or Reese's pieces!

Ingredients:

- 1/3 cup skim milk
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice

- 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup white flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar

- 3 ripe bananas, mashed

- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 3/8 cup applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

- chocolate chips and/or nuts, if desired

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease the pan(s).

Stir the skim milk and lemon juice together in a glass measuring cup; let stand until curdled, about 30 minutes.

Whisk together the wheat flour, white flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; set aside.

Beat the eggs and sugar together with an electric mixer, until smooth. Mix in the mashed bananas, using the electric mixer if needed to get rid of lumps. Mix in the milk/lemon juice mixture, canola oil, applesauce, and vanilla.

Stir in the flour mixture, just until all ingredients are moistened. Add chocolate chips and/or nuts, if desired.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan(s).

Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45-60 minutes for a large loaf, or 20 minutes for muffins.

Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.